Oct 30, 8pm: Join the Cumberland Bat Project to celebrate International Bat Week with online Tequila cocktail tutorials and a bat social right from the comfort of your own home. PRE REGISTRATION REQUIRED Guest cocktailologists, bat facts and fiction and special spooky surprises. Why Tequila? Well, because Tequila relies on bats to pollinate the cactus […]
Did you know the Comox Valley is one of the most significant areas for wintering and migratory waterfowl and waterbirds in British Columbia? Yup! The Cumberland Winter Bird Project is a public health friendly community project focused on getting to know the winter birds in our backyard, forests, and wetlands over the months of December […]
Let's explore the birds that live and visit in our back yards in Cumberland! How many birds can you observe right from your windows or back deck? How can we support healthy bird populations in urban areas? Did you know there is a whole forest IN the Village that birds call home? We're gathering data, […]
Wetlands flank the entire south side of the Village of Cumberland and they're filled with birds of all kinds! In fact did you know the Comox Valley is one of the most significant areas for wintering and migratory waterfowl and waterbirds in British Columbia? It’s true! And Cumberland is in the heart of it! Let's […]
Join us by Zoom to learn how the Cumberland Community Forest Society is working with iNaturalist and citizen science to build understanding about the biodiversity surrounding the Village of Cumberland. Learn how to use the iNaturalist app, compare notes and get to know other citizen scientists, and discuss the April 2021 Earth Week invasives project. […]
Celebrate Earth Week with the Cumberland Forest and our friends from across the Valley, April 19-25th. Join us for online and real world events all focused on deepening our connection with the natural world and inspiring its protection AND restoration. The global theme for Earth Day 2021 is "Restore the Earth". What does that mean […]
Join us for our first ever CCFS Science Pub ONLINE! Pour yourself a beer (or beverage of your choosing), kick back and get ready for a deep dive into facts and fancy about Beavers! This furry little engineer has a long history and their impacts on the landscape are visible all around the Village of […]
Join us for the 2nd Annual Cumberland Fungus Fest - a truly interdisciplinary celebration of all things 'shrooms (with special guests slime molds). Join us for 2 full days and nights (October 1/2) of workshops, walks, talks, fungus bioblitz, forest ecology, fungus art, 'shroomy special events, webinars, projections and more. For 2021 all events will […]
Magical Mushrooms, Elves, Pixies and More... a special event w/Andy MacKinnon as a kick off to the Cumberland Forest's 3rd Annual Cumberland Fungus Fest! Join forest ecologist, author, mycologist and story weaver Andy MacKinnon for this special event “Magical Mushrooms – Elves, Pixies and More …” at the Cumberland Museum. This event is a […]
Fun filled, licensed event with a very special panel of mycologists, naturalists, forest ecologists, foresters and knowledge holders including Heather Soo, Dawn Copeman, Kent Brothers, Andy MacKinnon and more. This multi media convergence of fungi knowledge holders will make you laugh, learn and fall in love with fungi as they share their connection points with […]