In September 2023, we hosted a 20th Anniversary Gala to celebrate the two decades of conservation work we have achieved on SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island. We were very fortunate to have Dr. David Suzuki donate his time and join us as the keynote speaker for the evening. In Dr. Suzuki’s Read more
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. But what happens to the rain on Mayne? You can learn all about it in the informative presentation from 2021 by William Shulba, Freshwater Specialist with the Islands Trust, who shared with the Conservancy the modeling work that has been done Read more
Join local bird expert and Conservancy Executive Director Michael Dunn in identifying winter bird species on the island. In his presentation, recorded in two parts below, Michael focuses on birds that are harder to identify from one another, drawing our attention to distinguishing characteristics that will help us tell them Read more
About Linda Gilkeson: Linda earned a Ph.D. in Entomology from McGill University in 1986, and then moved to British Columbia to work for Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd., a company that produces biological controls. From 1991 to 2002 she worked for the provincial government, promoting programs to reduce and eliminate pesticide use. She Read more
Josh McLean from Ocean Legacy, a Canadian based, internationally recognized non-profit organization, talks about their world-leading program to respond to this international crisis. Learn more about how you can get involved and help transform, cleanup and prevent ocean plastic problems in the first place.
Biologist Rob Underhill gave a talk on how to manage common invasive plant species on Mayne Island.
Ecologist Andrew Simon gave a presentation about his research, which focused on the diversity and abundance of bumble bees on Galiano Island. He discusses the importance of different habitat types and landscape uses in providing floral resources for these charismatic pollinators.
Recording of the Zoom presentation “Groundwater Recharge Potential on Mayne Island” presented December 8th 2021. Guest speaker William Shulba, Freshwater Specialist with the Islands Trust joined us and gave a presentation on modeling work that has been done to better understand freshwater recharge potential on Mayne Island.
U of Calgary PhD student Rebecca Englert presents findings from research on the sedimentary rocks that make up Mayne Island. Rebecca has a B.Sc. in Integrated Science (2015) from McMaster University and a M.Sc. in Geology (2017) from the University of Calgary. She is currently in the final year of Read more
With Guest Lucy Quayle 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 invited researcher Lucy Quayle from Simon Fraser University to share what she’s learned about local whales and the challenges they face in Read more