What’s under that rock? Who lives in that tree? Why does that caterpillar have hair on it? The world is full of important questions, and children ask the best ones. They remind us we all have a lot to learn about… well, everything! With more young families on Mayne Island, Read more…
Spring is here and the plants in our small native plant nursery are starting to wake up! We have limited availability this year due to an increase in demand for native plants in our habitat restoration projects, and an early-bird opportunity that was available only to those that held membership Read more…
Our staff and volunteers have been busy at St. John Point over the fall and early spring, creating habitat for native species to thrive. If you frequent the park you may have noticed two fenced areas were created in recent months, one down slope from the parking lot around a Read more…
As I was making a salad for dinner last night with fresh greens from our small greenhouse (which made a surprisingly amazing bounce back following our late season cold snap), my six-year-old son started talking to me about science. Now, my son tends to be extreme in all things, sometimes Read more…
Board of Directors Malcolm Inglis – President A long-time visitor to Mayne Island, Malcolm retired here in 2010 from a long and varied career in information technology, having worked in the private sector and at all levels of government. On Mayne, Malcolm gets to indulge his love of the natural Read more…
Check out all of the amazing entries for the Landscape category we received in the past years Nature Photo Contest! Thank you to everyone who got outside and took photos this year. Don’t forget, it’s not too early to start taking photos for the 2021 Photo Contest. All photos taken Read more…
Something exciting is happening in the world of bull kelp monitoring around the Southern Gulf Islands! Our long-term monitoring program, which previously focused on seven sites off the shores of Mayne Island, has exploded to include 19 sites around the islands of Galiano, Mayne, North Pender, South Pender, and Saturna. Read more…
Here are all the amazing submissions we received for the 2020 Nature Photo Contest in the Native Creatures category. This was a very popular and competitive category this year, and our judges had some tough choices to make with so many great photos. We’re pleased to be able to share Read more…
Working With Landowners Over the past eight years I’ve had the joy of joining 105 different property owners to explore and share natural wonders across Mayne Island. My visits have taken me to hidden corners of the island I would otherwise never have seen. I’ve been shown huge Douglas fir Read more…
In this month’s Tread Lightly article we’re taking a closer look at the issue of derelict docks. This has been a growing problem in the last few years, and we expect more docks will wash up on our shores in the future. Climatologists are predicting an increase in the frequency Read more…