Victoria Natural History Society – To know nature, and keep it worth knowing

Victoria Natural
History Society

Sharing a love of nature since 1944

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The Victoria Natural History Society (VNHS) formed in 1944 and currently has about 750 members. We are a volunteer-run organization. Members have developed their interest in nature in a wide variety of ways—some are professional biologists, others are students, most are amateur or volunteer naturalists. VNHS provides an opportunity for those interested in the natural world to come together to share their ideas and experiences.

The Victoria Natural History Society offers many field trips and presentations each month for its members. Note that while evening presentations are open to the public, field trips are designed for members. Guests may join for up to three trips, after which they are expected to join the Society. If you like what you see, please support VNHS by becoming a member and/or making a donation.

The primary objectives of the Society are:

To stimulate active interest in natural history
To study and protect flora and fauna and their habitats
To work with other societies and like bodies having interests in common with this Society.

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2025 January 16 evening

Here are some pictures taken by Ian Cooper at Colquitz River Park before dawn on January 13.

Globular springtail Ptenothrix sp. (Coll.: Dicyrtomidae) Ian Cooper

Springtail – Orchesella villosa (Coll.: Orchesellidae) Ian Cooper

VERY small Harvestman Protolophus sp. (Opiliones: Protolophidae) Ian Cooper

Note: This tiny harvestman was minute! Less than 1 cm, including the radius of its legs. It was almost indiscernible from the rockface it was paused on...

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