SILT 2023 Newsletter

We are happy to release the 2023 SILT Newsletter! Please follow THIS LINK for the PDF version.

This year the qathet Regional District will begin the Official Community Plan review. On pages 4 & 5 of the Newsletter, Liz Webster provides a history of past Savary OCPs and details critical issues to be considered for a new OCP. The article includes links to environmental assessments by groundwater resources (PGL) and development thresholds (Golder), as well as to past OCP documents.

The Newsletter also includes articles about Phil’s Ecology Nature Walks and introducing new SILT board member Christopher Watson. Finally, the Newsletter closes with a piece on former board member Christopher Harvey, who sadly passed away in September 2022.

Thank you for reading!

SILT 2023 Summer Events

☀️ With summer just around the corner, we are excited to announce the SILT Summer Events we've got planned!

We're kicking things off with Nature Walks, lead by zoologist Phil Henderson (June 17 & 18). Next up are the Kids Forest and Beach activities with Danica Gleave (July 27 & August 1). We also have the 2-month iNat Challenge, which begins July 1!

We hope to see you at the Farmer's Market SILT Booth on Tuesdays and SILT AGM on August 7. Please see the poster below for more details.

#SILT25 iNat Challenge

The SILT 25 iNat Challenge has begun! We are excited to see what plants and critters participants find on Savary this year.

  • Challenge: to log observations of at least 25 species of flora/fauna on Savary Island

  • Duration: months of May to August

  • How: join the ‘SILT 25 Challenge’ iNaturalist project

  • Link to event: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/silt-25-challenge

  • Participant with the highest numbers of logged species and observations will WIN a 25th Commemorate SILT Birthday T-shirt

  • Questions? Email Maddie Beange at mwbeange@gmail.com

SILT 25 iNaturalist Challenge Begins Tomorrow!

The SILT 25 iNaturalist Challenge begins tomorrow! Here is what you need to know to play:
- The challenge: log at least 25 observations of flora/fauna
- Any habitat on the island is fair game – elusive intertidal, forest floor, Savary skies to name a few
- Dates: May-August
- Link to event: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/silt-25-challenge
- Participant the most species & logged observations will WIN a 25th Commemorate SILT Birthday T-shirt
- Updates will be posted on SILT social media and website
- Questions? Email Maddie Beange at mwbeange@gmail.com

Help us celebrate 25 years of SILT!

Click on the image above to see the full-sized poster.

We hope you will join us to celebrate SILT’s 25th birthday! We are kicking the celebration off on Earth Day! Liz Webster, SILT Executive Director, will be leading a walk to the Spirit Tree from Duck Bay. We are meeting at 10:00 am this Friday, April 22, at Duck Bay. We will finish the walk with birthday cake back at Duck Bay at 12:00 pm! Please email Liz at silts@telus.net to register. We have several events planned to celebrate SILT’s birthday over the next few months. Please click on the image below for information and registration details.

Thank You! How to pay for won items and organize transfers

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Thank you to all the artists and businesses that donated items to the #SILTonlineauction and all the bidders who participated! Thanks to your generosity, we raised $26,626.00

All bidders that won items will have received an invoice in an email from 32auctions. 32auctions provides the option of paying through PayPal. Alternative modes of payment include,

1. Credit card: email Liz at silts@telus.net for a link to online credit card payment.

2. Email money transfers: can be sent to silts@telus.net

**Liz will be at the Wired Corgi Cafe at noon tomorrow, Monday the 26 to distribute gift cards. She will also have the Square Reader for in-person payments for any won item.**

To organize the transfer of won items,

1. Email Liz your shipping address for mailing gift cards (if you can't make it to the Corgi tomorrow).

2. Art items: unless stated otherwise on the item's 32auctions page, winners are responsible for contacting the artists directly to organize the transfer of the piece. You can contact the artists through the social media accounts or websites we've listed on the 32auctions site. If you are have any difficulties getting in touch with the artist, please email Liz at silts@telus.net

THANK YOU!!!