Events for August 28 - August 3

The Comox Valley Land Trust invites you to a family-friendly guided birding walk. Explore Hurford Hill Nature Park and learn what fantastic birds can be found even in small urban parks. Registration required.

Join us for the first walk in our One Spot Trail series! Laura Ann O’Brien, a local expert with deep knowledge of the Comox Valley’s natural and cultural history, will be leading this engaging walk through the South Tsolum section of the One Spot Trail.

Join Tal Engel for a guided walk through an active forest restoration site. Explore the grave threats our forest ecosystems face after more than a century of industrial logging, and discover how ecological healing is beginning to take shape in damaged landscapes.

Join us for a fun and educational bird walk through Roy Stewart Morrison Nature Park, a hidden gem in the heart of Courtenay, located near the confluence of Morrison and Arden Creeks. Registration required.

Join Tal Engel and the Morrison Creek Streamkeepers to explore a forest with incredible restoration potential.

Join us for the second walk in our One Spot Trail series! Laura Ann O’Brien, a local expert with deep knowledge of the Comox Valley’s natural and cultural history, will be leading this engaging walk.

The Millard Piercy Watershed is an urban gem—its main streams, 11 tributaries, and network of wetlands flow through Courtenay’s neighbourhoods, parks, and farmland, offering vital habitat and everyday connections to nature. Join the Millard Piercy Watershed Stewards for a family-friendly guided walk along the Courtenay Riverway Trail and learn how this dynamic watershed supports biodiversity, [>>]

Join medical herbalist Chanchal Cabrera for a contemplative walk through the qax mot Preserve, a forest whose name means “lots of medicine.”

Join us for a summer stroll along the beautiful One Spot Trail, tracing the path of the historic railway line and following the meandering Tsolum River. Registration required.

Begin at the Brazier Road trailhead in rural Courtenay and follow the One Spot Trail, a former railway route once used to haul logs from local forests. Today, it offers a quiet path through second-growth woodland and farmland, blending the area’s logging heritage with its natural renewal. Along the way, we’ll be near the Tsolum [>>]

Join bat specialist Tim Ennis for an engaging evening on bat evolution, biology, habitat needs, and the science behind bat conservation and population monitoring. Tim’s long-standing dedication to studying and protecting bats—often late into the night—will bring the topic to life.

Join Laura Ann O'Brien for a nature walk in the Tsolum River watershed to celebrate BC Rivers Day. More details and registration coming closer to the date.