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Volunteer Spotlight

Mayne Wildlife

Citizen Scientists Unite!

It feels like just yesterday when a video of a writhing bucket of oversized polychaetes marked the first catch of the light trap project at Miners Bay. Whether or not that video was the best marketing choice to attract citizen scientists is up for debate, but despite (or because of?) Read more…

By Jaclyn Peterson, 5 monthsOctober 28, 2022 ago
Volunteer Spotlight

Why I Volunteer at the Conservancy

As the mother of four wonderful young women and grandmother of a two-year-old, I’ve reached a satisfying stage of life. In her book ‘Grandmothers of the Light’, Paula Gunn Allen eloquently describes this time as one when a woman’s strengths turn to a circle wider than our own children—to the Read more…

By Adrienne Brown, 2 yearsDecember 29, 2020 ago
Dragonfly dinner! Photo: Andrew A. Reding
Volunteer Spotlight

A Fond Thank-You

As I write this, I can hear the distinct and beautiful call of a Purple Martin foraging over the Conservancy office. At that moment I am reminded that just under two decades ago, this was a call not heard on Mayne Island as the total population in BC at that Read more…

By Michael Dunn, 4 yearsJuly 31, 2019 ago
Volunteer Spotlight

Why I Donate Monthly by Dan Stewart

I am a graduate student in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC and have been both a member and monthly donor to the Mayne Island Conservancy for about 4 years. My connection with Mayne Island is due to my grandparents, who owned a waterfront cabin in Campbell Read more…

By Dan Stewart, 4 yearsMay 23, 2019 ago
Our Shorelines

Why I’m a Shoreline Care Volunteer

After a dozen years as a regular visitor to Mayne Island, I became a fulltime resident. As a boater and scuba diver I was attracted to the rich marine setting and shoreline that invites peaceful, restorative walks, access to nature for recreation and the occasional tasty treat. Shorty after moving here, Read more…

By Robert Anthony, 4 yearsOctober 26, 2018 ago
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