Keep up to date with our latest news and what we're doing
Keep up to date with our latest news and what we're doing
Keep up to date with our latest news and what we're doing
Cortes Species Highlight: Old Man’s Beard!
If you've walked deep within a forest, somewhere like the Children’s Forest or Grandmother Grove, then I bet you’ve seen lots of this particular lichen called Old Man’s Beard. It prefers to grow in places with low levels of air pollution, so you can breathe easy...
Small Acts of Conservation: Nest Boxes
-- by Shannon Hogan, December 2, 2022 Do you want to give your favourite bird a cozy home? If you have a dead-standing tree in your yard, you could leave it standing! If you don’t and you still want to provide cozy homes for birds, then the next best thing would be to...
Jo Ann Green Award for 2022
Friends of Cortes Island is delighted to announce that the winner of the Jo Ann Green Environmental Award 2022 is Bruce Ellingsen. The award recognizes a Cortes Islander who has made significant contributions to the environmental well-being of the community....
2022 AGM
We invite you to come to our AGM on Wednesday, November 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Manson's Hall. Join us to celebrate our work and achievements from 2022. We will be sharing highlights from some of our exciting projects. We will also be announcing the winner of...
Cortes Species Highlight: Douglas Squirrel
Cortes Species Highlight: Douglas Squirrel — by Shannon Hogan, 5 November 2022 The Douglas squirrel has to be one of the cutest residents on Cortes! I swear, every time I see one of these tiny, speedy and very LOUD little creatures, my heart metaphorically bursts....
FOCI Report: Climate Change and Drought
FOCI Report: Climate Change and Drought By Forrest Berman-Hatch, October 20, 2022 Cortes Island has been in a level 5 drought which weather forecasts predict will end soon. According to BC’s Drought and Water Scarcity Response Plan, level 5 droughts bring “adverse...