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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260628T130000
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SUMMARY:Re-greening Urban Spaces for Our Native Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday June 28 from 1:00 – 2:30pm for a special presentation to celebrate Pollinator Week! \nRe-greening Urban Spaces for Our Native Pollinators \nNative plants bring native bees\, even in the city. Local artist and avid naturalist Jesse Gray will be telling the story of her small urban yard transformation\, which over 5 years went from a lifeless expanse of grass\, concrete parking pads\, and invasive weeds to a home to over 21 genera of native bees\, as well as birds\, butterflies\, beneficial wasps\, flower flies and other invertebrates . \nJesse will introduce some of the bees and their behaviours\, and talk about what plants they like and why\, and how thinking about overall habitat needs\, rather than just feeding pollinators with flowers\, can make a huge transformation in the diversity of your garden \nIn short: you can bring wildness to where you are\, and re-greening urban spaces\, especially with native plants will be an important step towards tending for pollinators into the future. \nWhen: Sunday June 28 1:00pm -2:30pm \nWhere: Nanaimo Harbourfront Library\, Big meeting room.
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/re-greening-urban-spaces-for-our-native-pollinators/
LOCATION:VIRL – Harbourfront Library\, 90 Commercial St\,\, Nanaimo\,\, BC BC V9R 5G4\, BC V9R 5G4
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Linda Brooymans%2C Stewardship Manager":MAILTO:stewardship@nalt.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260628T103000
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UID:4822-1782642600-1782648000@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:The Shade We Need - Protecting Nanaimo's Urban Forest
DESCRIPTION:How do Nanaimo’s trees keep our city cool and healthy amid rising temperatures – and what will it take to protect and grow our urban canopy? \nJoin Strong Towns Nanaimo and a panel of local experts for a discussion on the value of our urban forest and the strategies we can use to safeguard it for the future. \n\n📅 Date: Sunday\, June 28\, 2026\n⌚ Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST\n📌 Location: Large Meeting Room\, Vancouver Island Regional Library\, 90 Commercial St\, Nanaimo\, BC V9R 5G4\n🎫 Admission: All welcome\n\nMore information available at BeautifulNanaimo.ca
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/the-shade-we-need-protecting-nanaimos-urban-forest/
LOCATION:VIRL – Harbourfront Library\, 90 Commercial St\,\, Nanaimo\,\, BC BC V9R 5G4\, BC V9R 5G4
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260610T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260610T190000
DTSTAMP:20260507T192053Z
CREATED:20260507T191208Z
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UID:4700-1781118000-1781118000@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:Climate Change & Water Security in the RDN
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/climate-change-water-security-in-the-rdn/
LOCATION:Bowen Park\, Room #1\, 500 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9R 1Z7
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="NALT Stewardship Centre":MAILTO:admin@nalt.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260521T190000
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Uncommon and Rare Species of Garry Oak Ecosystems with Hunter Jarratt
DESCRIPTION:Join Nature Nanaimo \nExploring the Uncommon and Rare Species of Garry Oak Ecosystems with Hunter Jarrat \nPresentation Description: “Garry Oak and associated ecosystems are among the most Endangered in Canada. Less than 5% remains in near natural condition in Southwestern British Columbia\, while facing ongoing existential challenges and threats. As a result\, this ecosystem is often completely overlooked and unrecognized\, given their continued erasure overtime\, and most people are unfamiliar with the now uncommon and rare species they host. In this presentation\, we will learn about many of these obscured species\, expanding our local floristic knowledge and identification skills. The audience will walk away feeling empowered\, and motivated to help protect these important places.” \nBio: “Hunter Jarratt is a local conservationist who graduated from the Bachelor of Natural Resource Protection Program at Vancouver Island University in 2023\, and is currently a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems Certificate Program at the University of Victoria. In recent years\, he has worked with a number of local environmental organizations in both workplace and volunteer capacities and now owns an ecological restoration consulting business. He is known as the “Invasive Species Guy” on social media where he creates educational content focusing on invasive species management\, particularly in Garry Oak and associated ecosystems. Hunter was the recipient of the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia’s 2025 Together in Action Rising Star Award\, and helped lead the advocacy efforts last year that resulted in the City of Nanaimo being officially tasked with drafting a bylaw banning the sale of invasive species.” \n 
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/garry-oak-ecosystems/
LOCATION:Beban Park Social Centre\, Room 2\, 2300 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9T 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Nanaimo":MAILTO:info@naturenanaimo.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260319T190000
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CREATED:20260309T184951Z
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UID:4556-1773946800-1773946800@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:You Otter Know: Otters in Coastal British Columbia
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URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/you-otter-know/
LOCATION:Beban Park Social Centre\, Room 2\, 2300 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9T 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="NALT Stewardship Centre":MAILTO:admin@nalt.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260219T190000
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SUMMARY:Snorkeling Adventures around Vancouver Island with Sara Ellison
DESCRIPTION:Although BC is a well-known scuba diving location\, it is less appreciated that the vast majority of these species can be found in the intertidal and shallow sub-tidal zones that are accessible to snorkellers. In this talk\, Sara will share her adventures and experiences\, explaining the gear you need\, the kinds of critters you will see and her personal top picks for places to go to see our wondrous wildlife. \nBy trade\, Sara Ellison is an astrophysicist. After earning her PhD from the University of Cambridge\, she spent 3 years doing astronomy research at the European Southern Observatory in Chile\, before moving to the University of Victoria to take up a Canada Research Chair in 2003. Sara is an international leader in the field of galaxy evolution\, with numerous honours and awards to her name\, including the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics from the Royal Society of Canada. She is also a keen athlete and world traveller\, but having snorkelled all around the world\, BC is her favourite place to go for a swim! In 2023\, Sara published Snorkelling Adventures Around Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands: The Ultimate Guide\, which was a #1 bestseller on the BC booklist. \nVirtual Attendance possible – email info@naturenanaimo.ca
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/snorkeling-adventures-around-vancouver-island-with-sara-ellison/
LOCATION:Beban Park Social Centre\, Room 2\, 2300 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9T 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="NALT Stewardship Centre":MAILTO:admin@nalt.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250417T190000
DTSTAMP:20250417T153642Z
CREATED:20250417T153406Z
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UID:3587-1744916400-1744916400@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:Unlocking the Mysteries of the Black Swift
DESCRIPTION:Hello NALT Members and Supporters\, \nOn Thursday\, April 17th\, 7 pm at the Beban Park Social Centre\, room #2\, join our friends from Nature Nanaimo for a presentation on Unlocking the Mysteries of the Black Swift with Paul Levesque and Christine Rock (See attached poster). \nThe presentation will describe the natural history of the Endangered Black Swift in Canada and recent findings from Paul and Christine’s work on the species. Presenters will unpack why the species is described by some birders as “the coolest bird” and why the species account in The Birds of British Columbia (Campbell et al. 1990) ends with the following note: “The breeding distribution and biology of the Black Swift in British Columbia remain for determined and careful observers to reveal”. \nWildlife Biologists\, Paul Levesque and Christine Rock have worked alongside one another on several projects over the years. Together they co-founded WildResearch\, with a mission to build\, train\, and educate a community that contributes to conservation science. While serving on the Executive Board they ran the Iona Island Bird Observatory and organized pelagic birding trip fundraisers from Ucluelet\, BC. They were each awarded the BC Nature Club Service Award for their contributions to WildResearch. They have both worked in many exciting birding locations across BC (Triangle Island and Haida Gwaii to name a few)\, and in remote areas of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Most recently\, their focus has been on advancing our understanding of the Black Swift.
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-the-black-swift/
LOCATION:Beban Park Social Centre\, Room 2\, 2300 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9T 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Nanaimo":MAILTO:info@naturenanaimo.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250320T190000
DTSTAMP:20250317T155834Z
CREATED:20250317T155618Z
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UID:3514-1742497200-1742497200@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:Why It's Tough Being a Toad on Vancouver Island
DESCRIPTION:On March 20th at 7 pm at the Beban Park Social Centre\, room #2\, NALT and Nature Nanaimo will cohost a FREE presentation by Elke Wind: Why It’s Tough Being a Toad on Vancouver Island \nThe nine native amphibian species on Vancouver Island live in a variety of habitats and vary in their life history and sensitivity to human disturbance. Ms. Wind will discuss the ecology of our local amphibian populations with an emphasis on the Western Toad\, a species at risk that she has been studying for almost 15 years.  \nElke Wind obtained her M.Sc. in Conservation Biology at UBC in 1996 and her status as a Registered Professional Biologist in 2003. She has been a self-employed contract biologist since 2002 specializing in the conservation of amphibian populations. She specializes in the habitat associations and requirements of amphibians in relation to impacts of timber harvesting\, rural and urban development\, linear infrastructure projects (e.g.\, roads\, trails\, pipeline right of ways)\, and non-native species. \nPlease consider joining us to learn more about the toads of Vancouver Island.
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/why-its-tough-being-a-toad-on-vancouver-island/
LOCATION:Beban Park Social Centre\, Room 2\, 2300 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9T 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="NALT Stewardship Centre":MAILTO:admin@nalt.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250220T190000
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UID:3447-1740078000-1740078000@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:Bat Conservation on Vancouver Island:  The importance of wetlands\, protected areas and forest cover.
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with Nature Nanaimo\, NALT is very happy to present Bat Conservation on Vancouver Island: the Importance of Wetlands\, Protected Areas and Forest Cover\, a talk by Scott Wilson\, a Research Scientists With Environment and Climate Change Canada. This free presentation is on Thursday\, February 20th at 7 pm at the Beban Park Social Centre\, Room 2. \nThis presentation will start with an overview of the importance of bats and the threats they face and then discuss the results of a three-year study of bat occurrence and ecology on east Vancouver Island conducted in collaboration with NALT. This study addressed several topics that will be discussed in the presentation including the relative abundance of species in the study region\, how bat activity differs among local habitats such as wetlands and meadows\, whether activity is higher in protected areas and how much forest cover they prefer in the surrounding landscape. \nScott Wilson is a Research Scientist with Environment and Climate Change Canada and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on the ecology and conservation of species at risk with an emphasis on bats and Neotropical migratory birds. His work on these topics includes studies in coastal British Columbia\, prairie Canada\, Colombia and Mexico.
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/bat-conservation-on-vancouver-island-the-importance-of-wetlands-protected-areas-and-forest-cover/
LOCATION:Beban Park Social Centre Rm 3\, 2300 Bowen Rd\,\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9T 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Linda Brooymans%2C Stewardship Manager":MAILTO:stewardship@nalt.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250116T190000
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DTSTAMP:20241212T234641Z
CREATED:20241212T234344Z
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UID:3405-1737054000-1737054000@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:Planning for Climate Change Resiliency
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/planning-for-climate-change-resiliency/
LOCATION:Bowen Park\, Room #1\, 500 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9R 1Z7
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="NALT Stewardship Centre":MAILTO:admin@nalt.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241203T190000
DTSTAMP:20241119T181147Z
CREATED:20241119T180136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T181147Z
UID:3377-1733252400-1733252400@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:The Importance of Wildlife Trees for Bats
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that individual dead and dying trees support greater biodiversity in our forest ecosystems than living trees? Join us for a fascinating talk on Wildlife Trees\, with a special focus on their importance for our local bat species\, with wildlife biologist Chris Steeger.
URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/the-importance-of-wildlife-trees-for-bats/
LOCATION:Beban Park Social Centre\, Room 2\, 2300 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, V9T 3K7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Linda Brooymans%2C Stewardship Manager":MAILTO:stewardship@nalt.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241114T190000
DTSTAMP:20241024T213652Z
CREATED:20241024T183724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T213652Z
UID:3293-1731610800-1731610800@nalt.bc.ca
SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Marbled Murrelets - Seabirds of the Rainforest
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URL:https://nalt.bc.ca/events-calendar/marbled-murrelets-seabirds-of-the-rainforest/
LOCATION:Bowen Park Clubhouse (Lawnbowling Clubhouse)\, 500 Bowen Road\, Nanaimo\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="NALT Stewardship Centre":MAILTO:admin@nalt.bc.ca
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