What’s been happening at GaLTT
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 [...]
S’ul-hween X’pey (Elder Cedar) CLOSURE NOTICE
UPDATE March 12thThe arborist will be cutting one more tree along the loop trail. It will be at the creek crossing with the stepping stones. The work will be for about 3-4 hours on Tuesday morning, weather dependent. If Tuesday doesn't work then he hopes [...]
For the wildlife watchers
GaLTT's work is generally on land, but we do take an interest in marine ecosystems too, because they're part of the whole and what makes Gabriola and the surrounding islands the special places they are. In recent months sea lions have been congregating between Link [...]
Notice of 2023 AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Gabriola Land & Trails Trust will be held on March 4th, 2-4 pm, at the Gabriola Golf & Country Club. (Doors open at 1:45.) AGENDA Business MeetingPresentation on the habitat restoration project at Drumbeg Provincial Park by Libby Gunn [...]
Gabriola’s Brave Little Birds
They are often heard before seen. Ki-deah! Ki-deah! Alerts us to a nearby Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) so named for the sound of its call. They can be seen feeding on the shores of Gabriola Island year-round, often in monogamous pairs or small groups. In [...]
REPORT: False Narrows ABC Walk
On a grey February Saturday threatening rain, 36 (or maybe more than 40!) Gabriolans joined Nick Doe and Jenni Gehlbach for a guided walk along False Narrows from Brickyard Beach to the Cemetery. Jenni started things off with a geographic orientation and a brief [...]
Native plants and shoreline erosion
Recently GaLTT received a question about best practices for planting native species to prevent soil erosion on the banks above the ocean. Shoreline stability is a problem that will worsen as the effects of climate change affect the stresses put on the land edging the [...]
OPENING! Native Plant Depot
16 Species Looking for New Homes The Native Depot at the Commons is stocked with sword fern, deer fern, Oregon grape, salal, evergreen huckleberry, rattlesnake plantain (limited quantities), twin flower, yellow violets, kinnickinnick, Arbutus, salmonberry, wild rose, wild strawberry, Douglas fir, red cedar and hemlock! [...]
JAN 11: Native Plant Recovery Work Party
Join us this Wednesday for a Native Plant Recovery Party! Wednesday, January 11th at 2pm Meet at 1420 Fisher Road Duration: 1-1.5 hours Pre-registration is NOT required Please bring work gloves, trowel, shovel, and hand pruners, if you have them! If you're new to native plant rescue or GaLTT work [...]
JAN 8: Invasive Plant Removal Work Party
Happy New Year to all our volunteers! To kick off the winter season of invasives work we are inviting you to join a work-party this Sunday, pulling small daphne seedlings that have germinated in the restoration area in Queequeg Community Park (off Whalebone Drive). [...]
Our Natural Home for the Holidays
By Ken Gurr (4 minute read) Snowberries on Gabriola Island When the chilling wind and driving snowstorm hit us at the end of November, who didn’t look up with concern at the bending and whipping of treetops, branches falling, and fir cones raining [...]
