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SUMMARY:Garden Club Plant Sale Fundraiser for Talking Trees Nature Reserve
DESCRIPTION:The GCA is proud to partner up with the Galiano Garden Club for their Annual Spring Plant Sale and Fundraiser this year. We will be providing delicious baked goods and an assortment of teas to the avid gardeners who will come to stock up for their homes and landscaping projects. All proceeds from ticket and concession sales will support the establishment and maintenance of trails at the Talking Trees Nature Reserve. \nThe Garden Club plant sale will take place on May 2nd\, at the Galiano Lions Club Hall\, 1 PM – 3 PM. We hope to see you all there!! \nGCA ED Chessi Miltner and Julia Greenlaw (previous owner’s daughter) at the Talking Trees Nature Reserve
URL:https://galianoconservancy.ca/event/garden-club-plant-sale-fundraiser-for-talking-trees-nature-reserve/
LOCATION:Galiano Lions hall\, 992 Burrill Rd\, Galiano Island\, British Columbia\, V0N 1P0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:GCA Annual Spring Plant Sale With the Seed Library of Galiano
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for our Spring Plant Sale on Saturday\, May 9th\, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Millard Learning Centre\, where you’ll be able to stock your garden with a wide selection of native and food-bearing plants.\n\nThis plant sale is in collaboration with the Seed Library of Galiano (SLOG)– organically grown\, non-GMO\, regionally resilient and genetically diverse seed varieties will be available.\n\nOur knowledgeable staff will be on hand to answer your questions\, and help you make the right decisions for your home landscaping and gardening projects!\n\nOur current Native Plant Inventory is available HERE. (Please note that the Food Forest inventory has not been updated yet and some of the plants listed may not be available).
URL:https://galianoconservancy.ca/event/gca-annual-spring-plant-sale-with-the-seed-library-of-galiano/
LOCATION:Millard Learning Centre\, Galiano Island\, 10825 Porlier Pass road\, Galiano Island\, British Columbia\, V0N1P0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:Restoration Fridays - Make a Difference Week Edition
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, June 5th 2026\, the restoration team will be celebrating International Make a Difference Week by meeting at the Quadra Hill Nature Reserve for an educational day of forest restoration and ecological fuel management.\n \nGaliano Island has a legacy of industrial clear-cut logging that has resulted in huge swathes of simplified plantation forests on our landscape.  These young monocultures lack diversity and increase wildfire risk. On Quadra Hill\, we’ve been working for the past couple of years to model restorative forestry practices\, integrating both wetland restoration and forest restoration.\n\nOn Friday\, we’ll talk about the restoration we’ve done\, and then there will be opportunities to contribute by: \n\n\n\npulling down a Douglas-fir tree with a chain hoist\nmanaging fuels and creating conservation burn piles for biochar generation in the fall\n\nWe’ll meet at 9:30 at the cul-de-sac at the end of Melissa Road (1000 Melissa Road).  GCA staff will manage parking along the shoulder of Melissa Road\, or on the Quadra Hill property depending on vehicle type.  Snacks will be provided.  If you want to join us for lunch\, please bring a packed lunch\, and water for the day.\n\n\nTools will be provided.  Make sure you wear a pair of hiking boots with good traction\, as well as long sleeves and pants.  There is a chance of rain\, so come prepared.  FYI\, there are no washroom facilities on this property. \n\nWe hope you’ll be able to join us for a fun\, educational\, and productive day!  Please let Adam Huggins know ahead of time if you plan on attending\, by emailing him at restoration@galianoconservancy.ca
URL:https://galianoconservancy.ca/event/restoration-fridays-make-a-difference-week-edition/
LOCATION:1000 Melissa Road\, Galiano Island\, BC\, 1000 Melissa Road\, Galiano Island\, CA-BC\, V0N 1P0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Event,Volunteer Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Adam Huggins - GCA Restoration Coordinator":MAILTO:restoration@galianoconservancy.ca
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SUMMARY:2026 Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday\, June 27th starting at 1:30 PM at the Millard Learning Centre (10825 Porlier Pass Road). You are encouraged to attend in person\, but can also join remotely via Zoom at this LINK. \nIMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING MEMBERSHIPS & VOTING \nThe GCA’s AGM is open to the public\, but only members in good standing can vote. To be considered a member in good standing\, you must have renewed your membership in 2025 (6-month grace period ends June 30th) or in 2026\, either by donating an amount greater than $10\, or by volunteering with the GCA for at least one hour and signing up to be a member. \nInterested in being more involved? If you wish to know more about the roles and responsibilities of board members and eligibility to stand for election\, please email Risa Smith\, current GCA Board Vice-Chair: vice-chair@galianoconservancy.ca \nIf you are in the mood to do a bit of outdoor work prior to the AGM\, we are organizing an informal social hour and (optional) volunteer activity (weeding in the Nuts’a’maat Forage Forest). Join us at the MLC classroom at noon to chat with staff and board members and get a bit of fresh air in good company! \n \nWe are pleased to announce that this year’s featured speaker will be Dr. Jennifer Grenz  \nTalk title and description: \nRelational Restoration: Reclaiming Land\, Responsibility\, and Reciprocity\nConservation is often framed as protection and management\, creating conservation practices that may leave essential long-term human relationship out of land care. Drawing upon her Canadian National Bestselling book\, “Medicine Wheel for the Planet:  A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing” and the principles of Indigenous Ecology\, Dr. Jennifer Grenz explores how land stewardship can move beyond preservation toward relational restoration—where ecological health\, cultural continuity\, and governance are understood as inseparable. Grounded in examples from her restoration practice and Indigenous-led land healing research in British Columbia\, she demonstrates how we can engage with deeper time\, recognize shifted baselines\, and support pathways that restore not only ecosystems\, but the relationships that sustain them. \nBio \nDr. Jennifer Grenz is an Assistant Professor and Indigenous Scholar (Nlaka’pamux\, member of the Lytton First Nation) in the Department of Forest Resources Management\, jointly appointed between the Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia. The research focuses of her Indigenous Ecology Lab (www.IndigenousEcology.com) are on the application of a food systems lens to restoration ecology\, and developing culturally centered\, data-driven restoration interventions using Indigenous and western sciences. The lab works entirely in service to the land-healing research needs of Indigenous communities\, particularly in the context of building climate resiliency and major climate event recovery. Prior to her academic appointment\, Dr. Grenz was the Executive Director of the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver and ran her own invasive plant management company\, Greener This Side\, managing invasive species for government agencies. Dr. Grenz is the author of National Bestseller\, “Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing”\, a book based on her PhD dissertation published by Knopf Canada (imprint of Penguin Random House) and the University of Minnesota Press (USA). \n  \nAGM Agenda\n(Link to more detailed agenda will be added closer to the date) \n1:30PM – AGM Proceedings\n\nWelcome & Acknowledgement of Shared Territory\nCall to Order\nApproval of Agenda (Link) and 2025 AGM Minutes (Link)\nChair’s Statement\nFinancial Report (Link to 2025 financial statements)\nProgram Updates / Staff Reports\nBoard Elections\n\n2:45PM – Intermission\n3:00PM – FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Jennifer Grenz – Relational Restoration: Reclaiming Land\, Responsibility\, and Reciprocity
URL:https://galianoconservancy.ca/event/2026-agm/
LOCATION:Millard Learning Centre\, Galiano Island\, 10825 Porlier Pass road\, Galiano Island\, British Columbia\, V0N1P0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:Process-Based Restoration Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Students Learning about Process-based Ecological Restoration \nThe BC Wildlife Federation is bringing a free watershed restoration workshop to Galiano Island. \nJoin us for this 2-day workshop on Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration (LTPBR)! Learn how hand-built instream structures can be used to restore floodplains by increasing habitat complexity\, addressing stream erosion\, improving floodplain connectivity and groundwater storage\, improving habitat for fish and wildlife\, and increasing the resiliency of the landscape to drought and wildfire. Spots for this workshop are limited to 15 participants\, so if you are interested\, please register right away! \nDates: August 8-9\, 2026 \nSaturday August 8: 9 AM to 4:30 PM \nSunday August 9: 9 AM to 4:30 PM \nWhere: Galiano Island\, BC \nCost: FREE ($100+ value) \nFor more information or to register\, please contact: \nErika Kolli\, Wetlands Education Program Coordinator \nPhone: 604-882-9988 ext. 304 \nEmail: wep@bcwf.bc.ca
URL:https://galianoconservancy.ca/event/process-based-restoration-workshop/
LOCATION:Millard Learning Centre\, Galiano Island\, 10825 Porlier Pass road\, Galiano Island\, British Columbia\, V0N1P0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshop,Education Program,Public Event
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