USEFUL WEB LINKS
Below is a selection of the many web resources available:
Vancouver Island Naturalist groups
- Arrowsmith Naturalists http://arrowsmithnats.org/
- Comox Valley Nature https://comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca/
- Cowichan Valley Naturalists Society https://www.naturecowichan.net/wp/
- Malaspina Naturalists http://www.malanat.ca/
- Nature Nanaimo http://naturenanaimo.ca/
- Rithet’s Bog Conservation Society http://www.rithetsbog.org/
- Rocky Point Bird Observatory http://rpbo.org/
- Saltspring Trail and Nature Club http://saltspringtnc.ca/
- Victoria Natural History Society https://www.vicnhs.bc.ca/
- Yellowpoint Ecological Society https://yellowpointecologicalsociety.ca/
Local Organizations
- Friends of Buttertubs https://www.nanaimo.ca/docs/default-document-library/buttertubs-nature-guide-(friends-of-buttertubs-marsh).pdf
- Morell Nature Sanctuary Society http://www.morrellnaturesanctuary.ca/
- Nanaimo Area Land trust https://www.nalt.bc.ca/
- Nanaimo / Lantzville Broombusters http://www.broombusters.org/nanaimo-lantzville
- Nanoose Streamkeepers https://nanoosestreamkeepers.blogspot.com/
- Newcastle Island Society https://newcastleisland.ca/
Other Environmental & Conservation Sites
- BC Conservation Foundation https://www.bccf.com/
- BC Nature http://www.bcnature.ca/
- BC Wildlife Federation http://www.bcwf.bc.ca/
- Bring Back the Bluebirds Project https://cowichanbluebird.wordpress.com
- Coastal Douglas Fir Conservation Partnership http://www.cdfcp.ca/
- Gary Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team http://www.goert.ca/
- Georgia Strait Alliance https://georgiastrait.org/
- iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/
- Islands Trust https://islandstrust.bc.ca/
- Marine Education and Research Society https://www.mersociety.org/
- Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society https://www.mvihes.bc.ca/
- Nature Canada https://naturecanada.ca/
- Nature Kids https://naturekidsbc.ca/
- Pacific Wildlife Foundation http://www.pwlf.org/
- Sierra Club BC https://sierraclub.bc.ca/
- Water Canada https://www.watercanada.net/
- e-Fauna (UBC Electronic Atlas of Wildlife of BC) http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/
- e-Flora (UBC Electronic Atlas of Fauna of BC) http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/
- Wilderness Committee https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/
- Wildwood Sustainable Ecoforest – Ecoforestry Institute Society https://www.ecoforestry.ca
Birding Sites
- Bird Studies Canada https://www.birdscanada.org/index.jsp?lang=EN
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird https://ebird.org/home
- Annual CBC (Christmas Bird Count), coordinator Tanya Seebacher <tanyaseebacher@gmail.com>
- Birds of Vancouver Island https://www.discovervancouverisland.com/birds-of-vancouver-island/
- British Columbia Field Ornithologists https://bcfo.ca/
- Buttertubs Marsh, Cornell Lab ebird checklist https://ebird.org/hotspot/
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Other websites
- Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store https://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/
Below is a selection of the many web resources available:
Vancouver Island Naturalist groups
- Arrowsmith Naturalists http://arrowsmithnats.org/
- Comox Valley Nature https://comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca/
- Cowichan Valley Naturalists Society https://www.naturecowichan.net/CVNS/
- Malaspina Naturalists http://www.malanat.ca/
- NatureKids BC, http://www.naturekidsbc.ca/
- Nature Nanaimo http://naturenanaimo.ca/
- Rithet’s Bog Conservation Society http://www.rithetsbog.org/
- Rocky Point Bird Observatory http://rpbo.org/
- Saltspring Trail and Nature Club http://saltspringtnc.ca/
- Victoria Natural History Society http://saltspringtnc.ca/
- Yellowpoint Ecological Society https://yellowpointecologicalsociety.ca/
Local Organizations
- Friends of Buttertubs https://www.nanaimo.ca/docs/default-document-library/buttertubs-nature-guide-(friends-of-buttertubs-marsh).pdf
- Morell Nature Sanctuary Society https://www.morrellnaturesanctuary.ca/
- Nanaimo Area Land trust https://www.nalt.bc.ca/
- Nanaimo / Lantzville Broombusters http://www.broombusters.org/nanaimo-lantzville
- Nanoose Streamkeepers https://nanoosestreamkeepers.blogspot.com/
- Newcastle Island Society https://newcastleisland.ca/
Other Environmental & Conservation Sites
- BC Conservation Foundation https://www.bccf.com/
- BC Nature http://www.bcnature.ca/
- BC Wildlife Federation http://www.bcwf.bc.ca/
- Coast Douglas Fir Conservation Partnership http://www.cdfcp.ca/
- Gary Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team http://www.goert.ca/
- Georgia Strait Alliance https://georgiastrait.org/
- Marine Education and Research Society https://www.mersociety.org/
- Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society https://www.mvihes.bc.ca/
- Nature Canada https://naturecanada.ca/
- Pacific Wildlife Foundation http://www.pwlf.org/
- Salish Sea Trust https://www.facebook.com/salishseatrust/
- Sierra Club BC; Nanaimo chapter http://sierraclubbc.scbc.webfactional.com/local-groups/nanaimo
- Water Canada https://www.watercanada.net/
- e-Fauna (UBC Electronic Atlas of Wildlife of BC) http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/
- e-Flora (UBC Electronic Atlas of Fauna of BC) http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/
- Wilderness Committee https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/
- Wildwood Sustainable Ecoforest – Ecoforestry Institute Society https://www.ecoforestry.ca
Birding Sites
- Bird Studies Canada https://www.birdscanada.org/index.jsp?lang=EN
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird https://ebird.org/home
- Annual CBC (Christmas Bird Count), coordinator Tanya Seebacher <tanyaseebacher@gmail.com>
- BCVI Birds https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/bcbirds/info
- Birds of Vancouver Island https://www.discovervancouverisland.com/birds-of-vancouver-island/
- British Columbia Field Ornithologists https://bcfo.ca/
- Buttertubs Marsh, Cornell Lab ebird checklist https://ebird.org/hotspot/
L282183
Other websites
- Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store https://thebirdstore.blogspot.com/
- Vancouver Island Nature Viewing Guide http://bcnatureguide.ca/bc-nature-viewing-areas/vancouver-island-region/