The new habitat restoration site at St. John Point has now been planted with native trees and shrubs thanks to the hard work of community volunteers and students from the Mayne School. All the plants were grown from locally collected seeds and cuttings and grown in our native plant nursery Read more…
In 2017 our community came together in an amazing way, raising money to help purchase what is now St. John Point Regional Park. This 68 acre park is a huge addition to the small public land area on Mayne Island being managed for nature conservation and low-impact recreation. Since becoming Read more…
A Program Worth Supporting Connecting local youth with our environment is an important part of the work we do. Over the past ten years we have delivered 140 lessons for youth on Mayne Island, mostly in partnership with the Mayne School. Students plant trees, explore intertidal life, and learn about Read more…
What’s under that rock? Who lives in that tree? Why does that caterpillar have hair on it? The world is full of important questions, and children ask the best ones. They remind us we all have a lot to learn about… well, everything! With more young families on Mayne Island, Read more…
Our staff and volunteers have been busy at St. John Point over the fall and early spring, creating habitat for native species to thrive. If you frequent the park you may have noticed two fenced areas were created in recent months, one down slope from the parking lot around a Read more…
Inspirational Learning Over the past year the Mayne Island Conservancy has been very active in creating and delivering youth education through our Science and Nature Education Program. Our objective is to provide hands-on natural science experiences for youth that will inspire them to pursue a lifetime of learning. We envision Read more…
Learning in Full Swing We are now halfway through the school year, and have led the Mayne School students on six field trips across the island. We’ve explored intertidal ecosystems, wetlands, and forests. At each learning site, we find new plants and animals to observe. Dragonflies in the twilight Read more…
Getting Started Another exciting year of science and nature education has begun! We met with the staff from the Mayne School earlier in September to plan a series of lessons throughout the school year that will complement the learning going on in the classroom. We will focus on three topics Read more…
A Successful Year of Learning This was the most successful year of our Science and Nature Education Program ever! We created and delivered 20 science lessons to youth on Mayne Island in collaboration with the Mayne School, the Gulf Islands Center for Ecological Learning, and the School District 64 Middle Read more…