Please REPORT any Dead Bats found before May 31st for White Nose Disease testing!

Sadly, bat researchers are concerned that the arrival of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in BC is imminent. Last year the fungus that causes WNS was detected in bat feces from Grand Forks, BC. But as of yet, no actual bats with WNS have been found here. This disease, first detected in New York State in 2006, is now in western and central Washington, as well as south-central Alberta.

Thursday, March 7th, the opening of the Hornby Arts’ HerringFest art show will kick off the 2024 HerringFest festivities! This famous community-inclusive exhibition will showcase marine-themed works of varied mediums and disciplines. The colours, textures, subject matter, and diversity of the pieces are sure to inspire!

CHI is helping Project Watershed study where other key forage fish like Pacific sand lance and surf smelt are spawning around Hornby.

Conservancy Hornby Island and the Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards are calling on everyone who cares about the health of our oceans to sign a petition to the Fisheries Minister to put an immediate halt on the expansion of shellfish aquaculture in important herring rearing and spawning grounds.

Sentinels of Change is a new initiative on Hornby run by the Hakai Institute as part of a decade-long community-centred initiative investigating patterns of invertebrate biodiversity, change, and resilience across the Salish Sea.