Project Update | Natural Areas Conservation
Greenways is heavily involved in supporting long-term ecological monitoring through our Natural Areas Conservation program. From building new nest boxes for the successful purple martin restoration project in the Campbell River Estuary, to keeping track of Canada geese, to supporting the Simms Creek fish fence program, Natural Areas Conservation allows us to track how species are doing locally, and both provide this information to others, as well as use it to guide our own projects.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of BC Community Gaming Grants and the City of Campbell River for their ongoing support of the Natural Areas Conservation program.
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Interpretive Walks going Virtual | May 2020
The outdoor classroom on our indoor screens - One of the Greenways staff had a blast last week, jumping into her gumboots to meet with the first interviewee, Carl Morrison [Ministry of Forests], in the Beaver Lodge. Together they visited a wildlife camera site that's set up at a beaver pond [see picture of 'really happy bear' below]. She came home amazed by what she learned and we can't wait to sort the gathered materials, edit and share the story with your screen later this month.
1 __ "Beavers & Friends - The Wild Side of Natural Engineering" | with Carl Morrison, RPBio, Ecosystem Biologist, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
2 __ "Carbon Reduction - Trees know the Trick" | with Jason Hutchinson, RPF, Forest Carbon Specialist, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
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The pleasures a beaver pond brings to the neighborhood! A bear having fun dipping into a beaver-built pond close to the Butterfly Trail in the Beaver Lodge Forest Lands. Picture taken by wildlife cam owned and monitored by Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations / Campbell River. Camera donated by North Island College.
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Activities to keep your little ones busy & happy
Environmental education available at your fingertips - free & engaging!
We have assembled a number of great resources for you and your little ones on the Greenways website. Click here to view the materials & have fun exploring.
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Be Part of the Change | Get Involved
If you are interested in volunteering with Greenways, please e-mail us at volunteer@greenwaystrust.ca or give us a call 250-287-3785. We are all working from our homes until further notice. Volunteers are needed for:
- Greenways Conservation Team
- Streamkeeping [Nunns, Woods, Simms, Willow, Haig-Brown Kingfisher & Detweiler Creek]
- Mountain View Community Food Forest
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Together @ Home | Homies 2.0
The Greenways team is virtually in good spirits - as you can see we have parked our gumboots for the time being and have hopped into our slippers at home. Cynthia is holding the fort at the office, not sure about the involvement of slippers there.
We are missing our group outings and work parties with the students, teachers and other volunteers. That said, we are still getting a lot of project work done as planned, we have lots of new adventures in the planning and overall we're adjusting well to the new circumstances. We've got some great activities for our volunteers to take on in their own time - email us at volunteer@greenwaystrust.ca if you'd like to get involved!
This year will be a special one - check out our Annual Report 2018/19 to see what we're building on.
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Starting a New Garden | May 5 | #GivingTuesday
Virtual Workshop w/ Elaine Codling
On Giving Tuesday, May 5, 2020, Greenways Land Trust is inviting everyone who is looking into STARTING A NEW GARDEN to join gardening expert, Elaine Codling, for a one hour presentation followed by a 30 minute Q&A.
THE WORKSHOP
Whether you are new to vegetable gardening, starting a new garden, or just expanding there are strategies and techniques for creating a low maintenance, abundant, and beautiful food garden that makes the best use of your space, skills, and resources. Success is a matter of assessing your site, preparing your beds, and giving your plants what they need. Elaine will be giving a short general overview to getting started, followed by a Q&A on specifics.
Please email your questions ahead of time to info@greenwaystrust.ca. That way we can make sure that everyone gets an individual response from our gardening rock star.
BY DONATION
Greenways would be delighted if participants felt like giving back on #GivingTuesday to support our Food Security projects, based on which the organization got declared an essential service provider. Every little bit helps us help our community - donations are possible through CanadaHelps, please click here!
EVENT DETAILS
Tuesday, May 5
6.30 until 8 PM
Webinar via Zoom [Link will be shared here, on our Facebook page, shortly.] |
National Volunteer Week | Masters of our trails & creeks
Have you ever wondered who volunteers with Greenways? We are feeling overly lucky about having ALL our amazing, knowledgeable and invaluable volunteers on board - #CheersToVolunteers! Two of them had an extra spotlight shone on them in the Campbell River Mirror during National Volunteer Week in April:
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Visit our website and check out the NEWS section. You will find Greenways' recent media coverage listed. |
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