Erinanne Harper
Foodraising Campaign to Fill The Root
| Food and Agriculture
Grow Local, localsalt, and The Farmland Trust are teaming up to get more local food grown and eaten on Salt Spring Island. Together we’re holding a fundraiser for food…It’s a…
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Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 2: Developing surveying methodologies
| Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Mt Maxwell Project, News
Exerpt from: https://www.raincoast.org/2022/08/maxwell-creek-watershed-project-field-files-part-2-developing-surveying-methodologies/ Andrew Simon shares about the methodologies used in the Maxwell Creek Watershed project. By Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator August 5, 2022 The project takes…
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BC Releases Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy
| Built Infrastructure, Fire and drought, Food and Agriculture, Forests, Freshwater, Land Use, Resources, Transportation
The strategy strengthens BC’s capacity to anticipate, prepare for and respond to the changing climate. This includes sudden events like wildfires, floods and heatwaves as well as changes that happen…
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Roundup Alternatives
| Native Plant Stewardship, Resources
Thanks to consumernotice.org for this info. Roundup alternatives without glyphosate are available and can be effective. Organic brand options use naturally occurring oils or acids, and some alternatives can even…
Read More Creating and Implementing Salt Spring Island’s Climate Action Plan
| Climate Justice, Resources, Videos
In this recording, we share with our Tamarack Institute cohort our impressive and inspiring journey towards developing and implementing a local climate plan, including a massive engagement effort; working with local politicians,…
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Reducing Climate Risks in the Mt Maxwell Creek Watershed
| Ecological Research Network, Fire and drought, Forests, Freshwater, Mt Maxwell Project, Resources, Videos
A Presentation of Fire and Water Risks on Mt Maxwell, Salt Spring Island by Ecologist and Climate Change Specialist Dr Ruth Waldick and Forest Carbon and Ecological Restoration Expert Robert…
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Resilient Gardens for a Changing Climate – Video
| Food and Agriculture, Past Events, Resources, Videos, Webinar Video
Resilient Gardens for a Changing Climate With renowned gardening expert Linda Gilkeson Wednesday, July 13, 2022Via Zoom6:30 – 8:30 pm Our regional climate is transforming rapidly as the global climate…
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Removal of Yellow Flag Iris
| Native Plant Stewardship, News, Past Events, Resources
On Monday, June 13th, the Native Plant Stewardship working group, and a few community members, led by Dr. Catherine Tarasoff, removed some yellow flag iris at a site on Miles…
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June Nature Extravaganza
| Forests, Freshwater, Past Events
Nature Salt Spring invites Bird and Nature Lovers to the ‘June Nature Extravaganza‘ June 10-13 We’ve put together 12 amazing different events for the June 10-13 weekend, and we have award-winning Guest Naturalists,…
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Salt Spring Seals – 20th Anniversary Documentary Screening
| Marine Stewardship, Past Events
Salt Spring Seals- 20th Anniversary Documentary Screening The Fritz Theatre June 22, 2022 7:30-8:30pm The documentarian Florence Rockwell swims with the Seals (along with TSS’s past president Anne Parkinson) and…
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