Comox Valley Nature is pleased to host Vancouver Island native western painted turtle specialist, Christian Englestoft, for the first of its monthly public lectures for 2017.
The Comox Valley is a northern limit on Vancouver Island. It is one of many native species that have been adversely impacted by development over the past 50 years.
Englestoft has been working as an independent wildlife biologist for more than 20 years on Vancouver Island. His studies have been published in a number of journals.
He has developed protocols and implemented inventory surveys for a variety of wildlife, including deer, otters, marine birds, the Northern Goshawk, turtles, reptiles, amphibians, and gastropods. He is working with the Endangered Sharp-tailed Snake and Little Brown Myotis and the Threaded Western Painted Turtle on the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island.
The illustrated talk is entitled: Surveys and Stewardship of Western Painted Turtle on Vancouver Island. The lecture is on Sept. 17 and will start after introductions at 7 p.m. in the Rotary Room of the Filberg Seniors Centre at 411 Anderton, Courtenay.
Comox Valley Nature is a non-profit society affiliated to BC Nature consisting only of unpaid volunteers. CVN fulfills its educational mandate by hosting monthly lectures, organizing free weekly guided hikes for members, and a free monthly walk open to the public. Comox Valley Nature also supports specialized groups (Birding, Botany, Garry Oak Restoration, Wetland Restoration, Photography and Young Naturalists Club) which have separate monthly activities. Membership in BC Nature and Comox Valley Nature is $30 per adult and $40 for a family.
Anyone interested in this lecture or participating in CVNS activities can contact us at the website comoxvalleynaturalist.bc.ca/