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Why It's Tough Being a Toad on Vancouver Island
2025-03-20 19:00 (America/Vancouver) | Beban Park Social Centre, Room 2, 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9T 3K7, Canada
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
The 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.
Elke 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.
Please consider joining us to learn more about the toads of Vancouver Island.

World Water Day 2025
2025-03-22 | British Columbia
Save Our Glaciers
Learn more at United Nations World Water Day

Streamkeeper Course 2025
2025-03-22 09:30 - 2025-03-23 16:00 | Rotary Field House – Nanaimo, 850 Third St,, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 3K5
About the Course
This two day course provides the skills and knowledge training on protection and restoration of local aquatic habitat. It has been developed by the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation.
Course cost: by donation. Fee for materials: $20.00

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Black Swift
2025-04-17 19:00 | Beban Park Social Centre, Room 2, 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9T 3K7, Canada
Hello NALT Members and Supporters,
On 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).
The 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”.
Wildlife 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.

NALT Spring 2025 Bottle Drive
2025-05-03 09:00 - 14:00 | Lucky’s Liquor Store, 3296 Island Hwy N,, Nanaimo, BC, NanaiV9T 1W1, Canada
Spring Bottle Drive on Saturday, May 3rd in the parking lot at Lucky’s Liquor Store. NALT volunteers will be ready to receive your refundable beverage containers from 9 am – 2 pm.
Proceeds will be in support of watershed stewardship initiatives such as School Water Stewards.
We hope to see you there!

Picnic with NALT
2025-05-24 11:00 - 14:00 | Natural Abundance Native Plant Nursery, 3145 Frost Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9X 1S7, Canada
Join us to celebrate Anneka & Peter Vankerkoerle and the Natural Abundance Native Plant Nursery.
Take the guided walk with renowned ethnobotonist Dr. Nancy Turner.
Bring your own picnic lunch and enjoy music that rocks (in a folksy way), interesting talks and guided walks!
11:00 am to 2:00 pm at 3145 Frost Road in Cassidy. See you there!

Annual General Meeting
2025-06-17 18:30 | Unitarian Fellowship Hall, 595 Townsite Rd, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9S 1K9, Canada
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
6:30 pm
Unitarian Fellowship Hall
595 Townsite Road, Nanaimo BC
Business begins at 6:30 pm, more details coming soon.

Bat Box Building Workshop
2025-06-21 10:00 | North Oyster Community Hall, 13467 Cedar Rd., Cedar, BC, V9G 1H6, Canada
Join us this Saturday, June 21st at 10am for a workshop on Bat Box Building!
Help us construct one of 10 bat boxes that will be used in bat conservation in our area!
At this workshop you will:

learn about the type of bat box that is suitable for our local bat species,
use tools to construct the boxes with materials provided,
find out more about the role of bat boxes in conservation efforts.

The workshop will be held at the North Oyster Community Hall, 13467 Cedar Rd.
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca if you plan to attend!

Lotus Pinnatus Invasive Removal work party
2025-07-04 10:00 - 14:00 | British Columbia
Volunteers are invited to join NALT, the City of Nanaimo Parks staff and the Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team (GOERT) to tackle invasive daphne and broom at Harewood Plains this Friday from 10am – 12pm.
Meet us at the Harewood Mines Rd parking area. RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know you will be coming, so we can be sure to have enough tools for everyone. Make sure to dress for the weather conditions!

NALT Summer 2025 Bottle Drive
2025-07-05 09:00 - 14:00 | Lucky’s Liquor Store, 3296 Island Hwy N,, Nanaimo, BC, NanaiV9T 1W1, Canada
Spring Bottle Drive on Saturday, July 5th in the parking lot at Lucky’s Liquor Store. NALT volunteers will be ready to receive your refundable beverage containers from 9 am – 2 pm.
Proceeds will be in support of watershed stewardship initiatives such as School Water Stewards.
We hope to see you there!

Plant Sale!
2025-07-30 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-02 11:00 - 15:00 | Native Plant Nursery, 3145 Frost Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9X 1S7, Canada
Native Plants Sale –
Wednesday, July 30 – 10am to 3pm
and
Saturday, August 2 – 11am to 3pm
at the NALT Natural Abundance Native Plant Nursery, 3145 Frost Rd, Nanaimo BC

BC Day - NALT office closed
2025-08-04 | British Columbia

Office closed
2025-08-04 00:00 - 2025-08-08 00:00 | NALT Stewardship Centre, #8 - 140 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 5B1, Canada
Please Note – Due to staff vacations our office hours will be limited for the week of August 4th to August 8th.
If you need assistance, please email admin@nalt.ba.ca
We apologize for any inconvenience.

Nursery Closed
2025-08-16 | Native Plant Nursery, 3145 Frost Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9X 1S7, Canada
The Nursery will be closed on Saturday, August 16th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Needham Boulevard Pollinator Project Workparty (Site Prep)
2025-08-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Needham & Haliburton Roads, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
If you are free this long weekend, you are absolutely invited to join us for this pollinator habitat enhancement project work party! We will be clearing the vegetation from a weedy boulevard to prep the site for a mix of native shrubs and herbaceous plants. All tools will be provided!
When: Saturday Aug 30 10am – 12pm
Where: Needham and Haliburton, Nanaimo
RSVP: stewardship@nalt.bc.ca, please let us know you will be coming so we can be sure to have enough tools for everyone
This project is the brainchild of a Needham St neighbour, who wants her neighbourhood to be beautiful AND provide ecosystem function. If you are keen to start a project like this in your neighbourhood, connect with us and we will support you in the steps of project design, securing funding, building partnerships and getting permissions, workparty organization for site prep and planting, and site maintenance.
Not able to make this work party, but want to help out with this project? We will have two more work parties this fall, so keep a lookout for those notices!

Labour Day - office closed
2025-09-01 | NALT Stewardship Centre, #8 - 140 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 5B1, Canada

WPT Ambassador Appreciation
2025-09-06 10:00 - 12:30 | Rotary Field House – Nanaimo, 850 Third St,, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 3K5
A volunteer appreciation event for our dedicated Turtle Ambassadors, summarizing our nesting survey information and outlining the project’s next steps for 2026 and beyond.
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know if you plan to attend.

Nanaimo Climate Connections 25
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-13 | Wellington Hall, 3922 Corunna Ave, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 3J7
Paul Chapman, Executive Director will represent the Nanaimo & Area Land Trust at the Nanaimo Climate Connections 2025 — Nanaimo’s inaugural FREE community climate event, taking place at Wellington Hall in Nanaimo, Sept. 12th and 13th, 2025!
The event is hosted by the Nanaimo Climate Action Hub. This year’s theme is: Local Actions in a Global Crisis. Together, we will explore how we can collectively make a significant impact on the climate emergency. Click HERE for event details.
See you there!

Needham Boulevard Pollinator Project Workparty (Site Prep)
2025-09-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Needham & Haliburton Roads, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
We will be clearing the site of existing vegetation to prepare it for planting later in the fall.
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know if you plan to attend

Cat Stream River's Day Community Event
2025-09-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Park Avenue & Fifth St, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Hello Cat Stream Stewards!
We are looking for volunteers for our restoration work party on Saturday September 27 (the day before River’s Day) from 10am – 12pm at our Pine Street restoration site. Come out on the 27th and celebrate Rivers Day by helping this urban stream continue to support salmonid species like Coho and Cutthroat trout.
Meet us at 10am. Tools and gloves will be provided, but you can always bring your own if you prefer (just add some sort of label so it’s clearly marked as yours).We will have snacks and coffee.
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know if you plan to attend so we can be sure to have enough of everything! We hope to see you there!

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - Office closed
2025-09-30 | NALT Stewardship Centre, #8 - 140 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 5B1, Canada

Walley Creek Frank Ney Project Community Workparty
2025-10-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Frank Ney Elementary, 5301 Williamson Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9V 1H4, Canada
We will be preparing the ground for planting the following week by Frank Ney Elementary Students. Installing log terraces, adding soil and building planting polygons
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know if you plan to attend

Thanksgiving Day - office closed
2025-10-13 | NALT Stewardship Centre, #8 - 140 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R 5B1, Canada

Neck Point Work Party Volunteers Needed!
2025-10-16 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Neck Point Park, Annie Clark Way, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Join the City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo & Area Land Trust for Neck Point Planting. We will be planting trees and native shrubs to restore environmentally degraded areas.
Thurs. Oct. 16 & Fri. Oct. 17 – 10am to 12pm. Meet at Annie Clark Way (near the park entrance).
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know if you plan to attend

NALT Autumn 2025 Bottle Drive
2025-10-18 09:00 - 14:00 | Lucky’s Liquor Store, 3296 Island Hwy N,, Nanaimo, BC, NanaiV9T 1W1, Canada
Autumn Bottle Drive on Saturday, October 18th in the parking lot at Lucky’s Liquor Store. NALT volunteers will be ready to receive your refundable beverage containers from 9 am – 2 pm.
Proceeds will be in support of watershed stewardship initiatives such as School Water Stewards.
We hope to see you there!

Northfield Marsh Community Site Prep
2025-10-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Sun Valley Drive, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
We will be preparing the ground for planting the following week by syuwen’ct Elementary students. Removing blackberry root wads, adding soil
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know if you plan to attend.

Westwood Lake Work Party Volunteers Needed!
2025-10-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Westwood Lake, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Join the City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo & Area Land Trust for Westwood Lake Park planting. We will be planting trees and native shrubs to restore environmentally degraded areas.
Thurs. Oct. 23 & Fri. Oct. 24 – 10am to 12pm. Meet in the second parking lot.
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know if you plan to attend
