We are lucky. Supporters of the Mayne Island Conservancy are thoughtful individuals, who share a concern for our work and are committed to conserve the ecology of Mayne Island and its surrounding waters for future generations. Often people think about contributing to the causes they care about with monthly donations Read more…
We have moved into a new office. We are now located at 454 Village Bay Rd, in a square black building behind Das Nest Restaurant. Our previous office at the Root Seller served us well for the past ten years, and we want to extend our thanks to our previous Read more…
At the end of September, we bid a fond farewell to Katie Kushneryk. Katie worked with the Conservancy from April 2021 until September 2022 as our Stewardship Coordinator and will be missed! She has some big travel plans for the next while, and we wish her the best on her Read more…
We’re excited to welcome a new member to our small staff team. Justine Apostolopoulos will be joining us in September in the role of Stewardship Coordinator. She will be involved in a broad range of our programs from youth education to terrestrial habitat restoration and marine monitoring. Since she was Read more…
Oceanspray, also known as cream bush rock spirea, ironwood or arrowwood is a common native flowering shrub found growing in forests on the Southern Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island. In logged areas, or forests recovering from wildfire, it may be one of the first plants to appear. In July, we Read more…
The Conservancy has a booth at the Farmers’ Market every Saturday throughout the summer. Stop by and say hi to our team and learn about our upcoming events, our work, see our bat display, become a member / renew your membership, buy our Birds of Mayne Island Checklist, buy a Read more…
The Mayne Island Conservancy is seeking applicants for the position of Stewardship Coordinator. This is a full-time, permanent position. Please see the job posting below for full details. The application deadline is midnight on Sunday July 17th 2022.
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…
Want to make a difference and help protect nature on our island? The Mayne Island Conservancy Society seeks a volunteer Director/Treasurer to join our volunteer Board of Directors. This is a financial oversight role. The Treasurer will work with our bookkeeper, who takes care of the day-to-day management of transactions, Read more…
At our April Annual General Meeting, two of our directors retired and three new directors were elected. Retiring were Alison Martin, our former Treasurer, and Don Enright. Our new directors are Jennifer Iredale, Michael Leeson and Robin Walsh. Alison came to us a few years ago when our previous Treasurer, Read more…