Meetings and Outings Schedule
January 2011 – June, 2011
Fall 2011 Schedule to be added shortly.
We usually meet at 7:00 pm at the Nanoose Library on the second Thursday of each month between September and June. Visitors are always welcome.
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| Date | Type | Topic | Description |
| Thursday, Jan 13 | Meeting | AGM and Members' Night - Wildlife in Various Biogeoclimatic Zones of Australia | Presentation by Don Lawseth and Kari Nelson. Meet at Nanoose Library 7:00pm |
| Thursday, Feb 10 | Meeting | BC Herring Fisheries Management | Speaker: Greg Thomas (DFO co-ordinator, Salmon & Herring South Coast Area). Meet at Nanoose Library 7:00pm |
| Sunday, Feb 20 | Outing | Walk through Linley Park (Nanaimo) | Leader: Vicki Voros. Meet at Nanoose Place at 10:00am |
| March - April | Special Event | 21st Brant Wildlife Festival | Event Information: www.brantfestival.bc.ca |
| Thursday, Mar 10 | Meeting | Results from the Neptune Project The Biology of Herring and Salmon Population Fluctuations in Southern BC | Speaker: Dr. Ron Tanasichuk. Meet at Nanoose Library 7:00pm |
| Date: TBA Mar | Outing | Trip to VIU's Centre for Shellfish Research, Deep Bay (lunch included) | Leader: Brian Kingzelt. Information and Sign Up Sheet at February Meeting |
| Saturday, Mar 26 | Outing | Know Our Neighbourhood | Leader: Carolyn Dodd. Walk through Nanoose Bay Crown Land Meet at Nanoose Place 10:00am |
| Saturday, Apr 9 | Special Event | Big Day Birding for the Brant Wildlife Festival | Register A Team Contact: Rhy Harrison rhysharrison@shaw.ca |
| Thursday, Apr 14 | Meeting | Geology of Vancouver Island | Speaker: Professor Tim Stokes (Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences VIU) Meet at Nanoose Library 7:00pm |
| Saturday, Apr 16 | Outing | Geology Walk - Points of Interest in Nanaimo and Nanoose Bay | Leaders: Prof. Tim Stokes and Tony Ransom. Meet at Nanoose Place 9:00am |
| Saturday, Apr 30 | Outing | Wildflowers on Mt. Tzouhalem & Honeymoon Bay | Leaders: Syd Watts and/or Genevieve Singleton. Meet at Nanoose Place Time: TBA |
| Thursday, May 12 | Meeting | Sustainable Forest Stewardship at Wildwood Farm | Speaker: Jay Rastogi (The Land Conservancy) Meet at Nanoose Library 7:00pm |
| Sunday, May 15 | Outing | Visit to Wildwood Farm Lunch at 'Crow and Gate' | Leader: Jay Rastogi - $5/person Meet at Nanoose Place Time: TBA |
| Date: TBA June | Picnic Outing | Boat Trip to Jedediah Island | Interpretative Walk. Bring a Picnic Lunch |
TBA = to be Announced