Southern Vancouver Island A Hot Spot for Birds But Unleashed Dogs Pose Serious Threats
"The dog races down the beach in joyous abandon startling the shorebirds into the sky. It’s a common sight at local beaches, despite the...
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Rick Searle
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
Eagle Wing Tours Inspires Salish Sea Stewards Among School Children
As reported in the Dec. 6th edition of the Oak Bay News: "Seven classes of Grade 4 and 5 students set up individual displays in the...
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Rick Searle
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Canadian Wildlife Service Releases Report on Off Leash Dogs in Bird Sanctuaries
A summary of the key messages from the report are as follows: We understand that a day at the beach is a great thing for dogs and their...
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Rick Searle
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2 min
CATTLE POINT NEEDS HELP
The precious viewpoint is being restored and degraded simultaneously. Cattle Point and other sectors of Uplands Park are priceless,...
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Rick Searle
- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min
Connecting Hearts and Helping Hands in Nature
Robin McGeough, Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria From the smell of damp sea air to the feel of seaweed sliding between your...
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Rick Searle
- Feb 2, 2022
- 1 min
New Videos! Greater Victoria's Three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
We're very excited to share with you three short videos that introduce you to the federal migratory bird sanctuaries found within the...
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Rick Searle
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Victoria Natural History Society: A Founding Partner of the Greater Victoria NatureHood
The Victoria Natural History Society is a founding member of the Greater Victoria NatureHood. We were present at the initial meeting...
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Rick Searle
- Nov 28, 2021
- 1 min
Greater Victoria NatureHood Gaining Recognition and Winning Awards!
Not only has the Greater Victoria NatureHood's "Nature in The City" map released this past spring been an instant hit with 15,000 copies...
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Rick Searle
- Oct 12, 2021
- 1 min
Celebrating All Buffleheads Day 2021: A Message from the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
On or very near the 15th of October every year, the Bufflehead duck returns to Roberts Bay in the Shoal Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary...
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Jacques Sirois
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
A Perfect Visit
Some visits are better than others. Such was the recent (Aug. 24, 2021) visit to the Trial Islands by Her Honour Janet Austin, the 30th...
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Rick Searle
- Aug 30, 2021
- 1 min
Back By Popular Demand!
The first printing of the Greater Victoria NatureHood map proved to be so popular that nearly all 7,000 copies were picked up within a...
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Rick Searle
- May 15, 2021
- 2 min
Are You Up for CRD's Biodiversity Challenge?
Join the CRD’s iNaturalist Biodiversity Challenge May 21-24! The capital region lies in one of Canada’s biodiversity hotspots, bursting...
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Rick Searle
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Launching the Greater Victoria NatureHood Map: A Guide to Many Adventures!
Today, May 8th, is World Migratory Bird Day and the Greater Victoria NatureHood, a Nature Canada initiative, is thrilled to launch it's...
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Rick Searle
- Mar 31, 2021
- 4 min
A Hill Overlooking the Sea
Article and Photos by Christina Johnson-Dean Once land solely occupied by the Lekwungen-speaking people (part of the larger Coast Salish)...
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Rick Searle
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min
Caring for Uplands Park
Article Submitted by Margaret Lidkea Friends of Uplands Park is a volunteer group that provides opportunities for restoration, education...
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Jacques Sirois
- Jan 21, 2021
- 4 min
TAKING CARE OF OUR NATUREHOOD
Renewal and restorations in historic Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a preliminary list. Jacques Sirois, Friends of VHMBS,...
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Rick Searle
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
The Kitty Islet Shoreline Restoration Project (2019-2020)
A beautiful grove of Scouler’s Willows is revealed, including the remarkable “Octopus Willow”. Kitty Islet is a popular viewpoint on...
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Rick Searle
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Park Stewardship: Keeps Volunteers Coming Back
Eylin Gilbart is the lead steward at Beckwith Park in Saanich. In this short video, she explains what her role is as a lead steward, who...
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Rick Searle
- Nov 4, 2020
- 4 min
Putting Stewardship into Action with Saanich Parks
I had a wonderful chat with Katie Turner this morning via Zoom. She is the Park Stewardship Coordinator with Saanich Parks and she...
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Robin McGeough
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
ICA Youth Group has a whale of a time!
There really is nothing comparable to the sound of a whale exhaling only 5 meters away from you. Perhaps to the whale, it’s any old sigh,...
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The Greater Victoria Naturehood is a collaboration of non-profits, public and private organizations working together in Greater Victoria to connect residents and visitors with nearby nature, for the purposes of nature conservation, preservation and restoration.
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