What’s been happening at GaLTT
Birds – who knew?
Every year GaLTT does regular monitoring for the covenants it holds or manages. Monitoring involves walking the land and looking for any changes, positive or negative; we follow standardized routes, compare the state of the land to that recorded in a baseline ecological survey made [...]
Why Earth Day matters
We welcome this guest post by Erin Udal, organizer of Earth Day at the Commons. Why Earth Day matters on Gabriola Island As I reflect on my upbringing on Gabriola Island, I am struck by the profound impact it has had on my values [...]
Spring tracks?
A reminder as spring approaches and we all get out more, to be mindful of the damage our use of trails can cause and take steps to minimize it; even feet wandering off trails to avoid mud can do substantial harm by widening trails and [...]
It’s spring and the plants are migrating
…or at least they will be if you give them a hand! GaLTT’s Native Plant Depot at the Commons offers native plants to anyone who wants them, free of charge. Our plant recovery team visits properties that are being cleared, with the permission of the [...]
Tour de Terre 2023
1 to 4 pm • Saturday, April 22 Celebrate Earth Day with Nature Stewards by taking a FREE self-guided tour of seven properties on Gabriola to learn more about how islanders are conserving native habitat and gardening with nature and biodiversity in mind. These [...]
Unguided Walk
Our first ever unguided night walk will happen on the full of the moon in July. Participants will be taken to a secret location in the 707 and turned loose to find their way out. Headlamps and flashlights are absolutely prohibited. [...]
Nature Reserve danger tree removal complete
Danger tree removal in S'ul'hween X'pey (Elder Cedar) Nature Reserve has been completed. “Danger trees” are those that are still standing but fully or partially rotten, with the potential for falling at any time. While no one wants to take out trees in a Nature [...]
Celebrating GaLTT
The Gabriola Arts Council, through their Triumph event series, celebrated the extraordinary COVID related efforts of GaLTT and the Gabriola Lions at the a full Gabriola Island Community Hall on March 11th. The MC for the evening recounted GaLTT's unique contribution. Despite social media [...]
Bumble bees
All bumble bees belong to the genus Bombus (a name which is almost as delightful as Troglodytes applied to a wren). Bumble bees are vital within our ecological systems. They are the best pollinator for some important crops (they don’t depend on particular flowers, [...]
2023 AGM report
2022 was a very successful year for GaLTT. Thirty-nine people showed up to our AGM on Sunday March 4th to attend our business meeting and listen to a presentation by Libby Gunn and Alison Thomas on restoration work done by GaLTT over the past [...]
ABC Walk report: Three Gates Trail
Twenty hearty souls turned out to enjoy the GaLTT 3 Gates Walk on March 4th. The walk looped through "Stump Farm", now part of Coats Marsh Regional Park. Stump Farm has a colourful history going back to Gabriola's "hippie" days and is currently [...]
Is there a better way?
We welcome this guest post by Barbara Swift, whose family recently donated Link Island to the Islands Trust Conservancy. Her article reflects on the reasoning behind making such an extraordinary donation and the changes in mindset that are needful if we are to look [...]
