Milner Phenology
Nature Nuggets – Mar. 21, 2019 At the March 21st meeting, Kidston Short and Larissa Thelin from the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI) provided an overview of the Plant …
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Dracula ants: Another oddity from the world of insects
Nature Nugget – Feb. 21, 2019 By Staffan Lindgren Of all the insects in the world, the ants are some of the most successful (Guénard 2013). To date, about 13,000 …
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How Cinnabar Valley Got Its Name
Nature Nugget – October 18, 2018 The Rise and Fall of Tansy Ragwort By Staffan Lindgren At the September meeting, Michael Stebbings described the scourge of giant hogweed, a plant …
Giant Hogweed shows up in Duncan
Nature Nugget – September 19, 2018 A member of the Board coined the name Nature Nugget to describe these little 5 minute topics we like to add to the evening. …
Scotch Broom & Captain Walter Colquhoun Grant
Nature Nugget – April 19, 2018 By Michael Stebbings Cytisus Scoparius and a Scottish Army Captain { Sit eesus scar parius} Captain Walter Colquhoun Grant was born of a military …
NALT: Nanaimo & Area Land Trust
Nature Nugget – Winter 2017 The Nanaimo and Area Land Trust is a local society whose purpose is to preserve, protect and enhance the quality of the human and …
Nanaimo’s Official Flower: Lotus pinnatus
Nature Nugget – Nov. 30, 2017 A tale of two artists By Michael Stebbings Why should we be interested in Nanaimo’s Street Banners ? The design by Patrick Belanger, a Nanaimo …