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“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement, the greatest source of visual beauty, the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the great source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”
-David Attenborough
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What Should I Know About Tansy Ragwort?
Image by Hannah Stoakes Even if you don’t recognize the name, you have almost certainly seen this plant growing along roadsides...
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More than $1 million has been raised to protect KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest!
Photo by Tilaï Ellis-Stairs. The Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are more than halfway to their final...
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KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest: We raised $400,000 in 3 months!
KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest matching campaign update We raised $400,000 in 3 months! It has been three months since the Pender Islands...
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We are offering gifts with donations to show our gratitude
With just one week left to double your impact, we are introducing new belted kingfisher swag! On March 21, the first day of spring, the...
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Ursula would be proud!
Thank you to everyone who helped to make the 3rd annual Ursula Poepel Broom Bash a success. A big thank you to: Ron Henshaw for taking on...
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A tribute to the kingfishers of KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest
Belted kingfishers are the only species of kingfisher found in Canada. Living at the interface between land and water, these iconic blue...
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We Need Your Input: Developing A Management Plan For S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest
Last year, the Pender Island Conservancy and Raincoast purchased a 13-acre property on S,DÁYES or Pender Island. Now, we are seeking...
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3rd Annual Ursula Poepel Broom Bash
Be Ursula for a day! She was passionate about this island and unafraid to share her thoughts on it. She was Pender's Broom Bash queen. ...
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Meet the Conservancy Summer Staff!
Welcome to Pender Hannah and Cassidy! We are so excited to have these 2 amazing people joining the Conservancy this summer! You will see...
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Pender Clean Up: Thanks to all who helped keep debris from our beautiful islands and the Salish Sea
Many thanks to the folks who scoured the beaches, shores, parks and roadsides of North and South Pender removing plastics, garbage and...
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Career Opportunity: Education and Communications Coordinator
Pender Islands Conservancy invites applications for a full-time Education and Communications Coordinator, beginning April 18, 2022....
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Earth Day Beach and Roadside Clean Up Saturday April 23, 2022, 9-12:30
Earth Day is a day to celebrate the wonders of our planet Earth and all the wild and wonderful life it supports. It is also a day to...
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EXTENDED to June 8! Every dollar donated to KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest will be quadrupled!
UPDATE In mid-March, Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast initiated a $100,000 matching campaign toward the purchase and protection...
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Job Opportunity: Ecological Technician
Pender Islands Conservancy invites applications for a 7-month Ecological Technician position, beginning April 5, 2022. Applicants must be...
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Magnificent Mosses: Sat. Feb 19th
Join us for a natural history walk at KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest at 9:30 am. We'll discuss the Pender Conservancy's latest land...
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Natural History Walk: Brooks Point Saturday January 22, 2022, 9:30 a.m.
Brooks Point has been described as an "ecological gem," with woodlands, meadows, rocky coastal bluffs, and a marine shoreline, rich with...
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KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest fundraising campaign update
Less than 3 weeks into our campaign, we have reached our first fundraising checkpoint goal! On December 22, 2021, the Pender Conservancy...
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Progress update on KELÁ_EKE Kingfisher Forest fundraising campaign
On December 22, 2021, the Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast Conservation Foundation announced the first step toward the purchase...
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November Mushroom Nature Walk: Update
Mushroom Madness Saturday, November 6: Twenty two intrepid budding mycologists of all ages joined in the Conservancy Nature Walk along...
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