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Journey Middle School Green Space

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Journey Middle School Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is part of the school yard of School District #62 – Sooke. The school grounds are available outside of school hours. Large grass covered sports fields with … Continue reading Journey Middle School Green Space

Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park

August 9, 2019August 7, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This is a linear park with a small manmade rock lined pond for water draining. During the rainy periods in this west coast  parkland the pond collects the … Continue reading Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park

Stone Gate Park

July 11, 2019July 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

The drive up to the Bear Mountain Resort is lined with several nature parks. This area of Langford, BC, is on the eastern slope of the Mount Finlayson in Langford, B.C. Stone Gate Park is between the one kilometer and one and half markers seen on the sidewalk beside the BM Parkway. This park is … Continue reading Stone Gate Park

Sooke Regional Museum Green Space

July 11, 2019July 10, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Sooke Regional Museum Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The large red and white light house is the distinct marker of this one and a half hectares green space. The Triangle Island light house was dismantled in nineteen twenty … Continue reading Sooke Regional Museum Green Space

Millstream Bear Mountain Green Space

July 10, 2019July 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Millstream Bear Mountain Green Space is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. At the junction of Millstream Road and Bear Mountain Parkway is a small green space. The area has a brick circle and a couple benches with a perimeter of small shrubs … Continue reading Millstream Bear Mountain Green Space

Kapoor Regional Park Reserve

July 10, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Kapoor Regional Park Reserve is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The twelve and half hectare nature parkland was rehabilitated from the remnants of the mining and logging in the early nineteen hundreds. The town site of Leechtown lies nearby. This parkland … Continue reading Kapoor Regional Park Reserve

Charters River – Sea to Sea Park

July 6, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Charters River - Sea to Sea Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Charters River is a tributary of the Sooke River, located on the southern end of Vancouver Island. Shield, Crabapple and Grass lakes flow into Charters River. Lands in … Continue reading Charters River – Sea to Sea Park

McCallum Road Park

July 3, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

McCallum Road Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. A large Wark gneiss knoll lies along the eastern end of McCallum Road Park near the Millstream Shopping Center in Langford, B.C. Covered with mosses and several small oak and arbutus trees, this … Continue reading McCallum Road Park

Sooke River Road Park

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Illustration by D.L. MacPhail Sooke River Road Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The linear park has an eight hundred and twenty three meter trail along Sooke River Road in the Milnes Landing area of Sooke. This trail is the … Continue reading Sooke River Road Park

Selwyn Falls Park

June 30, 2019June 26, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Selwyn Falls Park is in the Mill Hill neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The landscaped park has a playground on about a five hundred square meter area. There is a slide and climbing apparatus as well as swings set on a pea gravel base. Cedar hedge trees form part of the fence along the south side … Continue reading Selwyn Falls Park

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  • Parker Park (Sayward Beach)
  • Fenn Road Beach
  • Cordova Bay Elementary School Green Space
  • Beckton Park
  • Sayward Hill Park
  • Lochside Park
  • Fowler Park
  • Glendale Trail and Green Space
  • Camosun College Interurban Campus Green Spaces
  • Layritz Park
  • Saanich Commonwealth Place Park
  • Normandy Park
  • Royal Oak Middle School Green Space
  • Quick’s Bottom Park Arboretum
  • Thomas Francis/ Freeman King Regional Park

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