You came and told us your stories! On Saturday, 26 October 2019, the Bowen Island Conservancy hosted an Open House for its Bowen/Nexwlélexm Marine Atlas Project. We asked the community this question: Do you have an experience along Bowen’s shores…
A rare chance to visit the Park On Sunday, 23 September, with support from BC Parks, the Bowen Island Conservancy took a group of people on a hike to visit Apodaca Provincial Park, which is located on the eastern shore…
A new Forest Service Plan In mid-summer of 2017 we learned that a new Forest Service Plan (FSP) for the “Chinook region” (that is, the Lower Mainland, including Bowen Island) was being prepared by BC Timber Sales (BCTS: a branch…
This material is taken from an article written by Connie Haist that originally appeared in the summer 2016 newsletter of the Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy (LINC). We are grateful to LINC for their permission to use this material on our…
On a beautiful August 13th we hosted a group of members of the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia, who visited the Island to hike around Killarney Lake. We met the group at the Community School and headed off…
Along our shorelines, forage fish species spawn and juvenile salmon feed. We are mostly aware of herring, but did you know that Pacific Sand Lance, Capelin, and Surf Smelt spawn on sandy and pebble beaches right at our feet? These…
Heron nesting on Bowen Island For almost twenty years, herons have been nesting in Snug Cove, and some years elsewhere on the island. Nesting has been disrupted frequently in recent years, especially by human and eagle activity. Our herons are…
On a beautiful October morning we arranged a morning hike around Crippen Park with the volunteers from Collingwood Neighbourhood House, who were visiting Bowen Island for an offsite retreat. From Snug Cove we walked to the fish ladder and then…
Ripping around in the bush and harming Crown land on a dirt bike or ORV (Off-Road Vehicle) might seem like recreation to some people, but in B.C. it is a crime. Irresponsible off-roading with ORVs/ATVs, motorcycles or 4x4s, sometimes referred…
On Sunday, 16 September 2012, with support from BC Parks, the Bowen Island Conservancy organized a memorable morning outing to Apodaca Provincial Park, which is located on the eastern shore of Bowen Island. The Park is normally only accessible by…
Peter Drake, long a member of the Conservancy, Board member, and Chairman until April this year, passed away peacefully at his home on June 7th, 2012. Peter will be greatly missed by us all at the Conservancy. His hard work…
The Thompson Road road allowance terminates at the boundary of Crown Land Block 6, which contains the Fairy Fen Nature Reserve (owned by the Islands Trust Fund). Some years ago an application was submitted to the Provincial Government for a…
