Dear Nature Nanaimo members, We have now completed our first full calendar year as a functioning club. Our membership has quickly increased to about 150 members, distributed among 75 paid membership fees. That is similar to our neighbor club, the Arrowsmith Naturalists. As our activity level increases, we can hopefully improve on that number which …
The 2018 Christmas Bird Count is coming up. Volunteers are always needed. If you are interested in participating, there are two ways of doing so. The first way is to participate on a team covering a designated area. Each area generally has a team leader and one or more team members. The level of expertise …
Four of our board members were thrilled to attend the BC Nature Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands Regional Seminar in Comox last week (Oct 27-28, 2018). They have provided us with a wonderful summary of what they learned here.
A Newsletter for Nature Nanaimo By Mike McCall Nature Nanaimo’s newsletter will soon begin to appear on the society’s website. I have volunteered to act as editor, and I know that my fellow executive members will provide me with all the information that must be communicated to members regarding upcoming programs and field trips. …
One year has almost passed since we revived the Nanaimo naturalist club as Nature Nanaimo, and we can look back on a very successful first 11 months of activities. We have seen well-attended meetings on a wide variety of topics, ranging from owls, bats and spiders to mushrooms and spring flowers. We have enjoyed excursions …