Article Archive

  • 13th Annual Nature Photography Contest

  • BBQ and EGM Recap

  • I, Garry Oak

  • Annual Maynely Mushrooms Event

  • Oddities of Islands: Plants that are Regionally Common but Locally Rare

  • Farewell Ethan

  • Help the Kelp – Kelp Mapping on SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island

  • Farewell to Kamilla and Emily

  • Losing the Night: The Effect of Artificial Light on the Environment

  • Fostering the Nature Connection through GICEL

  • Bake Sale Success!

  • The Best Housemates: Cohabiting with Bats

  • Raptors of SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island

  • Ecological Thinning

  • Summer Songbird Soundscapes

  • Michael Christie and the Forest

  • Welcome to Emily Smith

  • Why Protect 30%?

  • Hedgerow Farm Wetland Restoration Update

  • Seasonal Staff Switch with the Galiano Conservancy

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Seed Saving

  • Light Trap Season Amps Up!

  • ₭EŚENTEL – Walking Together/Standing Together/Supporting One Another

  • Edith Point – Trail Upkeep and Invasive Plant Management

  • Invite Us To Your Neighbourhood Block Parties!

  • 2026 Beach Cleanup a Success!

  • Be a Bat Citizen Scientist for the BC Annual Bat Count

  • Friends with Benefits

  • A Work of Art to Represent Your Role in the Conservancy – Do you see yourself in it?

  • From Recreation to Cultivation: A Story of Two Islands

  • It’s Time to Visit Henderson Park!

  • Peter Askin 1943 – 2026

  • Welcome, New Staff!

  • President’s Report from Our Annual General Meeting, April 19th 2026

  • The Path to Old Growth Forests

  • Warblers, Vireos, Gulls – Oh my!

  • Pipsissewa: a Little Forest Gem

  • Update on the Intercontinental Traveller – the Purple Martin

  • Wild Harvest/Sustainability Pot Luck Lunch

  • I, XPȺ – The Western Red Cedar

  • Engaging in Bat Conservation – A Critical Need

  • Hound’s Tongue – Early Detection and Rapid Response

  • Speaking for the Trees: ḰEḰEȽĆ (Arbutus)

  • Call for Volunteers – Bloom Together

  • An Interview with Habitat Restoration Volunteers Thijs and Brock   

  • Hello from ḴÁLḴEIȽĆ | Nootka Rose

  • Planting Season Report: Over 400 Native Plants Added

  • Eelgrass Extent Monitoring  – Update for 2026

  • Bull Kelp Monitoring Update – 16 Years of Monitoring!

  • Job Posting – Nature Education and Communications Assistant

  • Staff Housing Needed

  • Let’s Celebrate the Coastal Douglas-fir Ecosystem!

  • What I Took Home from the Conservation Leadership Program

  • I, Bigleaf Maple (Generous Giver)

  • A 2025 Christmas Bird Count Full of Surprises

  • Honouring Michael Dunn

  • You Did It!

  • 6 Facts About River Otters from a 6-Year-Old

  • Farewell Eden

  • I, Douglas Fir (The Guardian)

  • Adopting a Plant-Based Diet and Saying No to Food Waste

  • How Do Tiny Birds Survive the Winter?

  • The First Peoples of SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island

  • The Role of Woodpeckers in SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island Forest and Wildlife Health

  • Are You Trying to Use Less Plastic?

  • 12th Annual Nature Photo Contest Winners

  • Habitat or Hazard – Wildlife Trees and Public Safety

  • Maintaining Public Parks Free of High-Priority Invasive Plants 

  • The Global Polycrisis and Liberal Democracy: Why We’re in Trouble and What We Can Do About It

  • The Joys of Foraging for Wild Mushrooms

  • Recipe for a Low-Maintenance Native Shrub Garden

  • Highlighting Nancy Turner

  • Celebrating the Heart of the Conservancy: Our Volunteers

  • Kelp Mapping on SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island- Skim the Surface with Eden

  • Rooted in Partnership: How Collaboration Strengthens Our Work

  • Controlling Tansy Ragwort

  • Why Your Conservancy Membership Matters

  • Interview with Amy Kamarainen – August 13, 2025

  • Dragonflies: The Ultimate Armoured Hunters of Ancient Design

  • Monthly Species Feature: Bees of British Columbia

  • Adventures in Seed Collection

  • The Perils of Feeding Wildlife

  • The Snakes of SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island

  • Bioluminescence: See that Ocean Glow

  • Eelgrass Monitoring on SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island- a Deep Dive with Eden

  • Calling All Volunteers!

  • Thanks for Coming Out to our Oceans Day Event

  • Naturalist Apps: Field Crew Favourites for Exploring Outside

  • All Things Birds

  • May Day Thank Yous

  • Pinnipeds and Pups

  • Nursery Matchmaker

  • Interview with Helen O’Brian – April 29, 2025

  • 2025 AGM and President’s Report

  • Stewardship of Edith Point

  • Arbutus Decline in the Salish Sea – Past, Present, and Future

  • Annual Mayne Island Beach Cleanup – Report for 2025

  • River Otters: The Sleek Swimmers of Our Shorelines

  • Volunteers needed for Kayak Surveys

  • Welcome 2025 Seasonal Staff