Your local nature club in Nanaimo, BC
our mission is to foster an interest, appreciation and enjoyment of nature
and promote the conservation of healthy, natural ecosystems in the Nanaimo region.
Monthly Meetings
Engaging presentations (in-person or Zoom) on topics that cover just about all things relating to nature: wildflowers, spiders, sharks, you name it.
Club Outings
Trips for members including low tide explorations at Botanical Beach and mushroom walks in the forest with knowledgeable guides.
Club Projects
Specific activities with long-term or short-term objectives; for example, building Purple Martin nest boxes in support of local conservation work.
Terry Taylor led a group of Nature Nanaimo members on a mushroom foray at the Big Qualicum Hatchery. Terry was an amazing guide and a good number of mushroom […]
Fifteen members and two non-members travelled to Strathcona Provincial Park near Comox, Vancouver Island to explore trails at Paradise Meadows. Many of the walks through the fragile sub – […]
A small group of members travelled to the Quinsam River Hatchery near Campbell River. Photos by Chris Streiter