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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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Explore S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest: Webinar, video and fundraising update
We are now only $12,000 away from unlocking the $50,000 gift Dec. 10, 2020 On December 1st Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast...
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Christmas Bird Count for Kids: Saturday January 2nd, 2021
The dedicated organizers of the CBC4Kids and the Pender Islands Conservancy warmly invites families to join in Pender's annual kids and...
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Christmas Bird Count: Saturday December 19, 2020
Calling Pender Bird Enthusiasts: Join us December 19 for the world's longest running citizen science wildlife survey, the 120th Annual...
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Forage Fish Project Returns
The forage fish project is back up and running once again after a two year hiatus, under the guidance of Haley Tomlin and her colleagues...
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S,DÁYES Flycatcher Forest Campaign
Photo by Alex Harris The Pender Islands Conservancy and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are partnering in an exciting campaign to...
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Home at Last
The Pender Islands Conservancy Nature Centre is now open! After months of delay due to COVID-19 restrictions, our Conservancy Nature...
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2020 - Earth Day Beach Clean-up
A big thank you to all those who helped out with the Pender Islands Conservancy Beach and Roadside Clean-up. The event had been postponed...
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Citizen Science Opportunity: Forage Fish Monitoring
Since 2012, a team of PICA volunteers have been involved in a citizen science project monitoring beaches of Pender Island, and would be...
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Kelp Mapping Project 2019
Bull Kelp Forests are a vital part of the entire ecosystem of the Salish Sea, and provide habitat for creatures that are the foundation...
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Pender Island 2019 Annual Earth Day Beach Clean-up
On April 20, 2019, volunteers scoured the beaches, shorelines, parks, paths, and roadsides of North and South Pender and collected 1600...
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A Successful Pender Island Eelgrass Planting Day 2019
On September 28 and 29th, 2019 Volunteers from Pender Island and Victoria came together to work on a marine habitat restoration around...
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Beware the American bullfrog!
American bullfrogs are a serious threat to the habitats they invade. Colonization of lakes by American bullfrogs leads to sharp declines...
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Kelp Survey 2020
2020 August 16 to 20th Bull Kelp is a large seaweed that grows in lush and productive underwater forests along rocky shelves in coastal...
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Living Stumps
Living Stumps “Living Stumps” is presented as part of a series of educational articles for Penderites on the natural world that surrounds...
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Summary of the Hope Bay Salmon Stream Project
Hope Bay stream is the only documented salmon stream on Pender Island. Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) records indicate chum...
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The Broom Bash was a Smash!
The First Annual Ursula Poepel Broom Bash received a great deal of support from the Pender Islands Community!
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The Eggstravaganza was a huge success!
For the past several years, students from the local school have come down to the Hope Bay Stream for the annual Eggstravaganza. There,...
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