In this article you’ll discover some reasons why native plants are amazing. Read on to learn about eight different species you might consider planting on your property. Why Garden with Native Plants For me, it took a while to recognize why having native plants around is so great. I started Read more…
As a kid, I remember riding my bicycle along the Galloping Goose trail in Victoria and seeing Scotch broom plants densely packed along the sides of the trail. Their brilliant yellow flowers caught my eye as their aromatic scent filled the hot summer air. To me their blooming marked the Read more…
By the Numbers Mayne Island is one island, 2,370 hectares (5,856 acres) in size, with a 43km coastline. From the 260m top of Mt. Parke to the high tide line, the island contains 16 different habitat types. Ranging from wetlands to dry ridge tops, and each habitat is home to Read more…
If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember the Looney Tunes cartoon characters Tweety the canary and Sylvester the cat. Tweety always managed to avoid Sylvester’s predatory ways, much to viewers’ amusement. Unfortunately, the reality is that wild birds all too often do not manage to escape alive from Read more…
Did you know the Ocean’s Day Intertidal Exploration has been running since 1995? Begun by Michael Dunn and the Mayne Island Naturalists, this annual event has seen a variety of different incarnations, at a variety of different beaches around the island. Held on, or close to, Ocean’s Day or World Read more…
The Mayne Island Conservancy is very excited to have recently received a wonderful bequest, which we’d like to share with you, but first, what exactly is a bequest? A bequest is a gift made as part of a will or trust to an individual or to a non-profit organization, trust, Read more…
Spring is here, and with warmer night time temperatures our B.C. bats are now returning to summer roost sites. One of our more familiar species in buildings and bat boxes is the little brown myotis. Like all B.C. bats, the little brown myotis is an essential part of our ecology, Read more…
The Mayne Island Invasive Fallow Deer Committee, which has representation from the Conservancy, held its first community information meeting on the May long weekend. There were over 100 people who attended and heard presentations about the history of the fallow deer on Mayne, their impact on the environment, the economic Read more…
We have a new sign promoting the Conservancy’s office location. A big thank you to Julie and Richard Jarco for donating their time and materials to create such a beautiful sign – we love it! Just in case there’s any confusion, we are not in the building on Village Bay Read more…
On Saturday afternoon, April 22, the Conservancy held an open house at the Agricultural Hall to celebrate our 20th anniversary, including a brief Annual General Meeting (AGM). What a wonderful event this turned out to be! The Hall was decorated with displays of our work over the past twenty years, Read more…