The Nature Trust is working to secure three properties covering 4.6 hectares (11.3 acres) along the Puntledge River in Courtenay on Vancouver Island.
This project will involve an ecogift to The Nature Trust and requires $145,000 for ongoing stewardship of the properties and developing a 5-year management plan.
The Nature Trust is working with the City of Courtenay to develop a greenway through these properties. Management activities will focus on maintaining the 500 metres of riparian habitat along the river as well as inventorying, monitoring and removing invasive species.
Please help us to conserve this important habitat. Call 1-866-288-7878 to donate.
STARRY, STARRY NIGHTS...
Shop for nature!
How would you like to indulge in some retail therapy for a good cause?
Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver is hosting their Starry Nights shopping event on Monday, November 29 in the North mall and Tuesday, November 30 in the South mall! They will open their doors after hours for an exclusive group of shoppers to enjoy one night only deals, door prizes, gift wrapping, chocolate stations, a wine & cheese lounge and much more!
Tickets for one night are only $10 or $15 for both nights. The best part is that 100% of the proceeds from ticket sales go directly to The Nature Trust!
If you would like to attend this fun event, please contact Robin Rivers at rrivers@naturetrust.bc.ca or 604-924-9771 ext 226.
The Nature Trust's Jason Northcott with Deborah Jones, Ib Neilsen and the completed rain garden.
Thanks to keen volunteers Deborah Jones and Ib Nielsen as well as muscle power from Nature Trust staff, a rain garden was created in a day outside our head office in North Vancouver. Now rainwater will be captured by the plants and filtered rather than pouring across the bricks and sidewalk into the storm drain. And it makes the building entrance look much more welcoming!
PHOTO CONTEST
And the winners are...
Clockwise from Left: Leah Ballin (grand prize winner),
Steve Milner (Power of Nature), Len Langevin (The Big Picture),
Llaesa North (Web of Life)
Thanks to all the amateur photographers who submitted 1,090 amazing images to our Celebrating Nature Photo Contest!
We narrowed down the entries to just 12 pictures and from those we asked the general public to choose a favourite in each category. After that, we had photographers Graham Osborne, Andrew Klaver and Vjeko Sager select the grand prize winner.
Congratulations to Leah Ballin who won a Digital SLR-D3000 w/18-55r kit donated by Lens & Shutter and Nikon Canada!
Here's what Leah had to say about her photo:
"Garry Oak Farmer" was photographed on the Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve in Maple Bay in the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island. This 22 hectare nature preserve is the largest intact deep soil/valley bottom Garry Oak system in Canada and complements The Nature Trust's nearby 345 hectare Garry Oak ecological reserve on Mount Maxwell beautifully. The photo depicts the largest prescribed burn of a Garry Oak ecosystem since the Hul'qumi'num First Nations people last burned the lands for camas production over 100 years ago, an act intended to return the ecosystem to pre-European contact condition. At the time this photo was taken I was hosing the edge of the fire with water to contain its path, when I noticed the sun shining perfectly through the smoky Garry Oak tree onto the "farmer" gazing out at the flames. I shouted for my partner to grab the hose, ran and picked up the camera to snap the photo, and created this image. The photo was taken with a Nikon D300 with a Nikkor AF-S 1:2.8G ED 14-24 mm ultra wide angle lens, shot at 14mm, set to Aperature Priority, shutter speed: 1/1600, Aperature: F/10.
Join The Nature Trust's Jason Northcott and Dan Buffett from Ducks Unlimited for a walking tour of a 500 hectare conservation area on the Chehalis River during the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival. Binoculars, comfortable hikingshoes and proper outer wear are recommended.
November 21, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
For more information or to pre-book contact Robin Rivers at 604-924-9771, ext. 226 or by e-mail
