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Ecole Poirier Elementary School Green Space

August 30, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Ecole Poirier Elementary 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 14 hectare school yards of School District #62 – Sooke. The school grounds are available outside of school hours. There is an … Continue reading Ecole Poirier Elementary School Green Space

DeMamiel Creek Golf Course Green Space

August 20, 2019May 12, 2020 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

DeMamiel Creek Golf Course Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This nine hectare area has a nine hole public golf course that is open seasonally. Cedar hedge trees and several other conifer trees are found here. The three par … Continue reading DeMamiel Creek Golf Course Green Space

Sunriver Nature Trail Park

August 18, 2019August 15, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Sunriver Nature Trail Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Bordering on the Sooke River, the eleven hectare Sunriver Nature Trail Park hosts a couple of kilometers of trail through the tall cedar, fir and hemlock forest. Incredibly, a few … Continue reading Sunriver Nature Trail Park

Riverstone Drive Park

August 17, 2019August 13, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Riverstone Drive Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Covering about half a hectare, Riverstone Drive Park is bordered by houses in the Sunriver neighborhood. This nature park has a walking trail along its perimeter. It is fenced with a black … Continue reading Riverstone Drive Park

Driftwood Ponds Park

August 15, 2019August 16, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  Driftwood Ponds Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located in the Sunriver Estates neighborhood, Driftwood Ponds Park is a small nature park with a walking trail. The nature trail is about one hundred meters long and composed of gravel. … Continue reading Driftwood Ponds Park

Poplar Green Space

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Poplar Green Space is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Composed of three short pathways this green space connect Sunriver Stormwater Pond and Trail Park to DeMameil Creek Park. The length of the pathway between the houses is about thirty five meters … Continue reading Poplar Green Space

DeMamiel Creek Park

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

  DeMamiel Creek Park is in the seaside community of Sooke, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Stretched over two kilometers along the creek sides the DeMamiel Creek, this park hosts a series of pleasant urban trails in the Sunriver neighborhood. DeMamiel Creek is named after an adventurous … Continue reading DeMamiel Creek Park

Quail’s Run Park

July 18, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Quail’s Run Park is a nature park in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. The exposed metamorphic rock shows signs of drilling along the bluff that runs the length of the east side of the park. There is a rough dirt pathway into the park from along Spirit Ridge Road. This park borders along … Continue reading Quail’s Run Park

Bear Mountain Parkway Park

July 17, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

The Bear Mountain Parkway Park in Langford, B.C.,  which is one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This park is bordered by several parks. This one, called Bear Mountain Park is across from Player’s Drive. BMP Park is about a half hectare in size with areas of exposed metamorphic … Continue reading Bear Mountain Parkway Park

Bishops Gate Park

July 15, 2019July 9, 2019 ~ Healthy Naturalist ~ Leave a comment

Bishops Gate Park is in the community of Langford, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. The park is a second growth forested area in the Bear Mountain neighborhood of Langford, B.C. Its two hectares form a nature area with steep slopes on the eastern shoulder of Mt Finlayson. … Continue reading Bishops Gate 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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