Meetings

Let’s Get Together

2026 Meetings

All meetings are from 2pm to 4pm

Qualicum Beach Community Hall,

664 Memorial Ave. by the Farmers Market

Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month.

The meetings begin at 2 pm (doors open at 1:30pm)

There is no meeting in December.

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

Our next meeting is May 28th at 2 pm. Important! Our new location is the QB
Community Hall, 644 Memorial Ave. beside the Farmers Market area.
You can also park in the St. Stevens church parking lot and use the ramp or
stairs from that side. The glass doors on the Market side will also be
opened. Doors open at 1:30.

This month we welcome

BALD EAGLE SHOW
Dave Manning & Eroca Dancer
Pender Island
250-629-3638
e: auracathartes@gmail.com

Program Title:
“Eagle Watch—The Best of 20 Years”

Program Description:
Dave Manning, long-time birder, writer and photographer, has been observing Bald Eagle
behavior for over 20 years throughout the Salish Sea. Incorporating photographs, stories and
live original music, he and his musician wife, Eroca Dancer, team up in following one pair of
Eagles through the entire breeding season, giving us intimate views into the lives of this iconic
West Coast bird.

OUR BIOS:

Dave Manning is a teacher, photographer, writer and birder. He has published two books, one
on Turkey Vultures of the Gulf Islands and another on wildlife in the Arizona desert.
His wife, Eroca Dancer, is a music teacher, singer, actor and writer. She contributes live original
music to the programs.
They have toured BC and the American Southwest presenting their shows to a variety of Nature
groups.