Upcoming Events
Community Bat Ambassador Training!
Nature Salt Spring’s Community Science Bat Program
restarts this April with Community Bat Ambassador Training!
Celebrating Robert Bateman
Celebrating Robert Bateman
April 23, 1:00pm, Mahon Hall
Did you know that the cheerful Black-capped Chickadee was the animal that started Robert Bateman on his lifelong interest and pursuit of natural history and birding? Learn about Bateman’s career and interests at the Robert Bateman Exhibit in Mahon Hall, this April. The exhibit is a tribute to Bateman – his enchantment with nature and his dedication to sharing his insights into the wonders of nature through art, writing and teaching. The exhibit, starting April 11, runs for three weeks and will feature some of his lesser known art works as well as insights into his relationship with the natural world.
Nature Salt Spring is excited to contribute to this celebration on April 23, 1:00 pm with a program developed in cooperation with Salt Spring Elementary. Accompanied by recordings from Salt Spring's own bird song recording specialist, John Neville, Salt Spring Elementary students will reveal the joys and inspiration of bird movement and behaviour through dance, drama and sketching – a tribute to the Bateman way of knowing nature!
Hiking, Gary Oak Ecology, and Spring Wildflowers
Hiking, Gary Oak Ecology, and Spring Wildflowers with Dr. Susan Hannon.
Tribute to Greenland
Tribute to Greenland
Photographed and presented by Pat and Rosemarie Keough
This special presentation is an opportunity to learn about the spectacular geography, climate, and people of Greenland from two of Canada’s most celebrated Explorer/Photographers
SSI Film Festival
SSI Film Festival Don’t miss the Nature Salt Spring table at the Film Festival.
NatureKidsExplorersDay!
Family Fun and Exploration
Our next NatureKids Explorer Day will take place at Xwaaqw'um (Burgoyne Bay Prov. Park). We'll head out to explore the winter wonders of Nature and look for early signs of Spring.
Webinar on Bats from Nature Nanaimo
Join us on Feb 20th at 7:00pm for a presentation by research biologist Scott Wilson on the importance of specific habitat types for bat conservation.
Christmas Bird Count
Start thinking now about the Salt Spring Island Christmas Bird Count on December 15
Amazing Mushrooms! Nov 17 - Members Walk
This November, we’ll have two exciting ‘Exploring Mushrooms’ walks with local biologist Vail Patterson.
Amazing Mushrooms! Nov 10 - Family Walk
This November, we’ll have two exciting ‘Exploring Mushrooms’ walks with local biologist Vail Patterson.
Early Morning Birding at Xwaaqw’um
All members of Nature Salt Spring are welcome to join our group of bird enthusiasts. No expertise needed! Xwaaqw’um offers a wonderful mix of fields, forest, marsh, and shoreline habitats.
Forests! And their Trees, the Best Keepers of Stories
On the lower reaches of Erskine Mountain, the forest is unique – amazingly different from other parts of Salt Spring. Near the beginning of the trail there are deciduous trees and many young conifers starting out on their journey in life. We will learn several species, and focus especially on the Hemlock, which is surprisingly prolific in this location.
Risky Business: How birds and other species become designated “at risk” in Canada
Join us for a special presentation about innovative bird conservation work at the local, provincial, national levels by Salt Spring bird specialists, Dr. Louise Blight and Pete Davidson.
Early Morning Birding at Xwaaqw’um
All members of Nature Salt Spring are welcome to join our group of bird enthusiasts. No expertise needed! Xwaaqw’um offers a wonderful mix of fields, forest, marsh, and shoreline habitats.
Early Morning Birding at Xwaaqw’um
All members of Nature Salt Spring are welcome to join our group of bird enthusiasts. No expertise needed! Xwaaqw’um offers a wonderful mix of fields, forest, marsh, and shoreline habitats.
Early Morning Birding at Xwaaqw’um
All members of Nature Salt Spring are welcome to join our group of bird enthusiasts. No expertise needed! Xwaaqw’um offers a wonderful mix of fields, forest, marsh, and shoreline habitats.
Bird Banding and Raptor Watch field trip
Join us for one of the most amazing natural history events of the year! It’s Raptor migration time on Southern Vancouver Island in the Metchosin/ East Sooke area. Raptors will be gathering in the hundreds and even the thousands, preparing to cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Hooked For Life: A Story of Herring in the Salish Sea
Briony Penn will share her deep connections with Herring that have been built through family, historical studies, biological and geographical studies, and relationships with First Nations in the Salish Sea and along the BC Coast.
Family Seashore Explorations with Kathleen Maser and NSS Naturalists
Family Seashore Explorations with Kathleen Maser and NSS Naturalists
Sea Slugs to Sea Stars: Challenges and Resilience in Salish Sea Marine Life
Through colourful images and fascinating natural history, this presentation will explore the tide-pools and shallows of the Salish Sea to discover some fascinating invertebrate animals.
Explore the Salt Spring Shore with David Denning and Pat Miller
This seashore field trip will reveal organisms that live above, on, and below the sandy/muddy Harbour surfaces
Critical Film – SALMON SECRETS
This year's second most popular film at the SS Film Festival – SALMON SECRETS – looks at the impacts of salmon farming through the eyes of those fighting to protect wild salmon from extinction.
Introducing our Citizen Science Bat Project
Learn more about bats around your house and around SSI and contribute to bat studies.
Early Morning Birding
Join us early in the morning to hear the delightful melodies of our local birds, in beautiful Xwaaqw’um, Burgoyne provincial Park, where we birders walk, listen and learn.
Runaway Climate Presentation and book launch with geologist Dr. Steven Earle
Dr. Steven Earle launches his new book, Runaway Climate: What the geological past can tell us about the coming climate change catastrophe.
Early Morning Birding
Join us early in the morning to hear the delightful melodies of our local birds, in beautiful Xwaaqw’um, Burgoyne provincial Park, where we birders walk, listen and learn.
Special Invitation to Members Only - Antarctica - Presented by Pat and Rosemarie Keough
Pat and Rosemarie Keough will share their superbly-illustrated Antarctica lecture originally prepared for Earth Day 2023, hosted by the National Natural History and Sciences Museum, University of Lisbon, in Portugal
Early Morning Birding
Join us early in the morning to hear the delightful melodies of our local birds, in beautiful Xwaaqw’um, Burgoyne provincial Park, where we birders walk, listen and learn.
BC Nature AGM
As a Nature Salt Spring Member you can attend events put on by our umbrella organization, BC Nature. Sign-up has begun for this year’s AGM coordinated by the Arrowsmith Naturalists based in Parksville/Qualicum.
Early Morning Birding
Join us early in the morning to hear the delightful melodies of our local birds, in beautiful Xwaaqw’um, Burgoyne provincial Park, where we birders walk, listen and learn.
BC’s Important Bird Areas with Liam Ragan, IBA Coordinator for BC Nature
Liam will discuss biodiversity hotspots in the Salish Sea, how local communities are integral to their identification and conservation.
Early Morning Birding
Join us early in the morning to hear the delightful melodies of our local birds, in beautiful Xwaaqw’um, Burgoyne provincial Park, where we birders walk, listen and learn.
Early Morning Birding
Join us early in the morning to hear the delightful melodies of our local birds, in beautiful Xwaaqw’um, Burgoyne provincial Park, where we birders walk, listen and learn.