What’s been happening at GaLTT
Imagine my surprise…
...When I found a bright lime green caterpillar as big as my third finger chugging across a path in our yard. I immediately pulled out the iNaturalist app, which helpfully identified it as the caterpillar of a Polyphemus moth. And wow, what a moth [...]
Why Monthly Giving Matters
Most of us think of charitable giving as something we do once or twice a year. But for organizations like GaLTT, conservation happens every day. Trails need regular maintenance. Invasive plants keep growing. Conservation covenants need stewardship. And when opportunities arise to protect an important [...]
What invasive plant goes where?
The recent delivery of the RDN’s new Quick Reference Recycling Guide in our mailboxes got the Habitat Restoration Committee thinking more about disposal of invasive plants. Common questions that Gabriola residents ask the committee include, “Can I put invasive plants in the RDN organics cart?” [...]
Blanket Ceremony honours Gabriola Elders
On Sunday July 5th, GaLTT member and Past President Rob Brockley was one of six Gabriola Elders honoured at a Blanket Ceremony led by Snuneymuxw First Nation Elder C’tasi:a (Geraldine) Manson at the Gabriola Museum. This Blanketing Ceremony honoured individuals “recognized for their role [...]
2026 End to End Hike
This year’s End to End hike is on BC Trails Day, Saturday, June 6th! Our 14km End-to-End hike has multiple entry and exit points and takes place on trails and quiet rural roads. 10 am: meet at Descanso Bay Regional Park, upper day use [...]
“Our yard isn’t pretty, but we love it!”
We are not the only victims of the Great Lawn Delusion. The real victims are the involuntarily displaced residents who lived in the place where the lawn is now... we transform a rich, interesting, lively piece of earth into a lawn that has the biological [...]
How to Protect Gabriola’s Natural Environment—Forever
What is “planned giving”? Simply put, planned giving means arranging now to make a gift to a charity in the future, often through your Will.It’s called planned because it takes a bit of thought and preparation. You’ll usually want to talk it through with [...]
Report: Canadian Land Trust Summit
Guest post by Joan Eamer Nov. 24-26, Victoria As a new GALTT board member – and as someone new to the world of land trusts – attending this national summit was both intimidating and inspirational. Once I had conquered the terminology and acronyms [...]
2026 AGM Report
Business Meeting Sixty-nine people attended GaLTT’s 2026 AGM on March 29th at the Gabriola Golf Club. President Sarah Kopjar started things off acknowledging that we live and work with gratitude on the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. Her President’s Report reviewing the year's [...]
Notice of 2026 AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Gabriola Land & Trails Trust will be held on Sunday March 29th, 2-5 pm, at the Gabriola Golf & Country Club. Doors open at 1:30. Please come early to get a good seat, because space is limited to 80. [...]
Winter walkabout – Favourite Trees, Revisited
During the pandemic we began a tradition of offering self guided winter walks, providing walk descriptions with wayfinding guidance and information about what you’d see on the route. In 2021 we asked islanders to nominate their favourite trees (Several walks also refer to GaLTT’s [...]
What’s in a name?
ISC is now HRC! As you probably know, GaLTT’s Invasive Species Committee has covered a lot of ground over the years pulling, cutting, slashing, and removing invasive plant species. But the committee increasingly does more than just ‘slash and dash’. Though simply removing invasive [...]
