News
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GOMPS. “Letter to City of Courtney, Director of Parks, Culture and Community Services,” Vanier Park Garry Oak Stand Preservation, Aug 31, 2023
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GOMPS. “Letter to Saanich Mayor and Council,” Draft People, Pets and Parks Strategy, June 10, 2023.
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GOMPS. “Letter to Saanich Municipality,” People, Pets and Parks Strategy, June 10, 2023.
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Ryan Senechal. ĆEṈ¸IȽĆ (Garry oak) and the urban forest, Speaker Series: Garry Oak Trees and Ecosystems, Rockland Neighbourhood Association, March 2023.
with Ryan Senechal, President of the Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society
Many thanks to Ryan Senechal, President of the Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society, and everyone who attended this speaker series presentation. The event was recorded and is posted below (PPT slides are coming soon). We have also posted instructions on how to best collect Garry oak acorns and deliver to the GOMPS nursery to help with the preservation of the Garry oak tree.
Tuesday, March 14th, 2023: Video of presentation
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Thank you Pender Islands Conservancy!
Last February 23, 2022, Dr. Erin O’Brien & Dan Baxter with the Pender Islands Conservancy picking up 40 of our Garry oak seedlings for new homes on the Pender Islands. Quoting Dr. Erin here, “Thank you and all your volunteers for all you do to help restore Garry Oak ecosystems!”
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Thank you Ms. Maxine Moiner!
Last December 7, 2021, Ms. Maxine Moiner and partner picked up 10 x 2 gal seedlings for new home in Errington. And so, on behalf of everyone here at the Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society we are very grateful for your support.
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Thank you Mr. Malcolm McCartney!
We would like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Malcolm McCartney of Duncan, who is creating a Garry oak ecosystem on his property. He picked up 20 of our volunteer nursery seedlings.
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GOMPS. “Letter to Saanich Municipality,” 972 Milner Avenue and 978B Milner Avenue to preserve as a Garry Oak Meadow habitat preserve, Dec 30, 2020.
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GOMPS. “Letter to Saanich Municipality, Planning Department,” Subdivision of 931 Woodhall Drive and Significant Tree, Nov 6, 2020.
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Thank you to Doncaster School for the Acorn Donation!
We would like you extend our gratitude to the Grade 4 students at École Élémentaire Doncaster for their wonderful donation of Acorns.
We especially liked the handmade card included with the acorns. Thanks to the artist(s) who created the card. Very nicely done!
The acorns that Division 5 collected for us this year will be more than enough to complete our 2020 acorn collection. We’ll keep them all safely refrigerated until early 2021 and then they’ll be planted out next February/March.
On behalf of the Garry Oak Meadow Preservation Society, our thanks, once again, for your generous donation. Best wishes to those hard working students.
