What’s been happening at GaLTT
2019 Accessibility
MARCH-APRIL During March and April we invited Gabriolans to complete our beach and trail accessibility survey. We will use the results to consult and work with the RDN and BC Parks Departments to improve access where it is most needed for those with mobility [...]
2019 Trailwork
JANUARY & FEBRUARY Violent windstorms and, later, unusually heavy snowfalls continued to add to the work of our hardy trail stewards and work crews in January and February. Our carefully planned February 10 AGM and Guest Speaker Richard Hebda had to be cancelled [...]
2018 Thank You!
SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER Our thanks go to Village Liquor Store who generously donated 1% of their September sales to GaLTT. (Photo ©Gabriola Sounder)
2018 Streamkeepers
JUNE Gabriola Streamkeepers did stream-assessment work in Mallett Creek and near the mouth of Dick Brook where they were delighted to find salmon fry.JULY & AUGUST Streamkeepers continued to monitor our seasonal streams.
2018 Events
MARCH On March 10, Doug White III, former (2009-14) Chief of the Snunéymuxw First Nation and the current Director of the Centre for Preconfederation Treaties and Reconciliation at Vancouver Island University spoke to Gabriolans about the historical and political legacy of the Snunéymuxw [...]
2018 AGM
On February 7, in Phoenix Auditorium at The Haven, preceding our AGM, eminent ethnobotanist Dr. Nancy J. Turner, Emeritus Professor, Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, presented some of her fascinating research. The evening's proceedings were begun by Snunéymuxw Elder Lolly Good with a [...]
2018 Trail Licences
APRIL During April, GaLTT was delighted to sign a trail licence agreement with Linda and Peter Hellenius on their beautiful property. This new trail follows a pretty creek and connects Murray Road to the existing Evans Rd Trail, which runs from Gray [...]
2018 Invasive Species
MAY BROOMBASHING GaLTT's and Lion's kick-off BBQ and Broombash event April 29 at Drumbeg was wonderfully successful with 76 volunteers signing up and a few extra who arrived before the sign-up sheets. BC Parks sent a team to help and to gather [...]
2018 Trailwork
This is an archival consolidated post from the previous incarnation of our website. JANUARY To kick the new year off, on January 7, Trail Ops chair Rob Brockley's volunteer crew braved the drenching rain to complete a new trail [...]
Amphibian habitat
This is an archival post from the previous incarnation of our website. Herpetologist Elke Wind gave a fascinating presentation at our AGM on "Frogs, Freshwater Ponds, Fragmentation, and Fish." She talked about the inter-relationships of all these factors on the [...]
Cox Park History 2002-05
This is an archival post from the previous incarnation of our website. Buying a community park The RDN purchased lands now known as Cox Community Park in 2002 on behalf of the residents of Electoral Area B (Gabriola, Mudge and [...]
Invasives Alert!
The giant treefrogs have arrived on Gabriola. Please be on the lookout for these; they crowd out other species by sitting on them. If you spot one in your yard it is recommended that you take evasive action.
