Saving Harewood Plains: Thursday May 18, 2023
A Panel Discussion with Julia Roberts, Staffan Lindgren, Wylie Thomas, Scott Black, and Paul Chapman
Saving Harewood Plains: Thursday May 18, 2023 Read More »
A Panel Discussion with Julia Roberts, Staffan Lindgren, Wylie Thomas, Scott Black, and Paul Chapman
Saving Harewood Plains: Thursday May 18, 2023 Read More »
Join in for a presentation about Marbled Murrelets, the small seabird that nests in mossy branches of old growth trees. We will explore its biology, status, nesting habits and habitats.
Marbled Murrelets: Forest Nesting Seabirds with Bernard Schroeder – April 20, 2023 Read More »
Once the on the brink of extinction, the Vancouver Island Marmot is returning to the Island’s sub-alpine meadows. While its population is improving, the Marmot faces many challenges on the
Return of the Island’s Whistlepig with Adam Taylor – March 16,2023 Read More »
What do we know about the state of Coastal Western Painted Turtle populations in our region? How can we fill any data gaps that exist? This presentation will discuss NALT’s
Sturgeon are a group of fishes with ancestral roots reaching over 200 million years in the past. Despite this ancestry, only 30 species exist and almost all populations worldwide are
The Ancient Sturgeon: a living fossil with Dan Baker – January 19, 2023 Read More »
Marta Donovan is a registered professional biologist who currently works as a botanist with the BC Conservation Data Centre in Victoria, where she manages information on the conservation status and
Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) and eelgrass (Zostera marina) have co-evolved along the north Pacific Rim since at least the middle Pleistocene (~600,000-700,000 years ago). When sea otters were hunted to
The Role of Sea Otters in Eelgrass Communities with Erin Foster – October 20, 2022 Read More »
Description: Chanterelles, boletes, hedgehog mushrooms – what do they have in common, other than being highly sought-after edible mushrooms? They all form mycorrhizas with our native trees. But so does
Linking mushrooms with mycorrhizas with Shannon Berch – September 15, 2022 Read More »
By Lynda Stevens | 10 July 2022 This spring a medical issue has kept me mostly at home and able to walk only short distances with a walker. That meant that
Bumblebee Therapy (or How Bee Watching Kept Me Sane) Read More »
By Staffan Lindgren | 5 June 2022 Photo Neil McDaniel, https://blueocean.net/glass-sponge-reefs-living-fossils-found-off-canadian-coast/ We have heard a fair bit about sponges lately. I presented a “Nature Nugget” on the glass sponge
Sponges – one of the earliest forms of multicellular life. Read More »
Less than 5% of the rare Garry Oak ecosystems exist in their natural form on Vancouver Island. Despite their rarity, they perform valuable ecological, cultural and economic functions in our urban
Garry Oak Ecosystems – Benefits to Urban Areas with Thomas Munson – May 19, 2022 Read More »
SCUBA technology has made participation in underwater citizen science possible for almost anyone. In British Columbia, the recreational dive community has recently driven increased protection of valuable fish habitat and
Underwater Citizen Science in the Salish Sea with Tom Hlavac – April 21, 2022 Read More »
Climate change is the greatest threat to wild Pacific salmon in our fresh water and marine ecosystems. Rivers and streams throughout B.C. are warming and flow patterns are changing. Warming temperatures
Coastal temperate rainforests are globally rare and geographically isolated ecosystems. They exist in only a few places on Earth and are mostly threatened by industrial and climate pressures. British Columbia
Biography: Bill Beese is currently an honorary Research Associate at VIU, having taught as a professor in the Forestry Dept at VIU for 11 years. Before joining the VIU faculty,
The past year continued to be an unusual time for Nature Nanaimo. The ongoing pandemic resulted in general meetings continuing to be presented by zoom through the winter and spring
Nature Nanaimo Presidents report 2020-2021 Read More »
In her current role as a provincial government research scientist with the Coast Area Research Section of the BC Ministry of FLNRORD, Melissa leads and participates in collaborative applied field
Please join us for a presentation from biologist Tania Tripp of Madrone Environmental Services Ltd. entitled: Western Screech-Owl – Monitoring and Habitat Enhancement Efforts in Coastal B.C. Tania has conducted research on the
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
An Introduction to Wildlife Photography Read More »
A group of our members enjoyed a vey warm day on the island after a short ferry trip to Saysutshun Island. We enjoyed a picnic lunch and short hikes around
Saysutshun (Newcastle) Island July 24 2021 Read More »
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,
Keeping BC Gypsy Moth Free with Tim Ebata and Jennifer Heron – May 20, 2021 Read More »
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.
Tick season is upon us Read More »
***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
Spring flora around Nanaimo with Caroline Josefsson – April 15, 2021 Read More »
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
Nature Nanaimo meeting – Feb 18th, 2021 VIU Bird Banding Project: Engaging Students in Research The Vancouver Island University (VIU) Bird Banding Project has conducted bird monitoring and banding in the Nanaimo area since 2013. This project has been completely operated
VIU Bird Banding Project with Eric Demers – February 18, 2021 Read More »
Staffan Lindgren (based on information from Bruce Cousens and Bill Merilees) | February 9, 2021 For a PDF version of this document, click here. At our January Board meeting of
Purple Martin nest boxes at Buttertubs Marsh Read More »
Nature Nanaimo’s next regular meeting will be held on Thursday, January 21st at 7 PM via zoom. Our presentation will be “Inspired by Nature” with Doug Fraser.We are surrounded by
Inspired by Nature with Doug Fraser – January 21, 2021 Read More »
William James (Bill) Merilees, a prominent British Columbian naturalist, educator, activist, conservationist and author. Bill received his Bachelor’s Degree from UBC in 1964 majoring in Zoology and Botany He then
Nature Nanaimo Life Member: William James (Bill) Merilees Read More »
The past year has been an eventful one for Nature Nanaimo and, by any measure, an unusual one. We began last fall with many wonderful routine monthly meetings and outings covering such
Nature Nanaimo 2019-2020 President’s Report Read More »
Staffan Lindgren | October 16, 2020 Note: This is a revised, updated and expanded blog, first published on my personal website https://wordpress.com/view/cinnabarreflections.wordpress.com A few years ago I attended a talk by Dr.
Non-native organisms in Nanaimo Read More »
Staffan Lindgren | August 22, 2020 . Vision is something that most of us value immensely. Humans are largely visual beings. Our eye sight is a primary sense organ by
I spy with my little eye – eyes of the world Read More »
Staffan Lindgren | August 4, 2020 Parasitism is without a doubt the most successful of all life strategies. Parasites account for at least half of the earth’s biodiversity, and may
Hiding in plain sight – dwarf mistletoes Read More »
June 8, 2020 Did you know that there are species on Vancouver Island that do not occur anywhere else in the world?! Fascinating report below on Canada’s endemic species. Canada
Ours to Save: Endemic Species in Canada Read More »
Some fabulous YouTube tutorials to help learn local bird songs from Trudy!They are wonderfully informative and fun 🙂 Alison Watt and I did these Zoom meetings on spring song. These
Local BIRD SONG tutorials on YouTube Read More »
(This blog was first published on my site Cinnabar Reflections) Here is my second installment of books that I have enjoyed reading. Nature’s Argonaut: Daniel Solander 1733-1782 by Edward Duyker. Melbourne:
Recommended Reads – Rainy Days/Covid-19 Physical Distancing Activity, Part II Read More »
Staffan Lindgren (This blog was first published on my site Cinnabar Reflections) As someone with “underlying health issues” and a compromised immune system, I feel that the Covid-19 pandemic has
Recommended Reads – For Rainy Days/Covid-19 Physical Distancing Activity, Part I Read More »
Covid-19 UPDATE: On March 18th, the Province of BC declared a state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic and is calling on everyone to adhere to strict social distancing and
COVID-19 Update for Club Members Read More »
February 26, 2020 On Friday February 21, Nature Nanaimo President Doug Fraser and Past President Staffan Lindgren met with Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce
Nature Nanaimo meeting with Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog Read More »