NATURE NANAIMO

your local nature club in Nanaimo, British Columbia

Recent Activity

An Introduction to Wildlife Photography
3 months ago
By Lynda Stevens | 27 July 2021 As naturalists we love to spend time outdoors exploring our parks and trails. An outing is made even more special when we have a wildlife encounter and can take photographs to record the …Read More »
Keeping BC Gypsy Moth Free with Tim Ebata and Jennifer Heron – May 20, 2021
5 months ago
7 PM via Zoom Tim will describe the ongoing efforts to keep the highly destructive gypsy moth (both European and Asian) from establishing in B.C. He will discuss the biology, the known ecological and economic impacts, the integrated pest management …Read More »
Tick season is upon us
6 months ago
Staffan Lindgren | 10 May 2021 As an entomologist I find all arthropods fascinating. There is one group, however, that I can’t quite come to terms with – the ticks. Recently, reports on Facebook have started to trickle in showing …Read More »
Spring flora around Nanaimo with Caroline Josefsson – April 15, 2021
7 months ago
***A copy of the presentation PDF is available here: Spring Flora Around Nanaimo Nature Nanaimo’s next regular meeting will be held on Thursday, April 15th at 7 PM via Zoom. Our presentation will be: “Spring flora around Nanaimo with Caroline Josefsson” An …Read More »
Inter-relationships of Moose Population Health and Industrial Forestry with Dr. Roy Rea – March 18, 2021
7 months ago
Inter-relationships of Moose Population Health and Industrial Forestry: Is anybody listening? With Dr. Roy Rea Moose populations in North Central British Columbia have declined 50-70% over the last 20 years, during the same period that salvage logging for pine and spruce beetle have …Read More »

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11	12 VNHS: Mushrooms of BC VNHS: Mushrooms of BC October 12, 2021 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm On Zoom NATURAL HISTORY NIGHT (NOTE: The date of this talk is incorrect in our printed Newsletter) Mushrooms of British Columbia: A New Royal BC Museum Handbook In September 2021, the Royal BC Museum (RBCM) released Mushrooms of British Columbia, a new volume in its popular Handbook series (see press release this issue, p. 5). This is the third RBCM mushroom guide, after George Hardy’s 1952 Some Mushrooms and Other Fungi of British Columbia and Robert Bandoni and Adam Szczawinski’s 1964 (revised 1976) Guide to Common Mushrooms of British Columbia. In its 480 pages, the new RBCM Handbook describes and illustrates more than 350 species and mentions another 850 species. More than two dozen essays on a wide variety of BC mushroom-related topics are scattered throughout the book. This rollicking talk by the book’s co-authors, which focuses on the “fun” in “fungi,” reviews the reasons for producing a new BC mushroom guide, the process involved in producing it, and some of the recent developments in mycology that complicate the production of mushroom guides. To join us, please register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdeusqDMiH9dYw3eBA_PyJ_z6oJQXS4Aq After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. See more details •	13	14	15	16	17
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25 VNHS: Introduced Species VNHS: Introduced Species October 25, 2021 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm On Zoom MARINE NIGHT Ladysmith harbour’s introduced and invasive species, unique to North America. Rick Harbo, worked for 36 years for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and is now a Research Associate with the Royal BC Museum in Victoria and the author of Whelks to Whales and several other books. He has recently discovered a unique sea sponge that may only be found at the head of Ladysmith’s harbour. He will also talk about other invasive species that have been introduced to that harbour over the years. To join us, please register in advance for this meeting by entering this link in your browser and following the instructions. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYofuqhqTwpH9TqqhavV3l47yVx0Pfdnt5M After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. See more details •	26	27	28	29	30	31

NATURE NANAIMO

Recent Activity

An Introduction to Wildlife Photography

Keeping BC Gypsy Moth Free with Tim Ebata and Jennifer Heron – May 20, 2021

Tick season is upon us

Spring flora around Nanaimo with Caroline Josefsson – April 15, 2021

Inter-relationships of Moose Population Health and Industrial Forestry with Dr. Roy Rea – March 18, 2021