Sketchy Folks - Come draw with us at the NALT Nursery!
2026-06-20 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | Native Plant Nursery, 3145 Frost Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9X 1S7, Canada

Pollinator Week
2026-06-22 - 2026-06-28 | BC
Pollinator Week 2026 takes place from June 22 to 28. In the Nanaimo and Gabriola region, the event is heavily championed by the Nanaimo Area Pollinator Paradise Project (a branch of the Nanaimo Area Land Trust (NALT)), offering multiple ways to get involved.
Purchase your copy of the Common Pollinators Field Guide in our online shop HERE

NALT Annual General Meeting
2026-06-24 17:30 | Beban Park Social Centre Rm 3, 2300 Bowen Rd,, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9T 3K7, Canada
The Nanaimo & Area Land Trust Annual General Meeting will be on June 24th, at 5:30 pm at the Beban Social Centre, Room #3.
This will be a short business meeting (30 – 45 minutes) with Board and staff reports on NALT’s 2025 year end financial position and stewardship activities.

Commercial Street Night Market
2026-06-25 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-02 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-09 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-16 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-23 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-30 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-06 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-13 17:00 - 21:00 and 2 more dates | Commercial St, Commercial St, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Look for NALT at the Commercial Street Night Market every Thursday from June 18 to August 27, 2026, 5 – 9 pm

Invasive Plant Removal - Friends of Northfield Marsh
2026-06-28 10:00 - 12:00 | BC
Join the Friends of Northfield Marsh on Sunday June 28 from 10am – 12pm as we continue with Ivy and Blackberry removal. Tools will be provided. Please RSVP to northfieldmarsh@gmail.com
We will also have an invertebrate exploration for young and old – sift through our tubs of marsh water to see what specimens you can find, and what they might tell us about the Marsh’s health and biodiversity. We will have ID guides and microscopes!
We are meeting at the trail kiosk on Mountain Vista Drive.

The Shade We Need - Protecting Nanaimo's Urban Forest
2026-06-28 10:30 - 12:00 | VIRL – Harbourfront Library, 90 Commercial St,, Nanaimo,, BC BC V9R 5G4, BC V9R 5G4
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?
Join 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.

📅 Date: Sunday, June 28, 2026
⌚ Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST
📌 Location: Large Meeting Room, Vancouver Island Regional Library, 90 Commercial St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5G4
🎫 Admission: All welcome

More information available at BeautifulNanaimo.ca

Re-greening Urban Spaces for Our Native Pollinators
2026-06-28 13:00 - 14:30 | VIRL – Harbourfront Library, 90 Commercial St,, Nanaimo,, BC BC V9R 5G4, BC V9R 5G4
Join us on Sunday June 28 from 1:00 – 2:30pm for a special presentation to celebrate Pollinator Week!
Re-greening Urban Spaces for Our Native Pollinators
Native 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 .
Jesse 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
In 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.
When: Sunday June 28 1:00pm -2:30pm
Where: Nanaimo Harbourfront Library, Big meeting room.

Office Closed, but Native Plant Nursery Open on Canada Day!
2026-07-01 | BC
The NALT Stewardship Centre will be closed on Canada Day, but the Native Plant Nursery will be open regular hours. We look forward to seeing you.
Visit our nursery page HERE

NALT Summer2026 Bottle Drive
2026-07-04 09:00 - 13:00 | Lucky’s Liquor Store, 3296 Island Hwy N,, Nanaimo, BC, NanaiV9T 1W1, Canada

Cat Stream Restoration
2026-07-06 17:00 - 19:00 | BC
Join our Cat Stream Stewards Crew on Monday July 06 from 5pm – 7pm as we maintain our restoration site near Pine Street. Let’s free our growing trees from bindweed and add a layer of mulch to help our plants withstand this summer drought! Feel free to come for just an hour if that is all you can spare
Please RSVP to stewardship@nalt.bc.ca to let us know to expect you.
We are meeting near the creek close to 519 Pine Street.

Outdoor Yoga at the NALT Nursery!
2026-07-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Native Plant Nursery, 3145 Frost Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9X 1S7, Canada
Unroll your mat and reconnect with nature! 🌿🧘‍♂️
We are so excited to invite you to our summer Outdoor Yoga sessions with Jamie Ashton (@jamie.dimitra) at the NALT Nursery. Join us for a gentle, nourishing 1-hour class designed to help you take a deep breath, move mindfully, and ground yourself in the beautiful outdoors.
This class is completely accessible and open to all bodies, ages, and abilities. Come as you are!
💵 Cost: By donation
📍 What to bring: Your own yoga mat, water, and comfortable layers.
For more information or if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at plants@nalt.bc.ca.
We can’t wait to breathe and move with you in the fresh air, watched over by our beautiful native plants in the nursery! ✨

Office Closed - BC Day
2026-08-03 | BC

Mini Bee School Nanaimo
2026-08-15 00:00 - 2026-08-16 00:00 | BC
The Native Bee Society of BC will be running a two day workshop in Nanaimo this summer, teaching native bee identification and biology.
Mini Bee School Nanaimo: August 15-16, 2026; Nanaimo BC and surrounding areas.
This two-day session will start in the classroom to provide you with identification strategies for common native bees, as well as in depth information on their nesting, overwintering, and flower preferences! The following day we will go on a “Bee Quest”, exploring local natural areas and observing bees and their habitat in the field.
For more information and to register, visit the event page here: https://www.bcnativebees.org/event-details/mini-bee-school-nanaimo-2026

Office Closed - Labour Day!
2026-09-07 | BC

Office Closed - National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
2026-09-30 | BC

Office Closed - Thanksgiving Day!
2026-10-12 | BC

NALT Autumn 2026 Bottle Drive
2026-10-17 09:00 - 13:00 | Lucky’s Liquor Store, 3296 Island Hwy N,, Nanaimo, BC, NanaiV9T 1W1, Canada

Office Closed - Remembrance Day
2026-11-11 | BC
