Celebrating Volunteers
Volunteer Planting at Kus-kus-sum ~ Graeme Robertson
April
- First KKS planting
- Courtenay Air Park mulching and Planting (Earth Day)
- Earth Day booth
- School outreach
- Earth Day shoreline clear ups
May
- School outreach and school field trips
- Eelgrass planting
- Forage fish citizen science field sampling event
- Paint by Numbers fundraiser
June
- Eelgrass plantings around Saratoga beach and the Kingfisher Spa
- Forage fish citizen science field sampling events
- AGM
- Update for Year 2 KKS
- Maintenance at Glen Urquhart Creek
- Supporting the Climate Open House booth
As the warm weather arrives, we look forward to events throughout the summer. This includes forage fish citizen science events July 12, August 11, and September 9, 2022 in Campbell River and July 14, August 9, and September 10, 2022 in the Comox Valley. For more information about these events, please contact Virginia:
Please use the sign-up form if you would like to volunteer!
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