What’s been happening at GaLTT
WW Walk 1: Big Tree Hunt
The first offering of GaLTT’s 2022 Winter Walkabout is a lovely walk offering water views of Descanso Bay and an amble through the mature mixed-wood forest of Cox Community Park. The route will take you past a number of favourite arbutus and big leaf [...]
Daphne work party
Now we’re done with the holidays and the snow (we hope), Libby says it’s time to tackle Daphne laurel again. When? Sunday January 16 at 1pm Where? Meet at the intersection of Sir William Drive and St Catherines Ave (off Martin) Why? After clearing [...]
Walkabout Trail Journal
GaLTT’s Winter Walkabout: Trees is getting in gear! We’ve organized ten self-guided weekly walks over the next months, taking you to some of Gabriola’s most beloved trees. Each Wednesday there’ll be a new walk notice in the Sounder, and GaLTT members will be emailed an [...]
Hello world… and thank you!
"Hello, world!" is the traditional greeting from a first post on a new website, but this isn’t a new website—we’ve just ported the existing content to a new Wordpress platform and rearranged things a bit. Jenni Gehlbach built our original website ten years ago, [...]
Watch out for the Winter Walkabout!
GaLTT’s Winter Walkabout: Tree edition will begin Wednesday, January 12 with the release of the first self guided walk. There will be nine more walks, emailed to members weekly, or posted on the GaLTT website. Pick up your Trail Journal at North Road Sports beginning [...]
Walking into spring
Our 2022 self-guided walk series to visit special TREES—coming soon! As Gabriola’s big-leaf maples shed their leaves this blustery Fall, we were busy planning our 2022 series of self-guided winter walks. This time we’ll be taking you to view some of Gabriola’s most beloved trees. [...]
Winter work parties
Sunday December 5, 1.30-3pm—Twin Beaches In December we’ll be festive while we remove the Holly and the Ivy in Gabriola Sands Provincial Park—stay tuned for details. If you have questions email Libby at invasives@galtt.ca. Sunday December 19, 1.30-3pm—Trailwork near Medical Centre This work party is [...]
Silent soundwalk with DinahD
On blustery October 22, 25 walkers joined sound artist Dinah D on a guided 4-km, 1.25-hour silent Soundwalk in Gabriola’s north end. In this immersive experience they focussed on everyday sounds in the environment and pondered their human role in this place. They learned [...]
DinahD’s Silent Soundwalk #2
Saturday December 4, 10am-noon Sound Artist DinahD guided us on our second silent soundwalk—this time at Gabriola's Tle:Ltxw village site beside False Narrows, walking about 3.5 kms in 1.5 hrs, geared for wind and tide and equipped for distant viewing. We reframed our idea of [...]
Native plants in Drumbeg
On November 7, our volunteers braved a downpour to restore native plants in Drumbeg Park's Garry oak meadow where we cleared the broom last summer—you may have noticed the red flagging tape. Over the last few weeks we have planted hundreds of plugs and [...]
Silent soundwalk with DinahD
On a blustery Saturday morning in late October, around 30 walkers joined sound-artist DinahD for a spaced and silent 4-km Soundwalk at Gabriola’s north end. They focussed on the sounds in their environment and pondered their human role in this place. They heard the [...]
Our native plant depot is open
Clearing land? If you plan to clear part of your land, please contact us first. Our Rescue Team will dig up and remove native species and take them to GaLTT's Native Plant Depot at the Commons. There is no charge, no disruption to your work, [...]
