WHAT WE’RE UP TO
HIRING CONTRACT POSITION: Conservation Specialist for the Comox Valley Conservation Partnership
TERM: Upon candidate selection to December 31, 2023. TIME COMMITMENT: 150 hours RATE: $50/hour The Comox Valley Land Trust (CVLT) promotes, protects, conserves, and restores the ecologically significant land, waters, and wildlife habitat of the Comox Valley. It has three programs: a Land Protection Program, the Comox Valley Conservation Partnership [>>]
Our Second Annual Photo Contest Results Are In!
It was difficult for our judges to choose only three photos from their long list of favourites! But they eventually got there! After much deliberation, the top prize went to Kevin Moldenhauer for his photograph of a chocolate tube slime mold. Second prize went to Michael Buerge for his photograph [>>]
Community effort protects rare and mysterious fish species found only in Vancouver Island watershed
Coalition and crowdfunding campaign results in preservation of Morrison Creek Headwaters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2023 Cumberland, B.C. Almost two decades ago, young Carly Palmer first found a rare and mysterious fish species on a family outing to the wetlands at Morrison Creek. When the family discovered that the [>>]
In Memory: Piet Rutgers, October 5, 1949 – April 14, 2023
Our long-serving president Pieter Ulrich Rutgers passed away due to cancer on April 14, 2023, in hospital in Comox, B.C. He will be sorely missed by us all. We send our heartfelt condolences to his wife Kate, and Piet and Kate’s three sons and their partners. We are so thankful [>>]
Excitement builds in campaign to protect an evergreen spring-fed sanctuary for salmon and endangered species on Vancouver Island
Crowd funding campaign launches for conservation of Comox Valley mecca for fish and wildlife, including a species found nowhere else on Earth. November 15, 2022, Courtenay, B.C. Janet Gemmell remembers the day almost two decades ago when she and husband Jim Palmer saw their young daughter Carly discover a rare [>>]
CTV News highlights Morrison Headwaters project
CVLT Director, David Stapley, and Morrison Streamkeepers president, Jan Gemmell, took the CTV crew on a look-see through Morrison Creek Headwaters to share the fundraising campaign in a very hands-on way. https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/unique-fish-found-only-on-vancouver-island-under-threat-conservationists-say-1.6155683
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HELP US PRESERVE THE BEAUTY OF THE COMOX VALLEY
Since our formation in 1999, the Comox Valley Land Trust has protected and conserved approximately 600 hectares of ecologically significant land and wildlife habitat. This success is thanks to the vision and generosity of our donors and partners. Your donation to CVLT goes directly to acquiring and protecting the natural wealth of the Comox Valley.