Working on the unceded territory of the K’ómoks First Nation .

Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.

Pinniped Monitoring Training

Harbour Seals

Map of Location

Kus-kus-sum

Condensory Bridge

Date and Time

June 28

9:30am – 12:30pm

July 8

9:00am – 12:00pm

Location

Meet at the Condensory Bridge, Courtenay side. Parking on either side of bridge.

Description

Training for seal and sea lion (pinniped) monitoring protocol. Attendees should be interested in signing up for monitoring shifts over the summer. The monitoring requires teams of two, so please bring a friend who is also interested, if possible. We can make pairs from individual attendees if needed.

We will be driving between monitoring sites. Carpooling with your monitoring teammate is ideal.

For more information about what’s involved, please visit our seal monitoring webpage.

Volunteer Sign Up

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