What’s been happening at GaLTT
New Invasive Plants Brochure
Introducing an Action Plan for Gabriola GaLTT has just produced a colourful new pamphlet about dealing with invasive plants. Watch for this as an insert in the January 22nd issue of the Sounder! We hope it will help Gabriolans recognise the threat these plants [...]
Neighbourhood Pathways Winter Walks
GaLTT salutes the generosity of 24 Gabriolans who have given us all access to a trail on their property! Join a GaLTT volunteer every second Saturday at 10 am for a 60 to 90 minute walk to explore some of these Neighbourhood trail licences. [...]
Celebration of 707 addition – Wilkinson Woods
A celebration of the new 707 Community Park addition was held on December 6th on the “Wilkinson Woods” land. Vanessa Craig (Regional District of Nanaimo board chair) and GaLTT President Hugh Skinner said a few words, followed by a ribbon cutting and a short [...]
Conservation Covenants – Yarrow’s Story
Yarrow Koontz first set eyes on her 8.2-acre property near Silva Bay more than two decades ago. Although the landscape bore the visible scars of past human disturbance and neglect, Yarrow was immediately struck by the beauty and diversity of its physical and natural features. [...]
GaLTT’s Presidents – Hugh Skinner
“Look at things differently.” For my interview with GaLTT’s 8th and current president, Hugh Skinner, we met for a ‘walk and talk,' going from the end of James Way through to McConvey and the west side of Cox Park to Taylor Bay Road, [...]
Remembering Randy Young
Randy Young, one of GaLTT’s earliest supporters and volunteer extraordinaire, sadly passed away in Nanaimo Regional Hospital on October 30th.Randy was truly the patriarch of Gabriola’s amazing trail system. Randy and his wife, Lynne, joined GaLTT at the time of its creation in 2004. Randy [...]
707 expansion – Wilkinson Woods
GaLTT is delighted to report that the 707 Community Park has expanded yet again!On October 24, 2024, the Regional District of Nanaimo publicly announced its recent purchase of the 78-acre (31.5 hectare) adjacent property known locally as Wilkinson Woods. This is the third addition to [...]
GaLTT’s Presidents – Rob Brockley
"You plant seeds that come to fruition years down the line." GaLTT’s seventh president Rob Brockley has “lived, worked and played in forests” his entire life—including working as a forest research scientist for thirty years. So, when he and his wife Susan retired to [...]
Volunteer as our web admin!
GaLTT is looking for someone to take over management of this website! Can you help? The work involves regular maintenance tasks and some posting of content. If you are interested in taking on this role, you can find details in this web admin job [...]
GaLTT’s Presidents – Anne Landry
GaLTT’s sixth president Anne Landry moved to Gabriola in 2011 with her wife Ro Konrad, and was introduced to GaLTT through a friend who was on the board. Anne had worked for thirty-five years with Parks Canada, starting as a naturalist and summer interpreter [...]
Drumbeg Restoration 2024 – you can help!
Removing invasive broom is only the start of our restoration work at Drumbeg—we then have to replant with native species to prevent the broom and other weedy species from moving back in. Will you donate to help cover the costs of buying plants and [...]
Why I use iNaturalist
Guest post by Lou Skinner. My love of the natural world began early, on walks with my dad through the forests of Quebec. As a teen, I would roll my eyes when he told me the names of wild flowers and birds but it [...]
