Events

Spring is the time to see Nature Conservancy Canada's Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve ecosystem return to life!  Come out and do a bit of gentle maintenance while appreciating some of the flowers and birds under the leafing Oaks. Maybe you'll get some ideas for native plants in your own garden! Please rsvp by email if...

Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...

Opening reception for 'Art of the Six Mountains,' a collaboration of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council and sixmountains.ca The multi-media exhibition, highlighting BC’s rare coastal Douglas-fir forest, continues through June 29. More information: https://cowichanvalleyartscouncil.ca/event/secrets-of-six-mountains-group-exhibition/

Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society has invited Jared Qwustenuxun Williams to speak at their AGM in the Quamichan Room at the Cowichan Community Centre. 

Spring is the time to see Nature Conservancy Canada's Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve ecosystem return to life!  Come out and do a bit of gentle maintenance while appreciating some of the flowers and birds under the leafing Oaks. Maybe you'll get some ideas for native plants in your own garden! Please rsvp by email if...

Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...

Andy MacKinnon, the guru of BC plants, will provide an entertaining and informative talk entitled: “Rare Ground: Inside B.C.’s Most Endangered Forest” as part of the month-long exhibition, ‘Art of the Six Mountains,’  a collaboration of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council and sixmountains.ca. MacKinnon served as forest research ecologist with the provincial government for three...

Join us for a morning of hands-on water quality monitoring across the S-amunu/Somenos Watershed! We’ll visit Somenos, Bings, Averill, and Richards Creeks, carpooling between sites to collect samples and record data. It’s a great opportunity to learn about key water quality parameters and how our creeks are affected by development and climate change. If you...

CSRT meetings on the third Tuesday of the month are both in-person and on zoom. Everyone welcome! 9:00-10:45 round-the-table update from each person about topics related to the Cowichan River by their organizations. But you can just listen, or speak as an individual too if you like.  11:00-12:00 speaker presentation. Please feel free to come...

Grab a picnc dinner and join us for a chat about our past and future direction. There is still time to become a member, allowing you to vote - and there is still time to join the board and help us move forwrd.  Mostly it's a chance for everyone to meet in-person before we all...

Spring is the time to see Nature Conservancy Canada's Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve ecosystem return to life!  Come out and do a bit of gentle maintenance while appreciating some of the flowers and birds under the leafing Oaks. Maybe you'll get some ideas for native plants in your own garden! Please rsvp by email if...

Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...

Take a journey through time with stories of pre-contact village life and the impact of colonization. Since 2006 Elders here have been sharing their stories, their history and their healing following the values of nuts'amaat shqaluwun, people working together with one heart, one mind, one spirit. They remind us that the longest journey is from...

Join us for a Community Celebration of Environmental and Climate Initiatives -  a public-facing event designed to celebrate, engage, and learn from the dedicated individuals and organizations driving climate initiatives and environmental stewardship across the Cowichan Valley! The overarching theme of the day is "understanding and exchange" and will be co-hosted by Our Cowichan Communities...

Spring is the time to see Nature Conservancy Canada's Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve ecosystem return to life!  Come out and do a bit of gentle maintenance while appreciating some of the flowers and birds under the leafing Oaks. Maybe you'll get some ideas for native plants in your own garden! Please rsvp by email if...

Spend a few hours doing some gentle work helping to preserve some of the last vestiges of this ecotype. Please notify the Land Trust in advance if you are coming so there are enough cookies!

Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...