Join Bob Weeden, retired Alaskan biologist, professor, and conservationist, for readings from the huge literature on birds, and a bird walk afterward at the Blackburn Lake Nature Reserve. 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Suggested donation for the talk and walk: $5-$10.

Mary Hof from the Cowichan Valley Hikers will speak about organizing a group hiking trip to Guatemala in November 2018 and climbing Vancouver Island’s Golden Hinde in August last year. Salt Spring Public Library Program Room. 7 p.m.