Meetings

Let’s Get Together

2024 Meetings

Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month at St. Edmunds Church Hall, 407 Wembley Road, Parksville.

The September, October, April, May and June meetings begin at 7pm(doors open at 6:30pm)

The November, January, February and March meetings begin at 3pm(doors open at 2:30pm)

There is no meeting in December, but we hold a potluck on Christmas Bird Count Sunday.

There are no meetings in July and August, but we enjoy at least one picnic at Rathtrevor Park.

We respectfully acknowledge that we are meeting within the unceded traditional territories of the Snaw-naw-as people and the Qualicum First Nation, the traditional keepers of these lands.

Today, many First Nations and Métis peoples continue to live, work and play here as do we. We intend to nurture better understanding and pursue opportunities for collaboration with our First Nations neighbours.

Arrowsmith Naturalists Members Meeting

Thursday April 25 2024

General Meeting of the Arrowsmith Naturalists

Thursday, 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm.

St. Edmunds Church Hall, 407 Wembley Rd., Parksville

Speaker: Catherine Babault

Presentation: Vancouver Island Marmot, The World’s Rarest Marmot

Catherine Babault is a nature photographer in Courtenay, Vancouver Island. She shares her passion for nature photography and conservation in her photo tours and workshops on the island, public presentations and photo books. Catherine is the author of the book Vancouver Island Marmot, The World’s Rarest Marmot. Her previous book Vancouver Island Wildlife, A Photo Journey won a Nautilus Book Award in the USA. You can follow Catherine on the social network Mastodon: https://mstdn.ca/@CatherineBabault and watch her videos on YouTube.

Photographing wildlife is both challenging and rewarding. Compelling images are often the result of a thorough study of the subject and its environment. When it comes to a rare species like the Vancouver Island marmot of which there are only 250 specimens in the wilderness, the quest for these photos requires a lot of determination and patience. In her presentation, Catherine will talk about her experience in photographing this rare marmot, some facts about the marmot and the efforts taken to save it from extinction.