Sunday, May 31, 2026 | 2pm-4pm | Live On Zoom Webinar with Gardening Expert Linda Gilkeson There are so many reasons to grow more food yourself – increasing costs, decreasing your reliance on imported foods, and climate change are all making it harder to rely on grocery stores for fresh produce. If you live along…

Two Event Dates!! Saturday, May 16th, at the Community Gospel ChapelSunday, May 31, at Fulford Hall10 am to 3 pm ✅ Bring Woody Invasives: Gorse, broom, holly, blackberry, daphne, woody ivy stems❌ Don’t Bring: Soft tissue plants, giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed (For soft invasives like periwinkle, lamium, yellow flag iris, place in plastic bag, add…

Heart Circle for Hard Times A Grief Circle with Maggie Ziegler June 7th, 2pm – 4pm Cost: Pay What You Can Where: Salt Spring Hospice, 202 – 118 Fulford Ganges Road In a small facilitated group, we will share the feelings – grief, anger, despair and more – that we carry about living in difficult…

Housing might not seem like a climate issue - but on Salt Spring, it's one of the most important ones we face. TSS believes there's a better path - one that protects ecosystems and builds a more resilient community. Here's why…

The importance of protecting Salt Spring Island’s precious freshwater resources can’t be overstated. Living on an island with limited water means we all share a responsibility to care for this essential resource. Our lakes, aquifers, and rain streams systems are the foundation of life here – for people, plants, and wildlife alike. With summer fast…

2025 was a year of deepening commitment – to each other, to this island, and to the urgent work of building a resilient future. As we welcome new Board leadership, with Tisha Boulter stepping into the Chair role alongside Vice Chair Kelda Logan, we carry forward the same core belief that has always guided us:…

On March 10th Transition Salt Spring travelled to Duncan to speak directly to Islands Trust Council. The message: climate change needs to be at the heart of the new Policy Statement — not a footnote. Here's what we said, and what we're asking for.

Rethinking Fire in Our Watersheds In the first webinar of the Fire Files series, “When Fire Meets Water: Healthy Watersheds as a Solution for the 21st Century,” experts explored how wildfires, water, and watershed health are deeply interconnected. Moderated by Dr. Ruth Waldick, lead scientist at our Climate Adaptation Research Lab (CARL), the panel brought…

One of the greatest accelerators of wildfire is woody debris. The good news is, this is a manageable problem with a fairly simple solution that’s already in practice in many regional communities: chipping. Chipping the debris reduces fire fuel, creates valuable chips for gardens and farms and provides an alternative to burning, thus reducing air…