Past Events

All members of Nature Salt Spring are invited to join our Monday Morning Birding Sessions. This is a wonderful way to start the week - out in nature (in reasonable weather)  and enjoying the amazing sights and sounds of nature, quietlly with friendly and enthusiastic people.

Vail Paterson, our local fungi expert and and enthusiast, has been enticed by the sounds, sights and smells of spring!  Last fall, Vail enchanted children with names such as Orange Jellies, Lobsters, Oysters and Fairy Parachutes. Now he is back to lead us towards the wonders of spring mushrooms.

In this presentation, Dr. Ruth Waldick will speak on the lessons she and her co-workers have learned at the Climate Adaptation Research Lab (C.A.R.L.) Project in the Maxwell Creek watershed.

In this presentation, Briony Penn will report on progress made in acquiring the Legal Opinion as well as present the next steps involved in the legal, political and citizen action for a Southern Gulf Island herring fishery moratorium.

Salt Spring's Annual Christmas Bird Count

Party/Social for Members and 
Christmas Bird Count Participants

Calling All Young Engineers!

What is the big deal about water? Where is the water coming from? Where does it go? Is water important? How does nature handle too much water? Do plants play a role?

Join us on Friday, November 21, for a plunge into the Salish Sea to explore for  marine life  along our shores.

Members of Nature Salt Spring are invited to join the friendly group of birding enthusiasts as we start our autumn birding sessions on Monday mornings.

Join us for one of the most amazing regional natural history events of the year! It’s Raptor migration time on Southern Vancouver Island in the Metchosin/ East Sooke area. Vultures and other raptors will be gathering in the hundreds and even  thousands in preparation for their dangerous crossing of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. 

Family Birding is a great way to explore the wonderful sounds and colours in nature as the seasons progress. Observing together, children and parents can discover bird species and observe their calls and behaviours.

Join forest ecologist, Jeff Shatford, for a 2-hour guided forest walk exploring the four ages of a tree.

Join Salt Spring’s expert ecologist and conservation biologist, Dr. Susan Hannon,on an informative and rewarding nature walk up to the summit on Reginald Hill. 

The exhibit is a tribute to Bateman – his enchantment with nature and his dedication to sharing his insights into the wonders of nature through art, writing and teaching.

Nature Salt Spring is hoping to partner with the incredible Hakai Institute’s Sentinels of Change Project to help them study the dispersal of Dungeness crabs around BC and in particular around Salt Spring Island.

Nature Salt Spring’s Community Science Bat Program

restarts this April with Community Bat Ambassador Training!

Join us on April 13th at Duck Creek Park to explore this exciting stream. It’s spectacular right now with all the rain we’ve been having!

Tribute to Greenland

Photographed and presented by Pat and Rosemarie Keough

This special presentation is an opportunity to learn about the spectacular geography, climate, and people of Greenland from two of Canada’s most celebrated Explorer/Photographers

SSI Film Festival Don’t miss the Nature Salt Spring table at the Film Festival.

Family Fun and Exploration

Our next NatureKids Explorer Day will take place at Xwaaqw'um (Burgoyne Bay Prov. Park).  We'll head out to explore the winter wonders of Nature and look for early signs of Spring. 

Join us on Feb 20th at 7:00pm  for a presentation by research biologist Scott Wilson on the importance of specific habitat types for bat conservation.

Start thinking now about the Salt Spring Island Christmas Bird Count on December 15

This November, we’ll have two exciting ‘Exploring Mushrooms’ walks with local biologist Vail Patterson.

This November, we’ll have two exciting ‘Exploring Mushrooms’ walks with local biologist Vail Patterson.

On the lower reaches of Erskine Mountain, the forest is unique – amazingly different from other parts of Salt Spring. Near the beginning of the trail there are deciduous trees and many young conifers starting out on their journey in life. We will learn several species, and focus especially on the Hemlock, which is surprisingly prolific in this location.