Thetis Island Merchandise at the Book and Bake Sale

Thetis Island Merchandise will be available for sale at the Book and Bake Sale, Saturday, August 1st from 9 – noon.

It is the perfect time to get a new Thetis Island t-shirt or ball cap.

T-shirts are available in a variety of colors and Thetis Island logos for all ages and sizes.

For our cooler days, there are blankets made from sweatshirt fleece, these work well outdoors, in the car or at home while reading a new book from the Book sale.

Hooded sweatshirts with a Thetis Island tree logo can be pre-ordered in a variety of different colors. There are samples for viewing.

Copies of the Thetis Island Map will be available in all three sizes. Many of you are familiar with the large map hanging inside at Forbes Hall, created by local artists, Bill Dickie and Mary Forbes, for the 2005 Salish Sea Mapping Project.

For information or to arrange the purchase of any merchandise, please contact

Ellen Rush ellenrush@gmail.com

Proceeds benefit TICA

ThINC - Apple Grafting

Register Now - Apple Grafting Workshop with John Errington on August 7

Have you ever wanted to grow your own apple tree? Here's your chance!

As part of the ThINC's Nature House program, on Friday, August 7 from 9-12, local expert Dr. John Errington will lead a hands-on grafting workshop. You'll be introduced to tree terminology, grafting tools, and techniques - then try your hand at T-Bud grafting on rootstock. Once confident, you'll do an actual graft, choose your apple variety, and take your very own grafted tree home!

There are only 9 rootstocks available, so if you'd like to graft your own tree, please register soon! More people are welcome to come along and learn, even if all rootstocks are taken.

To register or for more information, please contact Zoé at zoe@thetisislandnatureconservancy.org

All tools and materials provided.

2027 Thetis Island Calendar: Photo Submission Information

Requirements, reminders and information for submitting your photos.

Meeting these four requirements will help to ensure your photo makes the first cut. 

• High resolution minimum of 1.5 MB: if you take photos with your phone, email the photo from your photo app not through another app such as Facebook.  Note that photos will be cropped to landscape orientation, edited as needed and enlarged to 8” x10” for printing.
• People: no identifiable people will be included. 
• Images must be of, on or from Thetis – local images only.
• Focus: check that the image is clear and in focus – if using a phone, enlarge the image to check before sending. 
• Note: as the calendars are landscape oriented, it is important that when a portrait-oriented photo is submitted that the file is large enough to have high resolution once cropped and enlarged to 8½” x 11”.

E-mail submissions to info@forbeshall.ca 

Subject line: calendar 

Include the following in your email:

• Your first and last name (not all email addresses let us know who you are) 
• Location or identifier: where the photo was taken from, what the photo is showing, etc. 
• Month photo was taken in. 

All submitted photos are given with your permission to be edited as needed, used in the calendar, displayed in Forbes Hall, used in the Quarterly, or in any other way that benefits Forbes Hall Community Centre.   All photos will be used with photo credit. 

All proceeds benefit TICA and the Forbes Hall Community Centre. Calendars will be available in November 2026. The 2027 Thetis Island Calendar will sell for $30. 

Looking forward to seeing Thetis through your eyes!

TICA Board

For Sale: Woman's Bike

Woman’s peddle bike for sale. Like new condition. 21 speed, cruiser style bike. $100
Text Mike at 2503808144

Huy ch q’u (thank you),

Mike Skene
250 380 8144

Youth Pickleball (Wednesday July 29)

Next Youth Pickleball will be Wednesday July 29 at 9:30 am.

All ages welcome for Drop-In (youth up to age 16).

No sign up required. Equipment provided. No experience necessary.

The Happy Picklers

ThINC S4: This Sunday - Eelgrass Restoration + August Lineup

This Sunday from 2-4PM at Forbes Hall, Nikki Wright, Co-founder and Executive Director of SeaChange, joins us to explore the vital role eelgrass plays in our coastal ecosystems, and the community efforts bringing these extraordinary underwater meadows back to life.

Find out more here: Eelgrass Restoration with Nikki Wright:

https://www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/s4-eelgrass-restoration-with-nikki-wright

S4 Augus Lineup: 

https://www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/august-s4-speaker-series-lineup

Spune'luxtth March for the Children

Next Monday (August 3) is Spune'luxtth Sulxwe'en March for the Children! 

We'll meet at the Salish Sea Market / Chemainus ferry terminal at 8:30 and the march is expected to start around 9:00. 

For those unable to participate in the march around town you're invited to set up at Waterwheel Park where we'll all meet after the march. 

Hope to see you there,

Doug

Fire Danger Class Dropping

The Fire Danger Class rating for our area is changeable, but the outlook indicates that we will back in HIGH as of WEDNESDAY July 29th. 

This means that you can once again mow, chainsaw, trench, etc. up to 1 pm. If we are fortunate enough to get more rain on Tuesday and Tuesday night we will post again if all restrictions can come off. 

Thank you for your patience.

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

Nature House Week 5: July 30 - August 2

Welcome to Week 5 - and to August! This week we're foraging wild edibles along the Lawrence Valley Trail, creating something truly unique with local artist Marcia Aftimus, and diving deep into the world of eelgrass, one of the most vital and overlooked ecosystems on our coast. Eelgrass takes centre stage all weekend at the SLC and carries through to Sunday's S4 talk with Nikki Wright. And with August now upon us, our full August calendar is out!

To see the August calendar and for details about the week's events, please see here: https://www.thetisislandnatureconservancy.org/single-post/nature-house-week-5-july-30-august-2

ThINC

Nature House - Today's Events

Here's what's on today!

9-11 Beach Seine with Katrina Adams (all ages)
Location: The Nature House at The Portal - park at Heneage House (the wine-coloured building) or the Fairyslipper parking area

Before her S4 talk this afternoon, join Katrina Adams for a hands-on beach seine at The Portal! A beach seine uses a large net to encircle fish and other creatures living in shallow coastal waters - a real ecological survey method used by aquatic biologists in the field. Come get a close look at who's living just off our shores.

9-11 Harvest Hours (all ages)
Location: The People’s Apothecary Garden, Lot 62

This week's harvest: Wild Bergamot (Bee Balm) is stealing the show - its Dr. Seuss-like purple and pink blooms are at their peak and both flowers and leaves are ready to harvest. Yarrow's flat white clusters are in full bloom, Borage stars are opening in brilliant blue, and Mullein leaves and early flowers are ready to pick. Feverfew and Betony flowering tops are up, and Plantain and Salad Burnet offer tender young leaves.

The PAG is open during daylight hours - plant card decks organized by category are in the box on the back of the gate. Join us during Harvest Hours when we're on hand to guide you through what's ready and how to use it.

1-3 SLC Drop-in: Sustainable Fisheries (all ages)
Location: Sea Life Centre at Telegraph Harbour Marina

The SLC is open Friday–Sunday whenever the seastar flag is flying - drop in anytime! See Friday for information on this week's activity.

2-3 S4: Headwaters to Deepwaters with Katrina Adams
Location: Forbes Hall

Starting with wetlands and moving through streams to the ocean shoreline, join us as Katrina Adams guides us through the diverse components of a watershed. Water systems are strongly interconnected, providing habitat for a wide range of species both upstream and downstream. Through species monitoring and restoration, Peninsula Streams Society works to preserve the watersheds, streams, and shorelines of the Saanich Peninsula.

About the Speaker: Katrina Adams is a senior aquatic biologist and Registered Professional Biologist with Peninsula Streams Society, a Victoria-based environmental organization. Her background spans aquatic ecosystems ranging from coral reefs in Australia to Arctic char in Iceland, and she brings expertise in ecology, restoration, and GIS to support Peninsula Streams Society's goal of improving aquatic habitats across the Saanich Peninsula.

Next Saturday’s Book and Bake Sale

Who doesn’t like to read and eat?

Calling all Thetis Island Bakers…an excellent opportunity to contribute to our wonderful library.

Please if you can, drop off any goodies ahead of the day on Friday the 31st after 11:00. You can always drop off anything fresh on the day of as well. If you have anything that needs to be refrigerated, we can do that too. It would be very helpful if you could let us know if your baking includes either dairy or nuts for those allergic.

We’ll price the items there…but if you can give us an idea as to how much you think it might be worth, please let us know.

We have always had such an amazing turnout with baked goods for this event…a real testament to our dedicated islanders!

We thank you all in advance…see you there!

Shirlee shirlnmike@hotmail.com

From the Library

A Friend of the Library is available: 

Saturday 10-1, 

Sunday 1-4 Celine in attendance, 

Tuesday 12-1.

The annual Book and Bake Sale fundraiser for the library is one week away. Book donations Thursday 10-1. Let me know if that does not work for you. We can work something out.

Always a fun event!

Celine