Oceans and Forests on Naturalists’ Agenda

The Cowichan Valley Naturalists have a busy schedule of free public events coming up in the next few weeks.

On Friday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m., Caitlin Birdsall from the Vancouver Aquarium will be at the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre in Cowichan Bay to speak about the cetaceans of British Columbia.

Cetaceans are marine mammals, including whales. Admission is by donation.

Then, on Monday, March 11 at 9: 30 a.m. at the Freshwater Ecocentre in Duncan Ken Wu of Ancient Forest Alliance will give a talk entitled “The State of our Forests: The status, ecology, and pre-election politics of B.C.’s old growth forests.”

Admission is free but coffee and snacks are by donation and you should bring your own cup.

For more information about the Cowichan Valley Naturalists and their programs go to www. naturecowichan.net or call Eric at 250-748-3682.