Links and information about British Columbia’s natural history
District native plant gardening guides
City of Victoria - Boulevard Gardening Guidelines (PDF)
Guide to cultivating your boulevard (including for native plant gardening).
Esquimalt - Boulevard Modification Guide (PDF)
Rules concerning cultivating boulevards.
Naturescape Saanich: Gardening with Nature (PDF)
Brochure about enhancing wildlife in your yard by including native plants.
Rules concerning cultivating boulevards.
Native plant restoration
Biodiversity of BC: Garry Oak Meadows
In this project, UBC has brought together essays by many of British Columbia's biodiversity experts that explore and discuss the biodiversity of the province. This essay focuses on a biological hot spot, Garry oak meadows.
Fort Rodd Hill Learning Meadow
Video showing the development of the Learning Meadow.
Fort Rodd Hill: Seasons in the Meadow
Description of seasonal changes in the Learning Meadow plants.
Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (GOERT)
How to care for and restore Garry oak ecosystems.
Registered charity works to protect land on lower Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands with learning and volunteering opportunities.
The Centre is a non-profit society whose goal is to strengthen ecological stewardship by providing educational, technical and capacity programs and resources. One of their current initiatives is Garry oak meadows.
Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary
Annual native plant sale and restoration work.
Native plants
To search and learn about plants in BC.
Native Plant Study Group - Victoria BC
Dedicated to learning and sharing knowledge about all aspects of BC native plants.
Find the best native plants suited to your land and growing conditions.
Native plant rescue
Registered charity works to protect land on lower Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands with learning and volunteering opportunities.
Wildlife
To search and learn about wildlife in BC.
Pollinators
Butterflies of S. Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands (PDF)
Pictorial identification chart of local butterflies.
Common Pollinators of BC (PDF)
Detailed descriptions of the pollinator insects in BC.
Native Bee Society of British Columbia
"Quarterly Buzz" newsletter in the blog.
Registered charity works to protect and provide environment for pollinators and native bees.
Pollinators of Southern Vancouver Island
SFU Pollination Ecology Lab.
Selecting Plants for Pollinators (PDF)
General guide for choosing pollinator friendly plants (American focus).
South Vancouver Island Bee Identification Guide (PDF)
Compact identification guide for local bees.
