Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
Join us on June 22nd for our 2024 Annual General Meeting, featuring a talk on Native Bees by Marika Ai-Li, our Restoration & Monitoring manager. We will have bee focused resources and information. Sweet treats, fruits and refreshments will also be on offer.
Throughout May and June Project Watershed will be taking elementary school classes out on field trips to learn about estuary and coastal ecology and to assist with planting and plant maintenance.
This year marks the 5th year of a partnership between Comox Valley Project Watershed Society and North Island College on a long-term study to examine intertidal spawning habitats of forage fish in the northern Salish Sea.
Project Watershed is hosting a Streamkeepers training course this May/June for $150.
Latest news from Glen Urquhart restoration progress for spring 2024.
This video, produced by the World Wildlife Fund, explores the connection between Kus-kus-sum and climate change. One of the benefits of restoring 8.3 acres of habitat at Kus-kus-sum is all the plants that are being planted will take up carbon, helping mitigate climate change.
Forage fish sampling is starting back up again in May!
Volunteers needed to help staff a booth at the River Never Sleeps Festival in Fanny Bay. This is always a well attended event with many things going on. Last year you could help release juvenile salmon into the Rosewall Creek!
Join us for Earthweek at the Courtenay Airpark! We will be planting native plants, maintaining previous plantings and removing invasive species around the Airpark lagoon.
We will be planting some potted plants and weeding in the upland areas of Kus-kus-sum.
We are taking a group of grade 7 students to the Kus-kus-sum site to learn about estuary ecology and function and assist with planting and plant maintenance. We are looking for volunteers to help facilitate this event by assisting students in completing different activities including planting, plant maintenance, plant identification, and water testing. Training provided!
The forage fish team has been busy planning the Coastal Forage Fish Network Symposium. Hosted on Zoom, this event brings together researchers, experts and community citizen science volunteers to share research highlights from across Vancouver Island and beyond.