Information for anyone considering joining or rejoining CONC

Click for a PDF application form! Updated 2024 August 15 with new rates

Dues are $45 for singles, $60 for families, $15 for students, and cover September of one year through August of the next. A $20 supplement is charged if you want to receive the newsletter via snail mail. Members of other BC Nature-federated clubs may be entitled to a discount; please inquire.

There are several ways to submit your membership application.

The first is to email your completed application to membership@okanagannature.org. Pay dues by e-transfer to membership@okanagannature.org. When you create the e-transfer, the process will ask for “additional: information”; please note your full name(s) in the field for providing additional information.

The second is to bring your completed membership application and dues to one of our monthly meetings.

The third way is to send your membership application and dues to:

P.O. Box 21128
Orchard Park P.O.
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 9N8

The fourth way is to bring your completed membership application and dues to one of our activities and give it to a member of the executive.

Advantage of Membership

Membership brings you our monthly newsletter (Central Okanagan Naturalist), a subscription to the quarterly BCnature from BC Nature (the Federation of BC Naturalists), and participation in club activities.

Activities

If you wish to participate in club activities, please first read the activity policy.

You should be aware that activities involve some level of risk. Please read the risk assessment and mitigation policy or its summary.

If you are a club member, you have already signed a waiver. If you are a visitor, you will be required to sign this waiver before participating in the activity. The activity leader will provide the waiver for you.

Carpooling

When going on activities, we make a contribution to the driver following the trip to cover their costs; the suggested contribution is $0.15/km. After doing some rounding to keep it simple, we recommend the following  contributions for each passenger, subject to future change:

<=20 km: $3
21-<30 km: $4
30-<35 km: $5
35-<45 km: $6
45-<60 km: $8
60-<85 km: $10

85-<120 km: $15
120-<150 km: $20
150-<185 km: $25
185-<220 km: $30
220-<250 km: $35
250-<285 km: $40

Drivers may accept less if they choose.

The larger distances are usually seen only for summer camps and second-Saturday birding trips.

Contact information for the executive. Contact the CONC webmaster. For general questions, use this link.

Last update: 2024 09 26