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Entries by Caila Holbrook
Going Batty at Kus-kus-sum
Got bats? Kus-kus-sum does! On Monday, July 22nd Project Watershed Directors were joined by Councillor Doug Hillian, Mayor Bob Wells and their families for a tour of the Kus-kus-sum property hosted by the Cumberland Bat Program. Tim Ennis, Project Manager for the Kus-kus-sum project, is also the co-founder of the Cumberland Bat Project (CBP) along […]
$100,000 target met and surpassed on June 30!
We have met and surpassed our June 30 target of $100,000 for Kus-kus-sum! To date we have raised over $400,000 from our community fundraising initiatives. We now have just under $100,000 to raise to reach our overall goal of $500,000. To facilitate the raising of this last $100,000, we are creating smaller targets over shorter […]
Millard Piercy Watershed Stewards receive Keep It Living Award
The Millard-Piercy Watershed Stewards were recently honoured as recipients of Project Watershed’s annual ‘Keeping it Living’ award. The award, an original painting by local artist Bev Byerley, is presented to an organization in the Comox Valley that has made a significant contribution to the restoration and protection of the K’ómoks Estuary and its watersheds. In […]
Project Watershed Plants Eelgrass off of Miracle Beach Park
If you were down at Miracle Beach Park on the weekend of June 22nd you might have noticed a dive boat and divers working just off shore. The divers were working on transplanting subtidal eelgrass in barren areas off of the park. The project is part of a larger coastal restoration project being led by […]
Project Watershed’s AGM – A wild goose chase and more!
Project Watershed’s 2019 AGM last Saturday May 25 at the Old House Hotel was lively and informative. The afternoon started with a K’ómoks First Nation welcome and a few words from MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard. During the business component of the meeting the Treasurer, Brian Storey, FCPA, presented the financial report and introduced Derek Lamb of […]
