🦃🍂 Spend Thanksgiving weekend at @AbkhaziGarden. Take in the autumn colours and the final days of the Art Show Fundraiser featuring paintings and handcrafted bowls by local artists. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., including Monday. Admission by donation. 🌿🎨 #AbkhaziGardenTLC

Caring for the land means honouring those who have cared for it for generations. Our office is closed today in observance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We encourage our community to join us in to learning, listening, and reflecting. 🧡 📸 Photo: Heather Ng-Cornish

Thanks to the Victoria Foundation's Community Grants Program we've: 💪 Dedicated 120+ volunteer hours to invasive species removal. 🔎Conducted ecological monitoring at 40+ conservation covenants in the #CRD 🥰Connect with 100+ community members with our #PassportToNature events

🤔🩷 Who's caring for the places we love? Meet the people shaping the future of conservation in B.C. in our latest edition of the #LANDmark newsletter. Read more: conservancy.bc.ca/2026/09/20… #newsletter #fall #conservation #climateaction #stewardship #BritishColumbia

This #InternationalDayofPeace, visit @AbkhaziGarden for two uplifting performances featuring the Kalyna Ukrainian Choir (Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m.) and the Balkan Babes (Monday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m.). More: conservancy.bc.ca/abkhazi

👵👴🩷 SUN, SEPT 13 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. : Enjoy @AbkhaziGarden with family at the Fall Open House, Plant Sale and Grandparents' Day event. ✅No registration is required. Free admission. 🔗 conservancy.bc.ca/abkhazi #AbkhaziGardenEvents #PlantSale #OpenHouse #GrandparentsDay

View paintings and sketches inspired by the beautiful @AbkhaziGarden created by local artists. 👩‍🎨 SEPT 7: View artists in action. 🎨SEPT 8- OCT 12: Artwork on display in the Tearoom. 🩷 Proceeds are split between artist & the garden. 🔗More: conservancy.bc.ca/abkhazi

Celebrate music, art & family at these September events at @AbkhaziGarden 🎨 Artshow Fundraiser (Sept 7-Oct 12) 🌸 Sept 13: Fall Open House, Plant Sale & Grandparents' Day (FREE admission!) ☮️ Sept 20-21: International Day of Peace Choir Performances 🔗 conservancy.bc.ca/abkhazi

🎉🌸 Celebrating 80 years of @AbkhaziGarden Our July E-News features anniversary BBQ highlights, the new Summerhouse Museum, volunteer stories, and upcoming events including our Open House, Grandparents' Day & Fall Plant Sale on Sept. 13. 🌿🔗 conservancy.bc.ca

🎉🦌Good news! The application deadline for our 2026 Deertrails Naturalist Program has been extended until Tuesday, August 4 at 5 p.m. PT. If you've been meaning to apply, now's your chance! Apply Now: conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails

🔎🍄 Explore the forest floor with James & Juliet! Discover lichen & fungi ID, science-ready cellphone photography, and citizen science tools like #iNaturalist and #SEEK through the 2026 #DeertrailsNaturalistProgram. Applications close tomorrow, July 31! conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails

🦌 Learn about land stewardship and life on Cortes Island with local instructors Tamara, Duane (DJ), and Autumn! Join them at Linnaea Farm to explore people-place connections, decolonization, reciprocity, and land stewardship. Applications close July 31: conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails

📣🦌2 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY for #Deertrails2026! Join us Aug 21-24 on Cortes Island for a weekend of learning in decolonization, wetland ecology, lichen & fungi ID, nature photography, writing, therapy topics & more! Apply by July 31: conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails…

Who will you learn from at Deertrails? 🧐 Learn more about Deertrails at conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails or in the link in our bio!

Sat, July 25 is our next #PassporttoNature event! 🫶🌿🏵️ We'll be doing some invasive species clean-up to help restore biodiversity. Tools, gloves, and snacks provided! We're hosting with the lovely Greater Victoria Green Team 💞 Registration is required: meetup.com/greater-victoria-…

We've got the answers to your questions! 🌿 Here are just a few of the top questions, but if you're curious check out conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails or send us a message with what you're wondering. Can't wait to explore BC's wild spaces together! #Deertrails2026

A comfortable place to stay is essential to enjoying a learning weekend! That's why TLC is happy to offer cozy accommodations for our Deertrails Naturalist Program this August 21 - 24. Want to learn more? Head over to conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails

Deertrails 2026 has the privilege of being hosted by Linnaea Farm, a unique community agricultural operation that has been a staple of Cortes for decades. Learn more about Deertrails here conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails and about Linnaea Farm here linnaeafarm.org/ #Deertrails2026

The wait is over! Deertrails registration is officially live! 🎉Its a great opportunity to see a beautiful spot of BC and share with other nature nerds. 🐦‍⬛🤓 You can head on over to conservancy.bc.ca/deertrails to learn more and register.

If you'd like an in depth look at what we've been doing this year and steps we're taking in the future, please come to our 2026 AGM. It will be held on Wednesday the 24 at 5:30 p.m. PST, and a Zoom🔗 will be sent out to those registered. You can use the link in bio to register.