Meetings and Outings Schedule
January – December, 2008
Monthly meetings are
normally held at the Nanoose Library on the second Thursday of the month
starting at 7:00 p.m.
There will be two kinds of outings: (a) bird walks in Nanoose and (b) outings of
a more general nature. The observations gathered during the bird walks will be
recorded in the Club's Checklist of Birds of Nanoose Bay.
(a) The meeting points and times for the Nanoose bird walks vary. The meeting
points generally are at the start of the walk, and the meeting times are
adjusted to the season. See the announcements below. The walks are generally
two hours in duration. Please meet a few minutes early for sign-in.
(b) These outings usually start at the
Nanoose Place parking lot. For many events, but not all, the start time is 9:00
am. The start times for all events are noted with each event in the program
list below. Please meet 15 minutes early for sign-in and car pool arrangements.
Details will be added to the descriptions of the outings at a later time.
For questions on Meetings or Outings, call the Leader, or, if unavailable, call Roger Taylor (468-5363)
Note: Outdoor Program Under Development
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| Date | Type | Topic | Description |
| Thursday, Jan 10 | Meeting | Annual General Meeting | Elections |
| Thursday, Feb 14 | Meeting | Sharp-Tailed Snake Recovery Program | Speaker: Christian Englesoft Biological Consultant working on the Sharp-tailed Snake Recovery Team and Todd Carnahan who works with Habitat Acquisition Trust will talk about the local Sharp-tailed Snake recovery program. |
| Saturday, Feb 16 | Cleanup | Nanoose Bay Styrofoam Cleanup | Starts at 9:00 a.m. at the Pentecostal Camp on Nanoose Bay. Quality Foods will supply hot beverages. |
| Thursday, Mar 13 | Meeting | Orchard Mason Bees | Speaker: Gail |
| Thursday, Apr 8 | Lecture | Voice of Nature | Port Theatre Nanaimo. Note our regular meeting may be rescheduled to allow members to attend this event. |
| Thursday, Apr 17 | Meeting | Interpretative Programs Vancouver Island Parks | Speaker: Allison Roberts |
| Wednesday, Apr 23 | Outing | Birds | Joint outing with the Backyard Wild Birds Store regular Wednesday bird walk, this time along Top Bridge Trail, Parksville. Leader: Hans Laue 468-1786 |
| Sunday, May 4 | Outing | Wildflowers | A morning excursion to look for flowers at Piper’s Lagoon, a scenic spot in Nanaimo. Leader: Lois MacKenzie 468-7329 |
| Thursday, May 8 | Meeting | Backyard Birds | Speaker: Colin Bartlett, local birding expert |
| Saturday, May 10 | Outing | Birds | An excursion to Notch Hill and also to the Beaver Ponds. Meet at 9:00 am, Notch Hill parking lot, Fairwinds Drive. Leader: Rhys Harrison 468-5466 |
| Saturday, May 17 | Outing | Trees | An easy spring tree walk, looking at native and introduced species. Visiting Macdonald Wood Park and Filberg Park in Comox. Bring lunch. Leader: John Mackenzie 468-7329 |
| Saturday, May 24 | Outing | General | A morning excursion to visit Dudley Marsh & Hamilton Marsh for anything we can find. Leader: Roger Taylor 468-5363 |
| Thursday, Jun 12 | Outing | Annual Picnic | Time to be announced |
| Wednesday, July 9 | Outing | Wildflowers | A trip to beautiful Paradise Meadows near Mount Washington. Bring lunch. Meet at 8:30 am, Nanoose Place Leader: TBD |
| Wednesday, July 16 | Outing | Fossils | A trip to Hornby Island. We will catch the 8:00 am ferry and will spend about 3 hours looking for fossils at low tide. Bring gum boots, lunch and water. Meet at 6:45 am, Nanoose Place Leader: Graham Beard 752-9810 |
| Thursday, Sept 11 | Meeting | Some Interesting Images | Speaker: Tony Markle |
| Saturday, Sept 20 | Outing | Birds | A visit to Notch Hill to look for migrating hawks. Bring lunch. Our leader plans to stay until 4:00 pm but participants may stay as long as they like. Meet at 9:00 am at the end of Link Place Leader: Guy Monty Call Roger Taylor, 468-5363 for possible postponement if weather forecast is bad. |
| Thursday, Oct 9 | Meeting | Windpower and What One Can Do In Their House to Reduce Consumption | Speaker: Ian Gartshore |
| Sunday, Oct 12 | Outing | Birds | Joint outing with Backyard Wild Birds Store regular Sunday bird walk, this time to view birds at the Nanoose estuary. Meet at the end of Nanoose Beach Road, near the Pentecostal Church Camp, at 9:20 am. Leader: Roger Taylor 250-468-5363 |
| Sunday, Nov 2 | Outing | Birds | Outing to look at coastal waterbirds from French Creek to Eaglecrest. Meet at Nanoose Place at 9:00 am. Leaders: John & Lois MacKenzie 250-468-7329 |
| Thursday, Nov 13 | Meeting | Update on the Enos Lake Project | Speaker: Ross Peterson |
| Saturday, Nov 15 | Outing | Birds | Regular scheduled outing to look for birds in our local area. Meet at Nanoose Place at 9:00 am. Leader: TBD. Contact: Roger Taylor 250-468-5363 |
| Monday, Dec 8 | Meeting | Nanoose Naturalists Christmas Dinner | Annual Christmas dinner. Meet at the Nanoose Library at 5:00 pm. |
| Saturday, Dec 13 | Outing | Birds | Regular scheduled outing to look for birds in our local area. Meet at Nanoose Place at 9:00 am. Leader: TBD. Contact: Roger Taylor 250-468-5363 |
| Friday, Dec 19 | Christmas Bird Count | Birds | The annual Christmas Bird Count for the Nanoose area will be held this day. Contact Rhys Harrison at 250-468-5466 if you wish to participate. There will be a round-up at the end of the day to tally up the results and swap wild and improbable stories. |
TBC = to be confirmed