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Green Drinks

Green Drinks

Join us to celebrate the progress in renewables globally and discuss what we can do locally for next year in the lovely ambience of the Mateada. Short 15-minute YouTube at…
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Permaculture Design Certification Course

Permaculture Design Certification Course on Salt Spring Island Presented by Transition Salt Spring and Paradise Within Farm Facilitated by Delvin Solkinson & Nick Jones Sept 17 2022 – Nov 19…
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Forests

READ THE CAP FOREST CHAPTER HERE Forest Ecosystems Salt Spring’s forests are our greatest natural asset for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Salt Spring Island’s Coastal Douglas fir (CDF) forests…
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Ecological Research Network

Ecological Research Network For More information Contact Here The newly formed Ecocological Research Network (ERN) is working on projects such as public presentations to Islands Trust and Gulf Island community…
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SSI CLIMATE ACTION PRIORITIES

Based on meetings, workshops and discussions of the past few months. March 14, 2019 1. Strategic Planning, Coordination and Communication Coordinate efforts to ensure all groups and agencies are working…
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Climate Emergency

The Islands Trust will shortly be holding a meeting, you are invited to sign a petition to the  Trust to declare a CLIMATE EMERGENCY in the Trust Area. It will…
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Climate Action for Salt Spring

A Climate Action Workshop was recently held by the Climate Action Group in association with the CRD Director and the Islands Trust, plus representatives from other groups on the island. …
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Island Trust to Discuss Climate Change

The Islands Trust Council is having its next quarterly meeting on March 13-15 which will be held on Salt Spring at the Harbour House Hotel. The Council schedule  includes a…
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BC Auditor General Faults Government Climate Plans

From CBC News, 13th February 2018 “British Columbia has no clear plan to prevent threats such as wildfires, flooding and drought as it works to adapt to the risks posed…
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2017 Third Warmest Year

2017 was recorded as the third warmest year in the period 1880 to 2017, only beaten by 2016 and 2015.  This was despite the lack of an El Nino, which…
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