Garry Oak Leaflet Summer/Fall 2025 (PDF)
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Community Event / Spring Lecture: The Urban Forest in Saanich – Strategy and Stewardship
The Camosun Community Associations presents a free lecture in partnership with the Mount Tolmie Community Association, featuring guest speaker, Ryan Senechal.
Ryan Senechal is an educator and a practicing consulting arborist/ urban forester with experience across municipal, commercial, education and nonprofit sectors. He is a lecturer in the Bachelor of Urban Forestry and Master of Urban Forestry Leadership programs at University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry.Speaker: Ryan Senechal
When: Wednesday, May 7th
Time: Doors open at 6:45 pm – Lecture 7-9 pm – includes Q&A
Where: Broad View United Church – 3703 St. Aidan’s St. (enter at lower level at back of church)Cookies, coffee and tea will be provided.
You may read online about Ryan to get a notion of what keeps him active locally using these links:- Ryan Senechal is a Sessional Lecturer at UBC’s Faculty of Forestry and a practicing consulting arborist/urban forester with experience across municipal, commercial, education, and nonprofit sectors. Scroll down on this page https://forestry.ubc.ca/future-students/graduate/professional-masters-degrees/master-of-urban-forestry-leadership/meet-the-mufl-faculty/
- New housing rules in B.C. trigger fears of ‘catastrophic’ loss of urban trees https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-ndp-bill-44-urban-forests/
- Ryan Senechal: Removing Sequoia Would Violate City of Victoria Policies https://creativelyunited.org/ryan-senechal-removing-sequoia-would-violate-city-of-victoria-policies/, https://martlet.ca/community-fights-to-save-trees-set-to-be-removed-from-centennial-square/, https://creativelyunited.org/an-analysis-of-dialogs-technical-memorandum-on-the-centennial-square-sequoia-tree/
- Remote Sensing: Garry Oak Species Detection Project https://www.garryoak.info/news
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Kwetlal (Camas) Day, on Sunday, May 4, from 12 pm to 3 pm.
Uplands Park, Beach Drive on grassy field at the Cattle Point entrance
Friends of Uplands Park Society is having its annual celebration. Come by and say hello, enjoy the displays, music, free refreshments, prizes, family activities and Wildflower Meadow Walks of 1 hour will begin at 12:30 pm.
More info: https://friendsofuplandspark.org/event/camas-kwetlal-day-sunday-may-4-1200-300pm/
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Improvement for GOMPS Garry Oak Volunteer Nursery From Nature-based Climate Action Grant – Victoria Foundation
In 2023 GOMPS applied for a Nature-based Climate Action Grant administered by the Victoria Foundation for key infrastructure and maintenance investments for sustainability of the GOMPS Garry Oak Volunteer Nursery.
In 2024 GOMPS received a $13,000 grant to assist with Nursery costs including the erection of a secure and safe work shelter for nursery volunteers having lost 2 previous shelters due to wind, snow & storm damage.
GOMPS thanks Volunteer Susan Grant who researched shelters, arranged & supervised installation of the shelter and Volunteer Marion Nyberg for making the shelter’s accesses safe for volunteers & visitors.
The latest Nursery shelter made it through its first winter enabling volunteers to better enjoy the workparties at the Volunteer Nursery!
Picture by Judith Carder. GOMPS Nursery new work shelter. -
Seedy Saturday Victoria, on Saturday, February 15, from 11 am – 4 pm.
On February 15th GOMPS Directors and Members set up a booth to join over 50+ incredible vendors for Seedy Saturday this year! From seeds, plants, and garden supplies to non-profits and more. Thanks to all the visitors who came by to say hello, and signed up for our Enews!
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GOMPS. “Letter to MLA for Ladysmith-Oceanside,” Harewood Plains Needs Protection, Dec 8, 2024.
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GOMPS. “Letter to MLA for Nanaimo-Gabriola Island,” Harewood Plains Needs Protection, Dec 8, 2024.
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GOMPS, ” Letter to BC Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship” Harewood Plains Needs Protection, Dec 8, 2024.