Victoria Natural
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The Victoria Natural History Society (VNHS) formed in 1944 and currently has about 750 members. We are a volunteer-run organization. Members have developed their interest in nature in a wide variety of ways—some are professional biologists, others are students, most are amateur or volunteer naturalists. VNHS provides an opportunity for those interested in the natural world to come together to share their ideas and experiences.
The Victoria Natural History Society offers many field trips and presentations each month for its members. Note that while evening presentations are open to the public, field trips are designed for members. Guests may join for up to three trips, after which they are expected to join the Society. If you like what you see, please support VNHS by becoming a member and/or making a donation.
The primary objectives of the Society are:
  • To stimulate active interest in natural history
  • To study and protect flora and fauna and their habitats
  • To work with other societies and like bodies having interests in common with this Society.

LATEST POSTS IN INVERTEBRATE ALERT

2024 May 7

Hello hello! It’s almost time for the insect bioblitz in the Garry Oak Meadows at Uplands Park & Cattle Point.

I have some details to share with you.

  1. FOOD & DRINKS! We will have refreshments for participants on Saturday between 12-2 at the picnic area in the grassy field on Beach Drive, across from the Uplands entrance. So look for insects before or after & join us for a break and social time.
  2. Parking. Park at Cattle Point in the upper or lower lot, or along Beach Drive on either ...

2024 May 6

Ian Cooper sends a photograph of a crane fly at Colquitz River Park.  Ian writes:  I came across this fascinating scene of a crane fly with its mouth parts directly on a leaf’s damp surface, apparently seeking to draw moisture from it.

 

Crane fly  (Dip.: Tipulidae)  Ian Cooper

 

Earthworms are apparently preyed upon not only by Robins.  Yesterday we showed one of Ian’s pictures of an earthworm apparently being dragged out of its burrow by a beetle.  Today we show Ian’s pictures of...

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