Events Calendar

For Details on Events, email smcruer@shaw.ca Non-members and guests are welcome, but have to sign a waiver, and will be asked to join after two guest visits.

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Mar 2026

• Tuesday March 10 – Annual General Meeting
• Saturday March 21 – Gracie Falls
• Tuesday March 24 – Birding at Kitsuksis Dyke

April 2026

• Tuesday April 14 – Club Meeting
• Thursday April 16 – China Creek Fawn Lilies
• Tuesday April 21 – Birding at the estuary. It’s spring migration and lots of birds are moving. Meet at Victoria Quay early at 9:AM for a morning excursion.
• Saturday April 25 – Underwood Fire Exploration. We will document all the plants and creatures we can find springing up after the fire. Meet at the parking lot where the Inlet Trail starts at 9:00 AM.

May 2026

• Saturday May 9 – Exploring a bog at the top of the Hump. We’ll be looking for Western Bog Laurel. We hope it is in bloom by then. Meet at Victoria Quay at 9 AM. It could be quite wet. Rubber boots are recommended.
• Saturday, May 16 – We’ll hike the Milk and Honey Trail for views and spring flowers at a higher elevation. It is on a south-facing hillside above Sproat Lake. The road to it is 4X4. Meet at 9AM at Victoria Quay with lunch and water. Moderate difficulty.
• Tuesday, May 19 – Exploring the mudflats of the Somass River. A very low tide is expected around 9:22 AM. We will be walking through 10 to 15 cm of mud or puddles. We’ll meet early at victoria Quay at 8AM.
• Saturday May 30 – Big Tree Hike to Old Growth in the Nahmint Valley. Some bush-whacking is involved. Led by Greg Herringer. Long drive up bumpy gravel road through Gracie Pass and down into the Nahmint Valley. Meet at 9AM at Riverbend Store. Bring a lunch.This hike and the next will have a limited number of participants, and therefore are members only. Two dates are provided to accommodate as many people as possible. Pre-Register at avnctreasurer@gmail.com.

June 2026

• Saturday June 6 – Big Tree Hike to Old Growth in the Nahmint Valley. Some bush-whacking is involved. Led by Greg Herringer. Long drive up bumpy gravel road through Gracie Pass and down into the Nahmint Valley. Meet at 9AM at Riverbend Store. Bring a lunch. This hike will have a limited number of participants, and therefore are members only. Pre-Register at avnctreasurer@gmail.com.
• Saturday 20 June – Birdinging hike to Turtle Lake 2.5 km along a gated gravel road. We’ll also get a chance to see turtles and some bog vegetation like sundew plants. Meet at 7:30 AM at the end of pavement on the road to the airport. Back by lunch time.
• Sunday 28 June – A Hike to Tree Island. Taking advantage of a very low tide in the middle of the day, we’ll drive to the ferry at Bulkey Bay, cross to Denman Island, and drive to the north end before crossing to Tree Island. We’ll meet early, at 8AM at Victoria Quay.
• Saturday Birding at Turtle Lake-Sandy leading