We’re very excited to be welcoming in a new Restoration Technician. Gwen Janz will be working with the Conservancy from May through the summer, helping out with a wide variety of programs including our restoration projects and the community bat program. If you see Gwen out and about, be sure Read more…
New Addition to Miners Bay If you’ve been to the Miners Bay dock in the past couple of weeks, you might have noticed something new in the water. Our light trap has been deployed and will stay floating beside the dock until this September. Not to be confused with a Read more…
What has eight legs, two light-tipped claws, and huge cultural, commercial and ecological value on the west coast? Dungeness are a widely loved large crab, known for their sweet, mild taste. In the Hul’qumi’num dictionary, this culturally significant species is noted as the most commonly eaten type of crab for Read more…
Each year, the Mayne Island Conservancy is fortunate to host incredible, motivated, and capable summer staff. Community members who have volunteered and worked alongside past staff might wonder occasionally, where are they now? We’ve checked in with a handful of them to see where they’ve landed, and have had the Read more…
Pacific herring are a small silver forage fish near the base of the food chain that eat plankton, and in turn are eaten by everything from Chinook and Coho salmon to larger fish, birds, whales, and bears. An essential link in the marine food web, they are a critically important Read more…
“As I wait on the tide and the ocean blue Ah what a moment to enjoy the view What a beautiful time we’ve been called into Clearly we’re all just passing through” – Luke Wallace, Passing Through Summer nights with fiery sunsets reflecting off the water like a mirror of Read more…
From tiny fairy slipper orchids to massive big-leaf maples, native plants of all shapes and sizes were captured for this year’s annual photo contest. We also had three beautiful and creative youth photographer submissions. With our mild coastal winters, any time of year on Mayne Island is a great time Read more…
It’s the middle of winter holidays, and every family has their rituals. Whether you’re roasting chestnuts on an open fire or bundling up and heading out into the rain or snow, everyone has their own way of enjoying (or at least making the most of) the colder weather. With the Read more…
For such a small island, Mayne sure has some spectacular views! See the slides below for all submissions to the “Landscapes” category of year’s Nature Photo Contest. Winning photos are featured in our 2022 Calendar, available at Tree Frog Gallery, Home Hardware, Books on Mayne, Dragonfly Gallery, and online. It’s Read more…
The growing demographic of young families is just one of the recent transformations within our community. The stage is set: Dinner Bay Park has become the open ocean, and the roles of herring, salmon and orca are played out by the young participants of the Family Nature Exploration program. Guided Read more…