SEPTEMBER EVENTS & INFO INSPIRED HAPPENINGS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS! |
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Do We Live Like We Live on an Island? |
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Thursday, September 12th Public Library, 735 Broughton St. Community Room. Free admission Presented by Prof. Rick Kool, Environmental Education and Communication Program, School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University. |
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37 municipal governments, seven regional districts, more than 50 First Nations; those are the administrative structures that govern localities and regions on Vancouver Island. But who is thinking about Vancouver Island in its entirety? Sustainability thinking and practice has a great deal to do with scale, and an important scale that is missed is that represented by the ‘blue boundary’, the fact that we are on an island in the ocean. |
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Global Climate Strike Week of Action Sept 20-27 Young climate strikers are calling on everyone: parents, workers, and all concerned humans to join a week of climate justice actions. Please show your support and attend these events. |
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A full house attended the recent premiere of this exciting Creatively United produced feature that showcases the first home of its kind in the world, located in East Sooke. Learn how it's possible to build structures that are carbon negative, fireproof, soundproof, toxin free, earthquake, mold and pest resistant. Hear about this revolutionary product and project from the inventor, planner, builder and homeowners. Buildings like this can mitigate EMF, have an extremely long lifespan and are energy efficient with insulation values well beyond current standards. Canadian innovation and technology has resulted in this revolutionary building product being one answer to climate change while providing hemp farmers with new opportunities. |
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Tree Cycling Tour Sunday, September 22 Hop on your bike and learn about how trees and tree canopies help our cities to survive and thrive. The Community Trees Matter Network, Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, City of Victoria Parks and District of Oak Bay Parks invite you to take part in a Tree Bike Tour on Sunday, September 22nd. |
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Two Tours are available: 8km or 15km. Participants must register for the Tour of their choice. Each Tour will be guided by municipal arborists through Victoria and Oak Bay. Arborists will focus on a wide variety of topics related to the trees in our urban forest. Registration is required to attend.
The 15km tour departs at 10am. The 8km departs at 10:30am. By donation ($10+). Donations will be accepted before the start of the ride. |
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Garry Oak Trees & Their Habitat: How we Can Aid in the Recovery of the Endangered Ecosystems Wednesday, September 25, 7 pm Church of Truth Community of Conscious Living, 111 Superior St. Patricia Johnston, retired Native Plant Gardening Consultant and Community Trees Matter Network member, will speak on Garry oak trees and the native plants that are part of the ecosystems. By learning about Garry oak ecosystems and their plants, as well as how to grow them in our gardens, we contribute to the recovery of fragmented ecosystems. |
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Did you know?... September 25th is National Tree Day! We encourage our supporters to plant trees and seedlings! We can also increase our impact by encouraging our municipal and regional governments to plant, protect and preserve trees. Recent studies have shown that planting trees, and preventing deforestation, are by far one of the most effective ways to mitigate climate change. |
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