Nature House Week 8 (final week) Events: August 21-24

As the season begins to shift, we invite you to join us in this final week of the Nature House program - a celebration of art, ecology, and community woven across the island. Over the past months, we’ve explored coastlines, pressed flowers, visited local gardens, and asked big questions about water, land, and the life all around us.

This week continues that spirit, with opportunities to create alongside nature, dive into ocean ecosystems, and learn from scientists, artists, and one another.

Thursday, August 21
10:00 AM Wild Creatives: The Soul of Trees with Marcia Aftimus (all ages)
Location: Telegraph Harbour Marina (Pavilion)

Friday, August 22
10:00 AM Junior Biologists: Intertidal Walk and Snorkel (youth)
Location: The Portal, 254 North Cove Road (meet at the Nature House)

Saturday, August 23
1:00 - 3:00 PM Drop-in at the Sea Life Centre (all ages)
Location: Telegraph Harbour Marina

Sunday, August 24
9:30 - 11:30 AM PAG Drop-in & Harvest Hours (all ages)
Location: The People’s Apothecary Garden, 62 North Cove Road

2:00 PM Sensational Sunday Speaker Series: The Microbial Friends of Amphibians (youth, adults)
Location: Forbes Hall

For full event details, visit: https://www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/nature-house-week-7-events-august-21-24

The ThINC Team

Weekly Order Reminders from Jollity Farm

It's True Grain bread pick up week this week, so please submit your orders by Monday evening. You can select items from our order form or send a note if there are other things you find on their website you would like.

We've updated our weekly fresh list and online order form as best as possible. We'll update through the week if more goodies ripen up ready for harvest.

https://www.jollityfarm.ca/order-form

With thanks, Jollity Farmers

Free Stuff

Free stuff at the top of 16 Foster Point Road 

Including table etc.

First come first serve!

Camille

Free Mason Jars, Free Metal Garden Wagon

Text 503-804-0775

Heather 

Goosey Gander Shop open today 10am to 4pm

If you haven’t been in the Shop yet there’s a lot to browse, so if you are out and about, do drop by.

Actually, it should be called a ‘miscellaneous shop’ because such a variety of items come in.

This week an exercise ball arrived, along with a 15lb downrigger weight, a brand new camping stove with cartridges, some sheer curtain panels, new sliding barn door hardware, a garage organizer unit, some lighted glass shelves, a pair of brand new ladies cycling shoes size 8, a set of fancy Michelin tire covers, two work lights, a Wolfgang Puck oval skillet with lid, a downspout extender and lots and lots of jewelry!

Hope to see you soon.

Thank you,

Nan Beals

thegooseygandershop@gmail.com

Parking at the Cemetery

Parking at the Cemetery for the interment of Veronica Shelford today at 11:00 am:

The parking lot right immediately at the cemetery gate will be reserved for the family and the hearse. Please Park along St. Margarets Lane and walk down to the cemetery.

In keeping with the aims of green burial it would be great if you can carpool.

Give yourself time to accommodate for walking in.

Suzanne Sarioglu

Fire Danger Class Drops

This useful rain has dropped the Fire Danger Class here on Thetis Island to MODERATE. High Hazard Activities are no longer restricted. NO OUTDOOR BURNING ALLOWED. CAMPFIRE BAN STILL IN EFFECT.

We will be drying and warming up again next week, so the Danger Class will increase soon. Please check e-Spokes and the Fire Danger Board across from the ferry for changes.

Our TIVFD website information will not be up to date until we transition to another administrator following Veronica Shelford’s passing.

Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Dept.

From the Library…

A Friend of the Library is available

Saturday 10-1, Sunday 1-4,

Monday 10-1 & Tuesday 12-2.

Check out your local library.
Celine

Nature House: What’s On Tomorrow

NATURE HOUSE: WHAT’S ON TOMORROW

Coming up this Sunday, August 17:

9:30 AM - 11:30 PM PAG Drop-in & Harvest Hours (all ages)

Location: The People’s Apothecary Garden, 62 North Cove Road

Drop by the PAG and explore what’s in bloom!

2:00 PM Sensational Sunday Speaker Series: From Molecules to Empires: The Colourful Plant Chemistry that Shaped Local Communities and Global Trade (youth, adults)

Location: Forbes Hall

Dr. Rosado will talk about the incredible power of plants as chemical factories, producing compounds that humans use as sources of flavouring agents, medicines, and drugs. We will dive into a group of these compounds in particular - secondary metabolites - and discover their fascinating function within plants. With examples from herbs, spices, and local berries, he will illustrate some of these uses as well as their historical and social significance.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Abel Rosado is an associate professor in Plant Physiology at UBC. Outside of the classroom, his research explores the nutritional properties and quality parameters of culturally significant berries native to the Pacific Northwest, such as salmonberries, huckleberries, and salal. The Rosado Lab analyses their unique phytochemical profiles, bioactivity, and health benefits, while also evaluating key factors for commercialization such as post-harvest behaviour, breeding potential, and flavour. By bridging traditional uses and advanced analytical techniques, our work aims to promote sustainable local food sources and support the health of our communities.

The ThINC Team

Grey Water & Rainwater Harvesting

Living Within our Water Budget.

Water Budget is a term used to describe the parameters around how water can be used without continually drawing down the principle and "mining" the aquifer, which can result in wells going dry, or in cases like Thetis Island, drawing salt water into the aquifers and into wells that were historically fresh.

Once an aquifer becomes salty, it can take months, years or sometimes decades for the salt to be fully flushed out and the aquifer return to its original condition.

If you are someone who is using groundwater extensively, particularly for outdoor watering and irrigation, you may want to consider investing in, or expanding rainwater catchment and usage, and/or pursuing grey water catchment and reuse for outdoor applications.

David Slade

Goosey Gander Shop

Thetis Island lost two pillars of strength this week, Charlie Fordham and Veronica Shelford. May we all be inspired by their dedication, leadership, wisdom, generosity, and grace.

In honour of Veronica, the Shop will be closed Saturday morning, opening at 1pm until 4pm.

Sunday the Shop will be open as usual 10am to 4pm.

Thank you,

Nan Beals

thegooseygandershop@gmail.com

Bake Sale Plus

If it is raining, we got you covered. If the sun is too hot, we got you covered. If the wind is too strong, we got you protected. If you enjoy a comfortable ambiance with smiling faces and whimsical banter, you will be at the right place at:

The BAKE SALE PLUS location, Saturday Aug. 16th from 10 - 2 (14:00 hrs) at Thetis Island Marina & Pub at Dunfield Park.

MORE THAN JUST EYE CANDY:

World famous Penelakut Island wood carvings.

Filipino cooking, Shepherd's pie, boxed meals.

Granny D's hot sauce, herbs and spices, Chaga and herb tea blends.

Sourdough Bread, Egg muffins.

Homemade Truffles, cheesecake, chocolates, various cookies, pies, brownies, Gramma's banana fritters, lemon squares, and Nanaimo bars.

Fresh produce like lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, cucumbers, tromboncino squash and fresh picked blackberries, Gravenstein apples and Mirabelle plums.

POSTSCRIPT... discover, view, and perhaps buy Hermida's mini, colourful, pansy topped cheesecakes! They look great but taste even better.