Sunlight for your Tree
"You want to make sure the sunlight reaches all parts of your tree!" Fruit tree pruning expert, Karen Cummins, from the Comox Valley and Greenways Land Trust are partnering up on Tuesday, February 16, to talk about winter pruning of apple and pear trees on Zoom.
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ABOUT THE EVENT
This virtual live presentation and video demonstration is going to focus on basic techniques to use in pruning free standing and established apples and pears in mid to late winter to encourage healthy and productive trees. We will explain how to direct tree growth with the best pruning cuts, how to identify leaf and flower buds and the benefits of light and regular fruit tree pruning.
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TICKETS
With your $12 ticket purchase you are supporting Greenways' food security programming. Get your ticket on Eventbrite.
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MORE DETAILS
Please visit the Greenways Facebook page for more event information, Karen's biography and to follow the event for updates.
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Welcome @ Greenways
Cory Cliffe
Cory is Greenways' new Urban Watershed Coordinator: "My lineage comes from the Likwiltok people aka Wei Wai Kum We Wai Kai. I graduated from the Stewardship Technicians Training Program at VIU, as well as my degree in parks law and its administration. My passion is working in the environment and I operate on an ancestral platform of planning for seven generations ahead. This year I'll be on the Greenways team helping coordinate the urban watershed restoration project. I have been super excited about this opportunity to work closer with the Greenways staff after working in partnership for approx. four years. This is a great program with an excellent team of staff and volunteers so I can't wait to get into the field season.
My dream is quickly becoming a reality of starting a non-profit society of my own to recruit and mentor First Nations youth in environmental stewardship. One thing I tell myself every day is 'we walk in the footsteps of our ancestors, those who preserved what we have today. They planned ahead for US and now it is our turn to plan for the next generations'."
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Welcome @ Greenways
Melody Fraser
Melody is our new Community Engagement Coordinator: She is originally from northern Ontario and has spent the past few years bouncing between Vancouver Island and Alert, Nunavut where she previously worked with Environment and Climate Change Canada. In her new role with Greenways, she is thrilled to be working with classes in SD72 on environmental education and restoration initiatives to improve the health of Campbell River’s streams and forests.
Melody also supports Campbell River’s Urban Streamkeepers and Adopt-a-Trail stewards. She is the point of contact for anyone who would like to get involved with Greenways! In her leisure time, Melody loves to cook and frolic in the snow on Mt. Washington, which reminds her of home.
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Climate Change Survey
Send in your feedback before February 14
The City of Campbell River would like to hear what you think about the Draft Community Climate Adaptation Plan! Please fill out this SURVEY to share your thoughts. Your participation is confidential, and your input is valued.
“Proactively planning for a changing climate will help address the complex challenges our community will be faced with for years to come,” says Amber Zirnhelt, the City’s Manager of Long Range Planning and Sustainability, adding, “the plan’s proposed adaptation measures aim to build resilience across Campbell River, and community members are encouraged to share their thoughts on these.”
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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
- Strathcona Good Food Box Project
- Streamkeeping [Nunns, Woods, Simms, Willow, Haig-Brown Kingfisher & Detweiler Creek]
- Mountain View Community Food Forest
- Campbell River Hospital Food Forest
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Project Update
Strathcona
Good Food Box
363 boxes distributed, and counting: The Strathcona Good Food Box Program really expanded in the month of January. In addition to continuing the program in Gold River, we did a trial run in Kyuquot, moved the existing Tahsis program to fall under the Strathcona Good Food Box umbrella, and launched the beginning of the Zeballos program.
At of the end of January we will have distributed more than 6,400lbs of produce to more than 130 households. Of the 363 boxes distributed, 127 have been subsidized and 14 have been donated by local community members. Excess produce totaling more than 180lbs has been donated to local school foods programming and local produce stands. We are excited to be exploring opportunities to add more local food into the boxes for the upcoming growing season to support sustainably-produced food from our local food producers.
We are soon expanding the program into Sayward and Campbell River! We are still looking for a Community Coordinator for the Campbell River portion of the program. This individual will oversee the collection of orders and payments, liaise with community members regarding the project, and coordinate both volunteers and box pickup. If you or someone you know is interested, please send a resume to Good Food Box Coordinator, Katie, at katharine@greenwaystrust.ca, or contact for more information.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR
Greenways Land Trust would like to thank United Way Central & Northern Vancouver Island for funding this project as part of the Government of Canada's Emergency Community Support Fund.
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Let's Talk EARTH
Environmental Speaker Series
Join Greenways, the Museum at Campbell River and speakers from the UVIc Speaker's Bureau for a virtual 'listen & learn':
FEBRUARY 23, 6.30 pm - "Butterflies of Southern Vancouver Island" by Sonia Voicescu [GET YOUR TICKET HERE]
MARCH 24, 6.30 pm - "Healthy Communities 2.0: Towards a One-Planet Region" by Dr. Hancock [Tickets will be on sold on the museum's website shortly.]
APRIL 20, 6.30 pm - "Urban Biodiversity" by Dr. Schaefer [Tickets will be on sold on the museum's website shortly.]
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We Are Hiring
3x Watershed Restoration Technicians
We are excited to be hiring for 3 full-time positions for March 1 - December 15, 2021. 37.5 hours per week, $18-$21/hr. Please share with your networks  .
Please visit the Greenways website for more information and the full job description.
To apply, email your resume and cover letter to camille@greenwaystrust.ca.
Closing date: February 8, 2021 |
Greenways in the Media
Visit our website and check out the NEWS section. You will find Greenways' recent media coverage listed. |
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