• Speaker – Future Forests

    North Oyster Community Center 13467 Cedar Rd, Ladysmith, BC, Canada

    Erik Pikkilla is a Forest and Watershed Ecologist.  Some people call him a Forest Encyclopedia. From the 1980s "New Forestry" to the New Forest Act in the current seas of Clearcut...

  • Speaker-“Lost” Plants of Saanich Penninsula

    Zoom

    Emma Menchions: Search for “Lost” Plants of the Saanich Peninsula. Emma is a PhD student from UBC and will speak on how we’re mounting a community effort to find “lost”...

  • Lunch Talk-BC’s Colonial Past

    Zoom

    George Abbott's new book Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now is a compelling history of the BC government’s difficult and frequently abusive relationship with Indigenous...

  • Invasive Plant Removal – Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area

    Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area 2590 York Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Join us alongside the Cowichan Community Land Trust to pull invasive hawthorn, blackberry, and broom from the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area. Learn about different removal methods and the uniqueness...

  • Salmon Watch Survey

    Somenos Marsh Head Office #3-55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us for our annual salmon watch surveys on Wednesday’s during the salmon run in the S’amunu watershed. These surveys take place in stream along the three main watershed creeks,...

  • Maple Bay Garry Oaks – Planting Natives

    Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve AitkenRoad, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Last few volunteer events of the season at the Maple Bay Garry Oak Preserve.  Join the crew as we tuck in a few more plants for winter. As always, we...

  • Salmon Watch Survey

    Somenos Marsh Head Office #3-55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us for our annual salmon watch surveys on Wednesday’s during the salmon run in the S’amunu watershed. These surveys take place in stream along the three main watershed creeks,...

  • Speaker: The New Forest Act

    Zoom

    Jennifer Houghton, principal author of the proposed New Forest Act, will introduce the framework's foundations, explain how it compares with the BC Conservative government's approach to forestry, and outline practical...

  • AGM-Friends of Holland Creek

    November 25th  - we are planning to have our AGM in the evening. Location and timing still to be determined.

  • Stoney Hill Park Plan-Open House

    Cowichan Community Center 2687 James St, DUNCAN BRITISH COLUMBIA V9L 2X5, Duncan, BC, Canada

    CVRD announces engagement opportunities to contribute to a park management planning process for Stoney Hill Regional Park. The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and Cowichan Tribes are working together to...

  • Cowichan Watershed Board Meeting

    Want to learn more about what’s happening in the Quw'utsun/Cowichan Watershed? Come observe one of the Cowichan Watershed Board's monthly Board meetings! Our Board meetings are held on the last...