Crowd funding campaign launches for conservation of Comox Valley mecca for fish and wildlife, including a species found nowhere else on Earth. November 15, 2022, Courtenay, B.C. Janet Gemmell remembers the day almost two decades ago when she and husband Jim Palmer saw their young daughter Carly discover a rare and mysterious fish species while
CVLT Director, David Stapley, and Morrison Streamkeepers president, Jan Gemmell, took the CTV crew on a look-see through Morrison Creek Headwaters to share the fundraising campaign in a very hands-on way. https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/unique-fish-found-only-on-vancouver-island-under-threat-conservationists-say-1.6155683
CVLT and the Nature Trust of BC (NTBC) are jointly hiring a covenant monitor for work in the Comox Valley and northern sunshine coast region. CONTRACT POSITION: Conservation Compliance Monitor – Comox Valley Land Trust and The Nature Trust of British Columbia TERM: Upon candidate selection - March 31, 2023. Renewable thereafter. TIME COMMITMENT: ~200
At long last we are ready to share our photo contest results! Our judges were inspired by the many entries, saying they felt motivated to capture more images of our beautiful valley. It was difficult for them to choose only three from their long list of favourites! After much deliberation, our top choice featured a
THE PHOTO CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. We are excited to announce our first annual photo contest. We’re keen to celebrate the beauty and the importance of nature in the Comox Valley. Please send us your captivating images of the natural world to be eligible to win one of three prizes. Winning photos will also
In Land We Trust This past year I came face to face with the devastating impacts of climate change. In June I celebrated my daughter’s wedding in Lytton during a record-breaking heatwave. Ten days later the town burnt to the ground, and they lost their apartment and all its contents. Five months later, on Sunday,
A walk in the woods will never be the same after watching the film, The Hidden Life of Trees (83 min). Co-presented by World Community and the Comox Valley Land Trust at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay on Friday November 19 at 7 pm, the film is full of lovely images, macro
(Comox Valley; September 2, 2021) The Comox Valley Land Trust (CVLT) is launching its first annual Soil Your Undies campaign. Valley residents are invited to take part by burying their cotton underwear in three- to six-inch-deep soil and then digging it up in 60 days. The more your underwear disintegrates, the healthier your soil. Healthy
