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- Nanaimo is home to a variety of wildflower species - each adding beauty to our surroundings and providing a role in our environmental ecosystem. It is important to protect these local wildflowers. In order to do so, please remember: do not pick flowers; leave them for others to enjoy and as a way to protect our environment.
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Wildflowers native to Nanaimo Wildflowers in Nanaimo and Vancouver Island add beauty to our landscape and play an important role in our environmental landscape. It's important to protect these wildflowers, even to the point of walking around them. The Bad: Invasive Species.
Jul 12, 2024 · She says protecting the plant is important to maintain the levels of biodiversity we have. The goal of the research is to understand the species’ health using genetics and recommend how to help the species propagate to perhaps introduce it to other areas in the region.
Sep 12, 2024 · There are regulatory tools that the city can utilize to protect endangered plants, such as the establishment of development permit areas (DPAs), according to Jeremy Holm, director of development approvals for the City of Nanaimo.
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May 1, 2024 · Nanaimo’s Flowering Jewel: Inside the Fight to Protect Harewood Plains May 1, 2024 | Conservation , Media Release , News ← RDN Advocating for Protection of Habitat of Endangered Flower Saving Cable Bay Trail →
Mar 7, 2024 · The city is asking the federal and provincial governments for help to protect the Harewood Plains and at-risk species in the ecosystem, such as the hosackia pinnata, Nanaimo’s official floral emblem.
Jul 21, 2024 · Nanaimo's official floral emblem, hosackia pinnata, is the centre of new research by Vancouver Island University. The flower, also known as bog bird's-foot trefoil, is an endangered species under Canada’s species at risk act with its national population exclusively located in the Nanaimo area.
