Eco-Action Ideas

Learn from Qwustenuxun | Linktree
Showe’luqun’s Origin Stories – Learning from First Nations teacher Jared Qwustenuxun Williams
Photo of Shawnigan Lake as seen from Old Baldy Mountain – Jennie Stevens, February 2022
Xwulqw’selu – Koksilah Watershed – Learn More Here!
Newly Released in February 2023 – A Comprehensive Strategy for our Region!
Cowichan ADAPTS – CVRD Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan 2023-2026
“Think Shawnigan” Village Plan – Community Assessment Guide – January 2020
Earth Day Canada – We’re on the Calendar of Events!! – and Ideas for Activities!

We invite you to browse our evolving list of activities and resources, including stories of Rotary projects that have inspired us. Please stay in touch and send us your ideas too!

Learn More about this CONTEST at IFixThePlanet.com
Learn about the work of the Shawnigan Basin Society
Mill Bay Garden Club
Cowichan Valley Naturalists
iNaturalist Plant Species Observations in Shawnigan Lake
Protecting Fish and Fish Habitat
From Right to Left: EcoClub members Gordie and Karen are pictured here on a guided hike to our local Koksilah Grove to discuss current forestry practices – led by Pam, Molly and Chelsea from Mosaic Forest Management (May 2022)
Study the Earth Charter
Examples from Ecotrust, for an Equitable Approach
SGA – local community solutions to global environmental issues
ESRAG Travel Carbon Offset Calculator
Our EcoClub benefits from the knowledge shared by the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG)
“Ecosystem restoration in a biodiversity hotspot: How Rotary is helping the UN with the Decade of Restoration” (Includes Project Evaluation Criteria in a helpful wheel format)
Planting for Pollinators – Take the Pledge!
Take the Nature Conservancy Canada’s “Small Acts” Challenge!
Society for Ecological Restoration (UN)
Climate Science Q&A with Katharine Hayhoe
How to Have a Climate Conversation
Rotary Climate Action Network – Scroll to Browse Projects
How to Guard Against “Greenwashing”
We-CAN – West Coast Climate Action Network
Local Resources and Upcoming Events from Transition Salt Spring
Building Zero Waste Communities – EcoCycle
Reducing Food Waste
Photo by Thirdman on Pexels.com
Litter Lures Wildlife!

Mark your calendars for the annual
Earth Day “Hearts in Action”
COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
Saturday, April 20th, 2024 from 10am – 2pm
Watch for details!

download our ecoclub’s *clean up event* CHECKLIST OF IDEAS

We’re Launching a Community Clean Up Day!

We salute our Litter Heroes! Each year we are planning a collaborative effort between our local schools and community groups, to make sure our roadsides, parks and trails get some TLC!

Check out our ROTARY ECOCLUB CLEAN UP CHECKLIST for ideas on how to launch an event like this in your community!

Leave No Trace CANADA
Protecting the Environment – Ideas from Rotary Clubs in the UK
IMAGINE . . . Art Walks!

Advocating for Park Land for Shawnigan

On the front page of the January 2022 edition of the Shawnigan Focus newspaper, you can learn more about the letter writing campaign to support the preservation of this land with trails as part of the CVRD’s Old Baldy Community Park.

EcoClub Hike of “Block 228”

On Saturday, February 26th, 2022 we were guided on an epic adventure through this special 350-acre Crown parcel of land, by knowledgeable locals Jennie and Bruce Stevens. In addition to the beautiful old growth trees and views of Salt Spring Island and Old Baldy Mountain, we stopped to rest and take in vivid stories about the work of the Fairy Creek Forest Defenders – deepest thanks to our Guest Speaker (and talented musician!) Hannah Gallacher.

Cowichan Land Trust – Seeing Cowichan Forests Beyond Trees
Together We Grow!

News from Rotary International

We are People of Action!