The regular monthly meeting of the Comox Valley Naturalists Society will be held September 18th, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay. Dave Donald (RP Bio), Senior Ecosystem Biologist, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, will present a lecture on: Species at Risk Protection in a Coastal Forest.

The topic of this lecture is especially timely and of particular interest, given the ongoing review of the Report of the British Columbia Task Force on Species at Risk, which will determine the framework for future land-use decisions. Several species at risk influenced by forestry activities are being managed at a strategic scale as well as at the stand level. How do we predict habitat, what measures are being undertaken, how much habitat is reserved for our species at risk, and how do we inventory our populations?

As the Senior Ecosystem Biologist and North Island Species at Risk manager, Dave Donald is the Ministry’s point person for species at risk management for all the North Island. Particular attention will be given to the management of Northern Goshawk (laingi), Marbled Murrelet, Northern Pygmy Owl, and Red-legged frog.
Please come and join us to become better informed, discover how you can be involved in volunteer programmes and to learn how you can help CVNS provide education and protection for B.C.’s natural environment.
Meetings of the Comox Valley Naturalists Society are held on the third Sunday of most months at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton, Courtenay. Meetings are open to the public, including youth. A donation of $3.00 is suggested for non-members, and new memberships are always welcomed. Meetings are not held in July, August, and December. Future CVNS monthly fall lectures include, a preview of Mike Yip’s new book on the wildlife of Hornby and Denman (October 16th, and a lively presentation on the Enbridge Coastal Tanker Proposal, by Kathy Terhune, Living Oceans Society.

CVNS is a local 45 year old registered charity, with primary functions of protecting the environment, and educating the public about the environment. For more information please visit the website at www.comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca.