Beach Cleanup 2021
We hope you can join us on May 30th for the annual Mayne Island Beach Cleanup. To get involved, contact your local Beach Captain from the list below. This year we are asking everyone to please bring their own gloves Read more…
Mayne Wildlife
Meet the Bats of Mayne Island
Six bat species have been confirmed on Mayne Island through DNA testing. Yuma Myotis Long-legged Myotis Silver-haired Bat Hoary Bat Big Brown Bat California Myotis Our overarching concern Currently in North America certain bat species are being impacted by a Read more…
Boundary Pass – Whale Highway
Do you want to learn more about whales that live in the Salish Sea and how we can help them thrive? We do! So we’ve invited researcher Lucy Quayle from Simon Fraser University to share what she’s learned about local Read more…
Photo Contest
8th Annual Amateur Nature Photo Contest
It’s that time again! Spring is humming, the native plants are flowering, the frogs are chorusing, the birds are nesting, the insects are buzzing, and the cameras are clicking! Now is the perfect time to get outside and hunt for Read more…
Caring for the Land
Electrify Your Life
by Jeremy Murphy There are plenty of reasons we’re lucky to live in this part of the world. One of them is our electricity supply – it’s one of the cleanest on the planet. It gives us a head start Read more…
Field Notes
Field Notes: Double O Amazement
From Yves and Yvonne Tiberghien, Mayne Island One of our new resolutions for 2021 is to test the results of the famed Japanese technique of forest bathing, or shinrinyoku (森林浴). It is very simple: all you need to do is to get Read more…
Mayne Wildlife
Monthly Species Feature: Raccoons
Raccoons: Beach Bandits Raccoons (Procyon lotor) are small mammals found on Mayne Island and across North America. Similar to what has happened with blacktail deer, raccoon populations have increased following the loss of the large predators that once kept them Read more…
Mayne Wildlife
International Bat Appreciation Day
International Bat Appreciation Day occurs annually on April 17th and is a great time of year to observe emerging and arriving bats and learn about the important role they play in nature. The following are some general quick facts about bats Read more…
Caring for the Land
Big Challenge, Tiny Island – Part 1
A new series exploring the effects of climate change on Mayne and specific ways we can adapt. Article by Simon Dalby The growing quantities of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—because of all the fossil fuels we burn, forests we clear Read more…
Caring for the Land
Monthly Species Feature: Red Alder
Red Alder: Young Forest Community Members Red alder (Alnus rubra) is a deciduous tree that grows abundantly in the Pacific Northwest. Their range spans between California and Alaska, and they grow particularly well in British Columbia’s climate. In the past Read more…