BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Land Conservancy of BC - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Land Conservancy of BC X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Land Conservancy of BC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260521 DTSTAMP:20260610T070352 CREATED:20260406T233256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T183205Z UID:34380-1775779200-1779321599@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Abkhazi Garden Rhodo Rave DESCRIPTION:Garden entry by donation. Garden open 7 days a week 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (last garden entry at 4 p.m.) \nFrom April 10 – May 20\, celebrate Abkhazi Garden’s 80th year by visiting during the peak of its stunning rhododendron season. Stroll among century-old rhododendrons\, magnolias\, azaleas and other rare blooms. Rhodo Rave is the perfect moment to capture the beauty of the “Garden that Love Built”. \nRSVP here for directions to the garden\, and parking information. URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/2026-rhodo-rave/ LOCATION:Abkhazi Garden\, 1964 Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada CATEGORIES:Abkhazi Garden,Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1RhodoRave1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260411T110000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070352 CREATED:20260407T155116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T183435Z UID:34370-1775898000-1775905200@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Blenkinsop Bird Walk DESCRIPTION:Grab your binoculars for a social bird walk at at Blenkinsop Lake Park\, one of Saanich’s top birding spots. Learn about TLC’s work to protect the Blenkinsop Valley’s wildlife corridors and connect with fellow bird nerds. No experience or equipment necessary\, snacks provided. Queer birders and allies welcome! \nThis event is hosted in collaboration with the Van Isle Queer Bird Club. \nRSVP here for directions\, biking & parking information. URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/2026-blenkinsop-birdwalk/ LOCATION:Alston-Stewart\, 4394 Lochside Drive\, Victoria\, BC\, V8X 2C9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Blenkinsop-Birdwalk-Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260427 DTSTAMP:20260610T070352 CREATED:20260408T233917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T000250Z UID:34389-1777075200-1777247999@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Abkhazi Garden Spring Plant Sale DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 25 and Sunday\, April 26 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. \nDiscover a vibrant selection of unique annuals and perrenials\, many grown at the Abkhazi Garden! Head gardener\, Jacqui Paulson will be onsite to share expert tips and inspire your spring planting. Wander through the garden at peak bloom and experience the rich history of this remarkable heritage landscape created by Prince Nicholas and Princess Peggy Abkhazi. \nRSVP here to receive more event information. URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/2026-spring-plant-sale/ LOCATION:Abkhazi Garden\, 1964 Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada CATEGORIES:Abkhazi Garden,Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3SpringPlantSale.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260509T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260509T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070352 CREATED:20260409T182849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T184900Z UID:34409-1778320800-1778328000@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Meadow Plant Walk DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, MAY 9 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.\nȽÁU\,WELṈEW̱/JOHN DEAN PROVINCIAL PARK\, NORTH SAANICH \nCarefully\, and respectfully experience one of Canada’s most endangered places: the Garry oak ecosystem. TLC biologist\, Torrey Archer-Anderson\, and special guest\, Wylie Thomas\, will showcase the stunning wildflowers of this delicate and rare meadow habitat. This event is hosted in collaboration with the Friends of John Dean Park Society.  \nKindly register in advance of the event. Please note\, this event is limited to 16 spots. \nRegister Here.  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/meadow-plant-walk/ LOCATION:ȽÁU\,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Park – Main Entrance\, John\, Dean Park Rd\, North Saanich\, BC V8L 5E1\, North Saanich\, BC\, V8L 5E1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WoodlandPlantApr23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260523T094500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260523T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070352 CREATED:20260301T194248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T194635Z UID:34421-1779529500-1779537600@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Woodland Plant Walk DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY\, MAY 23| 9:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.\nȽÁU\,WELṈEW̱/JOHN DEAN PROVINCIAL PARK\, NORTH SAANICH \nFrom licorice ferns\, to vanilla leaf\, fawn lily and western star flower\, this guided stroll with TLC biologist\, Torrey Archer-Anderson\, and special guest\, Matt Fairburns\, will delight curious naturalists and plant-lovers alike. \nKindly register in advance. This event is limited to 16 spots. \nRegister here. URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/woodland-plant-walk/ LOCATION:ȽÁU\,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Park – Main Entrance\, John\, Dean Park Rd\, North Saanich\, BC V8L 5E1\, North Saanich\, BC\, V8L 5E1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/JDP0523.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260611T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260611T150000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070353 CREATED:20260301T184731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T221720Z UID:34554-1781170200-1781190000@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Ayum Creek Restoration Day DESCRIPTION:Ayum Creek Restoration Day  \nLocation: Ayum Creek Regional Park\, Laidlaw Road\, Sooke\, B.C.\nDate: Thursday\, June 11 \nTime: Choose from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. OR 1-3 p.m. volunteer slots! \nHelp restore biodiversity at Ayum Creek Regional Park with TLC & friends! Join our 5+ year periwinkle eradication project and remove invasives like English ivy\, holly\, and daphne-laurel from the forest. Volunteers of all ages welcome! Tools\, gloves\, and snacks provided! \nThis event is held in collaboration with the T’Sou-ke First Nation\, the Capital Regional District\, and Habitat Acquisition Trust and is funded by the TD Friends of the Environment Grant.   \nAdvance registration required for this event. Register here.  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/ayum-creek-restoration-day/ LOCATION:Ayum Creek\, Laidlaw Road\, Sooke\, British Columbia\, V9Z 0C7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/June11Ayum_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260614T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260614T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070353 CREATED:20260529T211043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T194445Z UID:34575-1781431200-1781438400@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Coastal Forest Care DESCRIPTION:Coastal Forest Care  \nLocation: Siskin Forest Park\, Siskin Forest Trailhead\, Siskin Lane\, Cortes Island\nDate: Sunday\, June 14 \nTime: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. \nLearn backyard forest-care essentials! Enjoy a guided tour of Siskin Forest Park to learn more about how invasive plant management and coastal FireSmart practices support healthy forests and communities with an optional hands on training opportunity for those who learn by doing. \nThis event is held in collaboration with the Siskin Lane Strata\, Friends of Cortes Island Society and the Cortes Island Fire Department. \nAdvance registration required for this event. Register here.  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/coastal-forest-care/ LOCATION:Siskin Forest Park\, 22XC+5G5\, Manson's Landing\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Siskin_Jun2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260624T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260624T183000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070353 CREATED:20260529T220608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T194709Z UID:34425-1782322200-1782325800@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:2026 AGM DESCRIPTION:Hear from our Board of Directors and staff\, and learn about TLC’s latest programs and projects during the 2026 virtual Annual General Meeting. For those unable to attend\, TLC’s Annual Report and Financial Statements will be available in June on our website or in hard copy by request to membership@conservancy.bc.ca \nPlease register by Friday\, June 19 to receive the Zoom link to the AGM. \nClick here to Register.\n  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/2026-agm/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:AGM,Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026AGm.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260725T094500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260725T130000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070353 CREATED:20260529T222820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T194721Z UID:34583-1784972700-1784984400@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Alston-Stewart Restoration Day DESCRIPTION:Alston-Stewart Restoration Day  \nLocation: 4394 Lochside Drive\, Victoria\, B.C.\nDate: Saturday\, July 25\nTime: 9:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. \nJoin TLC and the Greater Victoria Green Team to help restore biodiversity at TLC’s Alston-Stewart properties in the Blenkinsop Valley. Roll up your sleeves to remove invasive plants and protect this vital habitat. Volunteers of all ages welcome! \nThis event is hosted in collaboration with the Greater Victoria Green Team.  \nAdvance Registration required for this event. Register here.  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/alston-stewart-restoration-day/ LOCATION:Alston-Stewart\, 4394 Lochside Drive\, Victoria\, BC\, V8X 2C9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/July25JASGVGT.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260913T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260913T160000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070353 CREATED:20260529T224509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T194735Z UID:34586-1789297200-1789315200@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Grandparents' Day\, Open House & Fall Plant Sale DESCRIPTION:Grandparents’ Day\, Open House & Fall Plant Sale  \nLocation: Abkhazi Garden\, 1964 Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, BC\nDate: Sunday\, September 13\nTime: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. \nCelebrate fall at the “Garden that Love Built”! Enjoy time with your grandchildren\, play lawn games\, and browse our Fall Plant Sale featuring bulbs\, plants\, and hand-carved wooden bowls. Meet our head gardener\, Jacqui\, for expert tips\, pick up a free Abkhazi Garden Kid’s Activity Book\, and enter our ‘Afternoon Tea for Two’ draw before you go. \nRegistration not required for this event\, admission to Garden free all day. RSVP for event details. RSVP here.  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/grandparents-day-open-house-fall-plant-sale/ LOCATION:Abkhazi Garden\, 1964 Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Sept13AbkhaziOpenHouse.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261017T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261017T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070353 CREATED:20260529T224806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T194745Z UID:34591-1792231200-1792238400@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Ayum Creek Plant the Peninsula DESCRIPTION:Ayum Creek Plant the Peninsula  \nLocation: Ayum Creek Regional Park\, Laidlaw Road\, Sooke\, B.C.\nDate: Saturday\, October 17\nTime: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. \nHelp restore the biodiversity of Ayum Creek by planting native seedlings along the peninsula surrounding its salmon-bearing stream. Roll up your sleeves to dig\, place deer cages\, and water young plants. Volunteers of all ages welcome! \nThis event is held in collaboration with the T’Sou-ke First Nation\, the Capital Regional District\, and Habitat Acquisition Trust and is funded by the TD Friends of the Environment Grant.   \nAdvance registration required for this event. Register here.  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/ayum-creek-plant-the-peninsula/ LOCATION:Ayum Creek\, Laidlaw Road\, Sooke\, British Columbia\, V9Z 0C7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Oct17AyumPlantthePeninsula.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261107T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261107T120000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070353 CREATED:20260529T230037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T194801Z UID:34567-1794045600-1794052800@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Fungi ID Walk DESCRIPTION:Fungi ID Walk  \nLocation: ȽÁU\,WELṈEW̱/JOHN DEAN PROVINCIAL PARK\, NORTH SAANICH\, RAVENSVIEW PARKING LOT.\nDate: Saturday\, November 7 \nTime: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. \nJoin a gregarious group of local fungi experts at ȽÁU\,WELṈEW̱ / John Dean Park to discover the PNW’s delightfully colourful and curious mushrooms. \nThis event is hosted in collaboration with the Friends of John Dean Park Society. \nAdvance Registration required for this event. Register here.  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/fungi-id-walk/ LOCATION:John Dean Park – Homewood Ravensview Parking\, 1515 McTavish Rd\, North Saanich\, BC\, V8L 5T3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Nov7FungiIDWalk.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261212T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261220T153000 DTSTAMP:20260610T070353 CREATED:20260529T220107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T220636Z UID:34596-1797073200-1797780600@conservancy.bc.ca SUMMARY:Festive Market DESCRIPTION:Festive Market  \nLocation: Abkhazi Garden\, 1964 Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, BC\nDate: Saturday & Sunday December 12 – 13 & 19 – 20 \nTime: 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. \nGive the gift of green this holiday season! Browse volunteer-crafted swags\, table centres\, culinary wreaths\, hand-turned wooden bowls\, plants\, and birdseed kits\, perfect for everyone on your list. Then enjoy a peaceful stroll through the winter garden created by Prince and Princess Abkhazi. \nRegistration is not required for this event. Garden admission by donation. Optional RSVP for event details. RSVP here.  URL:https://conservancy.bc.ca/event/festive-market/ LOCATION:Abkhazi Garden\, 1964 Fairfield Road\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada CATEGORIES:Passport to Nature ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conservancy.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Dec2026AbkhaziFestiveMarket.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR