#wsanec — Public Fediverse posts

#MosstodonMonday
This mossy covered fallen log hosts abundant plants life; as part of a biodiverse forest understory ecosystem. Nature wastes nothing. Fallen logs essentially feeds new ecological life. You can witness, respect & appreciate entire, sustainable, natural life cycles, within biodiverse forests. It's well worth paying close attention to 💚

There's at least 4 different moss species, covering this natural life sustaining log. There's ferns, cleavers, purslane, wall lettuce, sorrel & trailing blackberry, all growing out of it.

#nature #Saanich #forest #trail #moss #plants #ecosystems #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #ForestWalks #Cascadia #PNW #ecological #stewardship #conservation #biodiversity #environment #GetOutside #DisabledHiker #DisabledPhotographers #NaturalWorlds #SacredNature #WorldInMyEyes #photography #mosstodon #Green #NatureAppreciation

Metis Nation of Greater Victoria invites you to join for the annual Knowledge Keepers Gathering! This is an event where we highlight and showcase Metis knowledge from academic researchers, Metis-focused research, to cultural knowledge holders, storytellers, artists, musicians and dancers.

This event is free, for anyone and everyone to attend, and there is no registration required.

*I'll update with more detailed info, closer to event date. A few things are still being worked out.*

#Indigenous #VictoriaBC #BCIndigenous #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEvent #CommunityConnecting #CulturalConnecting #Metis #KnowledgeKeepers #Lekwungen #Xwespsm #Wsanec #YYJEvents #FreeEvent #CulturalWisdom #CulturalSharing #POCVoices #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #FirstPeoples #MetisCulture #CulturalArts #CulturalDance #CulturalMusic #IndigenousStorytellers

Star #hyacinth - from bud to bloom 💜💙💜

#Bloomscrolling #florespondence #perennials #plants #NativePlants #Wsanec #triptych #VancouverIsland #PNW #SilentSunday #PhotoCollage #flowers #Spring #flowerbud #botanical #nature

Pretty purple, star #hyacinth 😍

#Bloomscrolling #florespondence #perennials #NativeWildflower #NativePlants #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #PNW #SilentSunday #flowers #Spring

#Starfish for Saturday.

#MarineAnimals #Wsanec #seaweed #SeaCreatures #wildlife #MarineLife #Lowtide #VancouverIsland #nature #ProtectOceans #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #PNW #VanIsle #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild

Went for a nature walk after volunteer work. Trails & lots of marshes at #SwanLake are #flooded. #Ducks have taken over 🦆

#Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Autumn #RainyDay #flood #Nature #wildlife #mallards #waterfowl #NatureSanctuary #NaturePark #NaturePreserve #BirdSanctuary #estuary #wetlands #ecosystem #ecological #UrbanParks #PhotoCollage #NatureConservation

2023. Using my #cane to pull out a toy that was dropped by someone into #SwanLake.

#CaneFishing #LitterRemoval #PeopleWithDisabilities #Saanich #NatureSanctuary #LeaveNoTrace #NatureSteward #NatureGuardian #PickUpLitter #VictoriaBC #BirdEstuary #YYJ #NaturePark #ParksInSaanich #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW

Some more #plants that are still producing daily blooms in late #October.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #PollinatorGarden #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #perennials #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #FallFlowers #Autumn #fuchsias #dianthus #snapdragons #pansies

I grew this bountiful #GroundCherry plant from seeds collected from last year's #VolunteerPlant. I dug a volunteer ground cherry plant out from a sidewalk crack, last year & transplanted into a pot. That plant provided loads of #fruits. I saved 2 of the largest fruits for sowing this year's plants - gave several seeds away too.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #FoodSecurity #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #FoodPlants #FoodGardening #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #GrowItEatIt #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #EdiblePlants #GrowFood #EdibleGardens #GrownFromSeed #SeedSavers #ContainerGardening

#SilentSunday
Sitting, above the docks of the bay...

#Scenic #PhotoArt #Marine #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #boats #SafeHarbour #NorthSaanich #BrentwoodBay #SaanichInlet #WorldInMyEyes #PhotoEdit #Saanichton #VisionsOfBC #CoastalBC #CoastSalishTerritories #ShelteredHarbour

This is Live-Forever #sedum 💚

#Bloomscrolling #florespondence #gardening #plants #botanical #nature #DroughtResistant #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #Zone8 #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #landscaping #green #stonecrop #flowerbuds

#SilentSunday
Undersea gardens.

#Aquatic #plants #UnderTheSea #marine #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #SalishSea #nature #ecological #minimalism #BlueGreen #photography #WorldInMyEyes #AquaticLife #photosynthesis #BeautifulWorld #OneEarth #underwater #AquaticPlants

I'm paddling on the waters for a few hours.

#GorgeWaterway #watershed #water #Wsanec #Esquimalt #ViewRoyal #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #GorgeTillicum

I'm attending.

Gorge #FloodAdaptation for Sea Level Rise #CommunityWorkshop By City of Victoria
Have your say on the future of the #GorgeWaterway and #PortageInlet.

Thursday, September 25 · 2 - 4pm PDT.
Doors at 1:45pm.
Esquimalt Gorge Park & Pavilion
1070 Tillicum Rd.

Join us at this workshop to learn more about sea level rise in the Gorge and Portage Inlet and to share your knowledge, experience and values to help guide #SeaLevelRise planning for the area. A presentation will be followed by a #facilitated discussion that will help inform adaptation options to address sea level rise.

The workshop will cover the following topics:

Introduction to the Gorge Coastal #Flood Adaptation Strategy.
Sea level rise projections, including areas, #ecosystems and #infrastructure at risk in the Gorge
Possible #coastal adaptation approaches
Examples of coastal resilience initiatives along the Gorge
Activities to explore values informing future coastal planning

The feedback we receive will inform the Gorge Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy, a collaboration between by the Township of #Esquimalt , the District of #Saanich , the City of #VictoriaBC and the Town of #ViewRoyal with support from the #CapitalRegionalDistrict.

Refreshments will be provided.

Registration is required. If we reach capacity for the event, we will take a waitlist and may add an additional event.

For other ways to provide input, please complete the online survey and identify places that are important to you or where you have experienced flooding on our interactive map at engage.victoria.ca/gorge-flooding.

Accessibility and Parking:

#FreeChildcare will be provided on-site for the duration of the event.

#FreeParking is available at the Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion, including 10 #AccessibleParking stalls and four electric vehicle chargers.

Accessible by bus routes 14 and 26 and a short walk from routes 8, 9 and 11.

A bike rack is available.

For more details on accessibility, visit this page:
https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/accessibility-inventory

Please contact us with any questions or requests for accessibility accommodations at [email protected].

#CommunityEngagement #CommunityEducation #CommunityPlanning #CommunityInput #YYJ #Wsanec #Songhees #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Flooding #FloodStrategies #CommunityVoices #ProvideYourFeedback #GetInvolved #CommunitySurvey

Silver #cockscomb - very similar to amaranth.
Originally native to #India - it was saved from extinction through #cultivation because of its religious significance. #Indian , #Burmese & #Chinese gardeners usually plant them by temples.

Cockscomb is an #EdiblePlant & a pretty #grain alternative. Often consumed in southern #Nigeria, #Benin , #Congo & #Indonesia. Young stems & flowers are #edible. Seeds are also edible are referred to as #pseudocereals.

#FoodSecurity #FoodPlants #FoodGarden #GrowFood #Gardening #food #GrowItEatIt #GrowFoodNotLawns #Zone8 #plants #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PNW #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PlantIdentification #FlowersIdentification #botanical #EdibleFlowers

Busy, productive weekend 👩‍🌾 Many food crops were transplanted. An acre of beds were prepped for more crops to be transplanted.

#FoodSecurity #SmallFarm #FoodCrops #GrowFood #FarmWork #WorkParty #Food #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Farming #Volunteering

#RedClover is one of the plants I'm using for ongoing, longterm, #SoilRemediation efforts. Great nitrogen fixer & pollinators love their pretty pink flowers too.

#Bloomscrolling #florespondence #floral #Summer #Wsanec #flowers #botanical #perennials #nature #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #plants #photography #CoverCrops #SaveSoil #RemediateSoil #clovers

Please boost 🙌

Our local #IndigenousMusicFestival is back! It's happening on the fields of Hampton Park behind the Victoria Native Friendship Centre again. Come on out for one or both nights & support #IndigenousMusicians at this open air #MusicFestival Enjoy some #IndigenousDancers performances. Buy #NativeArts & #NativeCrafts & #IndigenousFood at the vendors/food trucks zones. Family friendly, all ages, #cultural #CommunityEvent.

https://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/parks-recreation-community/community-services/events-and-festivals/indigenous-music-festival.html

#Wsanec #Saanich #Songhees #Esquimalt #Lekwungen #CoastSalish #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #NativeCulture #NativeMusic #CulturalEvent #Concert #LiveMusic #ConcertsInThePark #OutdoorConcerts #OpenAirMusic #CulturalMusic #NativeMusic #SaanichParks

#MomsAgainstRacism Hosts - Be A Kid: Cookie Decorating & Bouncy Castle!
Come out for June’s Be A Kid Event - a fun day just for #BIPOCkids and their families with cookie decorating, games, and a bouncy castle!

McTavish Academy Of Art
1720 McTavish Rd.
Sat, Jun 28, 2025 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

We’re also inviting all our MAR families to join the fun from 4:00 – 6:00 pm for our 3rd annual MAR Family Picnic!

Minimum contribution: $10 per family.

Open to #children who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or a Child of Colour) and their immediate families/caregivers. White presenting kids with racial hertitage and white family members/caregivers are warmly welcomed.

The Be a Kid program supports our members, the public, and their #racialized #kids in creating #community. This program will help to create opportunities for Black, Indigenous and #ChildrenOfColour to connect with each other, in a psychologically and culturally safer environment, while participating in an activity they may otherwise not.

https://momsagainstracism.ca/event/mar-be-a-kid-cookie-decorating-bouncy-castle/

#POCfamilies #BIPOCFamilies #AntiRacism #CulturalConnections #CommunityEvent #Saanich #NorthSaanich #Wsanec #CommunityBuilding #VancouverIsland #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VanIsle #AffordableFun #BIPOC

My #purple #delphinium flowers are blooming aplenty 😀💜

#Bloomscrolling #florespondence #floral #Summer #Wsanec #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #perennials #nature #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8

#MosstodonMonday

Young #cedar #tree is all dressed in magnificent #mosses & #lichen 💚
One of the lovely sights you can see & admire, while exploring the coastal temperate rainforests in BC.

#Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #nature #wilderness #forest #green #rainforest #ecological #biodiversity #ecosystems #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #ProtectTheWild #NatureFirst #StopDeforestation #TreesAreEarthsLungs #mosstodon

Pixie cup & lipstick #lichens & #liverwort mixed in with assorted #mosses. Super green microworlds 💚
Just another ecological component of a healthy & biodiverse, coastal temperate rainforest ecosystem on #Wsanec territory.

#Saanich #nature #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #forest #green #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #VictoriaBC #YYJ #WorldInMyEyes #ecosystem #biodiversity #botanical #NaturalTextures #SilentSunday

The anniversary of my Dad's death from #covid cardiac arrest is coming up again in June. If anyone wants to support me & my family with our remembrance of my Dad & also help support us in long battle for justice from unmasked #SaanichPolice - please add me on your Signal - phoenixserenity.54

I'd like to compile a bunch of audio messages & any kind of artwork for this year's ceremony of beloved remembrance for my Dad. He died after getting infected by unmasked staff in local hospital. Unmasked cops, including the lead cop, Jason Whittaker - who is president of the SPD union abused us. I also want to compile something to let Saanich PD know - I am not fucking letting this go.

Please record:
Fuck you, Jason Whittaker & add whatever you want to rest of audio recording.

Please create Fuck You, Jason Whittaker or similar messages to #Saanich Police & tell them what you think of their antimasking egotistical loser of a 'leader' they chose to represent them.

#YYJpoli #NoJustice #BigotCops #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #VancouverIsland #trauma

Dead #trees are not wasted timber dollars - they are sources of food for literally thousands of beings in a #forest #ecosystem, from tiny microscopic beings to insectivorous birds. Standing dead trees are known as snags, while a fallen dead trees are nurse logs. A cut or natural stump can serve the same #ecological function as a #NurseStump.

Nature wastes nothing. If there is a nutrient source to be had, there is a being to benefit from it. Nurse logs, standing snags & nurse stumps play hosts to all sorts of mosses, lichens, fungi, insects & arthropods, many hidden deep inside, as well as other living beings that prey on them.

Nurse #stumps are still deeply rooted; new plant, tree & fungi life grows out of their tops. Nurse stumps & dead stumps that have no new growth atop are like anchor systems for living trees growing in forests. You destabilize the ecosystem when you remove them from their natural #environment.

#NaturalistNotes #Educational #VancouverIsland #nature #wilderness #GetOutside #photography #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Cascadia #VanIsle #mosstodon #Wsanec #CommunityForest #ForestStewardship #ForestProtection #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #YYJ #ProtectTrees #SaveForests #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BCForestryReform #Degrowth

#ThickTrunkTuesday
Magnificent #OldGrowth red #cedar #tree 😍

#AncientTree #ElderTree #Wsanec #Saanich #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #VanIsle #VictoriaBC #YYJ #PNW #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #Trees #Nature #SaveOldGrowth #CarbonSinks #AncientForest #ProtectForests #WorthMoreStanding #StopDeforestation #TreesOverGreed #TreesAreEarthsLungs #ClimateChange #Ecology #ecosystems #Environment #forest #BCForestryReform #CedarTreeOfLife

#SilentSunday

Mossy wooden #pagoda.

#AsianMastodon #Gardens #GardenDecor #MadeFromWood #Handmade #Wsanec #Saanich #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VanIsle #PNW #JapaneseGarden #Peaceful #photography #WorldInMyEyes #DisabledPhotographer #Green

Still my fave local mossy, lichen filled nature 'tunnel' spot 😊

*Click on photo for full screen view*

#MosstodonMonday #lichensubscribe #nature #Forest #Wsanec #Saanich #VancouverIsland #HappyPlaces #GetOutside #hiking #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #Cascadia #NatureLovers #PNW #BritishColumbia #AsianMastodon #Naturalist #Environmentalist

I had an excellent morning meeting at Burnside Gorge Community Assn. I got a small tour of their community event spaces inside the building. I'll be covering their Halloween event on October 24th. We will also be discussing accessibility in near future as well. I'll also be documenting their popular community Christmas hampers for local families program & their annual family friendly, free community Christmas event.

#Lekwungen #Wsanec #VictoriaBC #YYJ #CommunityCentre #CommunityBuilders #CommunityPartners #NonProfit #ContributeToCommunity #CommunityCollaboration

Last task of day. Uploaded my community event coverage vid ✌️😊

Please enjoy my little musical #video #slideshow of our 2024 #LifecyclesProject #CommunitySharing Day!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bjy3URlNNJk

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest #ApplePress #MakingJuice #WellandCommunityOrchard #FreeEvent

Julia is our midterm executive director & she's been doing a fantastic job.

Meet Julia:

Julia McDougall

Julia (she/her) is passionate about environmentalism and community engagement. Raised in Kamloops, British Columbia on Tk'emlups te Secwepemc territory, Julia spent her childhood hiking with dogs, canoeing through local lakes and rivers, and photographing the wildlife around her. With a camera and backpack in hand, Julia has travelled to six of the world's seven continents to learn as much as she can about different cultures and their connections to nature. Julia completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph in Animal Biology and later pursued a Master's degree in Conservation Research at Oxford Brookes University. She has conducted research on mountain gorillas in Uganda and black bears in Canada, which has shown her the importance of community dedication to local conservation issues. The links between positive environmental health and public engagement are clear, and have paved the way to her connection with Lifecycles Project Society. On her days off, you can often find Julia surfing in Tofino, hiking with her pup, or kayaking around the coast of Vancouver Island.

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest #ApplePress #MakingJuice #WellandCommunityOrchard #FreeEvent

Ella is a super rad person ❤️

Meet, Ella Swan.

Ella (they/them) is enthusiastic about increasing food security and reducing food waste. Raised to value local food systems, they have been working and volunteering for organizations related to sustainable agriculture and ecosystem health since their early teens. Their educational background is in Gender Studies, Environmental Studies and Restoration of Natural Systems. For Ella, the links between healthy food, healthy people and healthy ecosystems are clear. With practical experience in environmental restoration, farming and volunteer management, they are looking forward to supporting the administrative side of the Fruit Tree Project as well as joining in on fruit picks when opportunities arise. Ella is also passionate about art, and has a textile art practice. This is a way to (literally) weave together arts and environmentalism with their focus on reused materials, sheep to yarn explorations and natural dying. Ella is a settler of Scottish and English descent, and has been an uninvited guest on W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən territories for the past 9 years. They were born and raised on the territories of the Ktunaxa and Secwépemc peoples.

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest #ApplePress #MakingJuice #WellandCommunityOrchard #FreeEvent

Come to meet me & Julia (seen here), during #YYJ #GoByBike week, at #UVic on October 2nd. We're manning a #LifeCyclesFruitTreeProject info booth, free juice sampling station & giving away discount codes for our new orchard blend juice products. We'll be at UVic that day, from 9:30am - 12:45pm. Look for our banner, our logo marked van & me in an emerald green ballgown.

We are a local #nonprofit food security organization. Run almost entirely on volunteers power. Please support our community work!
http://www.lifecyclesproject.ca/

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest #ApplePress #MakingJuice #WellandCommunityOrchard

@justafrog They were all quite distinct in flavours.
Here's some of the other heritage apple varieties we offered for public sampling, today.

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #nuts #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest #ApplePress #MakingJuice #WellandCommunityOrchard #FreeEvent #TastingSamples

@justafrog We offered 19 of the 125 different #HeritageApple species grown in this legacy community orchard park, for public #tasting today. The large King heritage #apples were crowd fave.

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #nuts #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest #WellandCommunityOrchard #FreeEvent

Julia, handcranking apple juice, from pulp.

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest #ApplePress #MakingJuice #WellandCommunityOrchard #FreeEvent #HandCrank #ManualJuicing #FreshlySqueezed #AppleJuice

Julia, feeding assorted #apples into the #FruitPressing machine.

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest #ApplePress #MakingJuice #WellandCommunityOrchard #FreeEvent

We are also giving away a lot of free fruits & vegetables at #LifecyclesProject #CommunitySharing day at #WellandCommunityOrchard

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest

#HeritageApple #tasting station at Community Sharing event at #WellandCommunityOrchard - organized by #LifeCyclesFruitTreeProject

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #volunteering #FoodSecurity #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #volunteers #CommunityWork #harvest

I'll be with the LifeCycles crew at #CommunitySharing day at #WellandCommunityOrchard today 🍏🍎🍐🍑🍇

Our annual Community Sharing Day is our way to celebrate the urban orchard, as well as distribute extra fruit at the peak of the season! We will have activities including tasting heritage apple varieties, a scavenger hunt, orchard tours, cider pressing, asking a fruit tree expert and of course there will be fruit to take home.

#LifecyclesProject #ViewRoyal #Wsanec #Saanich #Lekwungen #VictoriaBC #Grassroots #NonProfit #CommunityOrchard #FreeEvents #CommunityFood #LegacyPark #VictoriaBC #CommunityBased #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #fruits #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodTrees #FoodSecurity #FruitHarvest #CommunityWork #Harvest #YYJ #CiderPressing

I'll be at #Esquimalt #GorgeWaterway /Kinsmen park in a few hours to join the invasive green crab monitoring team. It's another trapping/netting day & I'll be documenting some of the project's work.

[ Since 2022, we have participated in the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ European Green Crab Monitoring Project. European green crabs are a destructive invasive species that removes eelgrass very efficiently, destroying habitat for everything else in the Gorge. Unfortunately, we caught adult European green crabs in the Gorge for the first time in August 2024 through our monitoring program.

We are working with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Peninsula Streams Society to remove as many as possible before the problem worsens. To prevent the spread of European Green Crabs, make sure to clean, drain, and dry off any watercraft according to BC Invasives. ]

https://www.gorge.ca/projects/european-green-crab-monitoring

#YYJ #Esquimalt #GorgeWaterwayPark #LekwungenTerritory #Songhees #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #Environmental #InvasiveSpecies #EuropeanGreenCrab #marine #DFO #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #conservationists #ecological #ecosystems #Naturalists #Cascadia #VanIsle #PNW

We will be showing all of our ribbon skirts, along with past ribbon skirt workshop participants, at the joint #TruthAndReconciliation special evening event, co-hosted by #SNIWWOC & #KWENCH on September 30th.

Event Info:

SNIWWOC will be hosting our annual Truth and Reconciliation event at KWENCH bringing #community members together for an evening of #education, #togetherness, and #remembrance for Truth and Reconciliation in #VictoriaBC on September 30th 2024, 5:30-7:30pm PST.

#JoinUs to learn about the sacred #Indigenous practice of #RibbonSkirt making and the significance it holds within the Indigenous community. You will have the unique opportunity to view these beautiful skirts made by BC Indigenous/Indigenous BIPOC individuals, and learn about the importance of continuing these traditions.

You will also have the privilege to #WitnessTestimony from #ResidentialSchoolSurvivors, the ones who did not make it as well as for honoring all #IndigenousCommunities.

Truth and Reconciliation, also known as #OrangeShirtDay, is a reminder of what was done in #Canadian history that impacted the #IndigenousPeople, and continues to impact generations of Indigenous communities. On this day we highlight how the conversation needs to be continued as a step for #healing and #reconciliation.

SNIWWOC would like to take this time and day to #honor the people and their #culture that was lost. You will hear from a variety of #IndigenousSpeakers, #CommunityElders, and be witness to #SacredKnowledge, in the #SafeSpace that we will hold for all that would like to be part of this experience.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone, celebrating and giving a voice for those who could not. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/truth-and-reconciliation-tickets-1002649079387

#EveryChildMatters #NativeExperiences #Lekwungen #Songhees #Esquimalt #Wsanec #FirstPeoples #CulturalEvent #YYJ #VancouverIsland #CommunityEvent #CommunitySharing #CommunitySupport #IndigenousLed #decolonization

#FlashbackFriday + #FoliageFriday combo.
Visiting Butterfly Gardens.
#Mimosa #leaves - known as the sensitive plant.

#nature #plants #botanical #YYJ #BrentwoodBay #CentralSaanich #Wsanec #Saanich #TouristAttraction #VancouverIsland #TourismVanvouverIsland #TourismBC #VanIsle #NatureVideo

Gorge Waterway Action Society is hosting a #PLANTING PARTY! To celebrate upcoming National #ForestWeek.

To occur during our regularly scheduled Thursday morning #NatureRestoration #WorkParty on September 26, from 9:30 until 11:00 am.

#VolunteersWanted #CommunityWork #EcologicalRestoration #HelpRestoreNature #HelpingHands #ComeAndHelp #GorgeWaterwayPark #RestoreTheGorge #Esquimalt #ViewRoyal #Saanich #Wsanec #Lekwungen #Songhees #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #YYJ #MakeADifference #HelpWanted #VanIsle #Environmentalists #NaturesHumanHelpers

This #buoy looks like a giant #RedPill 😆

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Please watch & enjoy my musical slideshow of #WellandCommunityOrchard #WorkParty today 🙂

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=lAmOQmFAtSOOsulN&v=zhs-v-ez-ko&feature=youtu.be

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3 of us on unofficial Team Asian attended #WellandCommunityOrchard #WorkParty today. Jenny & Phang. Jenny is originally from mainland China & speaks Cantonese - avid food security person & she does Chinese genealogy work too. Phang is from Hanoi, Vietnam & has only been here for less than a year. Phang is a farmer & works on a small market farm in Metchosin. All 3 of us are regular community orchard volunteers.

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Just got home from another #WellandCommunityOrchard #WorkParty. My first time using their orchard ladder to harvest apples. The weather was stellar to work outdoors today. Warm & sunny with gentle breezes.

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Come enjoy the upcoming Esquimalt Lantern Festival, next month! Come visit & make lanterns at the maker station at lantern festival. I'll be manning that station from 6pm-8pm

The #Esquimalt #LanternFestival is taking place on Friday, September 13 from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm.

This is a #FreeEvent and #AllAges are welcome to attend. There will be #LiveMusic, roaming #puppets, #FoodVendors, #FacePainting and #LanternMaking. Attendees are also encouraged to wear #costumes and bring their own lanterns.

Location: Esquimalt #GorgePark, #KinsmenGorgePark / #GorgeWaterwayPark - Japanese Pavilion area.

https://do250.com/events/2024/9/13/esquimalt-lantern-festival-tickets

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Seen while sailing.
Fried egg #jellyfish.

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#FlashbackFriday with #fountains at Butchart Gardens. 2020.

Two different #dragon water fountains in the cultivated gardens.

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