What’s been happening at GaLTT
2019 Events
JUNE 2 CROSS-GABRIOLA TREK: Over 50 people started from Joyce Lockwood Park to walk this year's lovely new 13.5 km route. We trekked along the beautiful forested coast cliffs, and then up and across the middle of the island. We walked entirely on [...]
2019 AGM
MARCH-APRIL Because of the big winter storm we had to cancel our scheduled AGM. The rescheduled meeting was held on March 4th, and although our speaker could not attend at that time,members learned what we were up to throughout 2018 and [...]
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 [...]
