Hornby Island Natural History Centre
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Day of Drawing in the Centre
In February, join us for a day of drawing! We invite the community to drop in to the Centre on Saturday, February 18th between 1:30 – 4:30. Bring your sketch pad and pencils.
Read MoreSpring Programs Coming Soon
We are currently planning an exciting spring event lineup. Programming will include nature walks, a fossil fair, student education projects, a gardening forum, and a virtual exhibition on local wildlife photography. Please stay tuned!
Read MoreNew Nature Resources in the Centre
The Natural History Centre has new resources for all-ages to enjoy when visiting the Centre, which support our commitment to fostering a deeper personal connection with the natural world.
Read MoreVideo: Mount Geoffrey Icicles
Enjoy this magical footage of icicles forming on the cliffs of snowy Mount Geoffrey taken by Julian Laffin of Big Tree Productions.
Read MoreThe Steward’s Winter 2022 Update
This past year has been filled with a flurry of activity beginning with reimagining our space as a place where visitors can learn about the complexity of relationships in the natural world through an exploration of exhibits filled with objects and information loosely organized around rocks and fossils, the sea, the air, and the land.
Read MoreExhibits and Gift Shop Open During Winter Studio Tour
Have you made your holiday list yet? The Hornby Island Natural History Centre will be open on the same day as the Winter Studio Tour with our gift shop and exhibits. Come visit us across the street from the Community Hall on November 26 from 10-3!
Read MoreWild Wanderings – Nature Course for Adults
Please join Jenna Rudolph of Soaring Eagle Nature School and Philippa Joly of Salix School for a monthly adult class in deep nature connection on Denman Island. We will gather one Saturday a month from October until June with a…
Read MoreFresh Water on Hornby Island – What Everyone Needs to Know
August 11th from 1:30 – 2:30pm at New Horizons, 1765 Sollans Road Dr. John Cox and has been conducting water-related research on the island since 2015, as a member of Hornby Water Stewardship. He will share his research offering an in-depth…
Read MoreProtecting Herring Habitat in Baynes Sound and Lambert Channel
July 21 from 1:30 – 2:30pm at New Horizons 1765 Sollans Road The shellfish aquaculture industry operates in areas that include critical spawning and rearing habitat for the herring stock which returns to Denman and Hornby Islands each year. Recently publicized…
Read MoreNew Program: Forest Family Circles
Join us for this summer’s Forest Family Circles! Heather Royal-Brant is an exceptional teacher and has a wonderful way with storytelling, art, and capturing children’s imaginations.
Read MoreSummer 2022 Calendar
We are pleased to announce that the Summer 2022 Natural History Events Calendar is now available! Check out our speaker series, nature walks, forest family circles, or exhibit with hands-on activities.
Read MoreThank You to Our Supporters
A big heartfelt thank you to everyone who has assisted the Natural History Centre in various ways since the fire at the School in August 2018.
Read MoreStudying Dungeness Crab in the Salish Sea
The students at Hornby Island Community School have been partnering with The Natural History Centre and Hornby Island Diving on the Sentinels of Change Project studying Dungeness Crab in the Salish Sea.
Read MoreReleasing Caterpillars of Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterflies
On March 9, members of the Hornby Island Natural History Centre, Conservancy Hornby Island, Hornby Island Provincial Parks Committee, Comox First Nation and local volunteers joined personnel from BC Parks, BC Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Science Section, BC Conservation Foundation, Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team and several biologists to release caterpillars of Taylor’s Checkerspot butterflies. This is part of a multi-year project to restore habitat including providing essential host and nectar plants through propagation and planting out twice per year.
Read MoreThe Stewards Winter Update
Our beloved Natural History collection has not travelled very far since the school fire forced it into storage in August 2018, but it has moved multiple times. . . We are happy to let you know that everything has now been safely moved into our new home on the corner of Central and Sollans.
Read MoreStudents and Scientists Work Together on the Helliwell Park Restoration Project
On October 13th, Hornby Island Community School students worked for the sixth consecutive year on restoring habitat for the Taylor’s Checkerspot butterfly.
Read MoreYouth Employment Opportunity
The Hornby Island Natural History Centre is looking for an intern to be part of a team working to reopen our Centre. This position is funded by Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage through the Canadian Museum Association.
Read MoreForest Backpacks for Families Photos from Lev and Zeva
This summer is the launch of our new Forest Backpacks for Families program and we have invited participants to share their experiences. Check out these finds by young naturalists Lev and Zeva! Thanks so much for sharing your photos with…
Read MoreNature Backpacks Available – New!
We have Nature Backpacks available! Find Kihan selling them at the Farmer’s Market on Wednesday and Saturday and in the Beulah Creek Nursery Garden on Thursday and Friday from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. We’re looking forward to hearing about your time in the forest! Email us photos of your work, your questions and comments, and we’ll post them on our blog. hornby.naturalhistory@gmail.com
Read MoreRe-Imagining the NHC 2021 Survey Synopsis
In anticipation of the Natural History Centre’s reopening, we invited the community to help imagine the new Centre. Here are the results!
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