Saturday May 25th was a great day to explore and learn about the mudflats in the K’omoks Estuary. A group of 20 attended the Project Watershed event lead by biologist, Michele Jones, as she revealed some of the secrets of the foreshore and intertidal areas. Jones...
Project Watershed Thanks TD Friends of the Environment
Project Watershed thanks TD Friends of the Environment for their support of the Air Park Lagoon Planning project. The objective for this project is to create a detailed design for constructing a breach from the Courtenay River into the Airpark Lagoon. A breach...
Estuary Dinner Launches Elevate the Arts
Project Watershed is presenting "Dine Under the Sea" to raise funds and awareness about the K'omoks Estuary Tuesday 6-9pm at Zocalo Cafe. Showcasing Art, Music and Food this dinner will also launch the week of events associated with Elevate the Arts. A unique seafood...
Mudflats Mischief
As part of this year’s Keeping It Living Campaign Project Watershed is providing an opportunity to get up close and personal with the Estuary through an event held on the mudflats. Participants will delve into the intertidal world of critters with Biologist Michele...
Birding for All Ages
As part of the Keeping It Living Campaign Project Watershed held a bird walk Saturday the 4th of May. The walk was led by Art Martell, a well-known birder in the Comox Valley. He took the group to a hidden estuary habitat teaming with birdlife right in the middle of...
Project Watershed AGM Features updates on Stewardship Activities, Public Events , a Community Gift of Walking Maps and a New Video on the Ancient Aboriginal Fish Traps in The Estuary
Comox Valley Project Watershed Society will hold its 20th Annual general meeting on May 2, at 6:30pm in the Comox Valley Art Gallery at 580 Duncan Avenue in Courtenay. “We have a special AGM program that should interest all residents who acknowledge the estuary...
Estuary 'blue carbon' initiative wins $30,000 grant
By Philip Round - Echo Staff Pictured at the agreement signing alongside the Courtenay River Estuary on Tuesday are, from the right, Vancouver Island University President Ralph Nilson, the chair of Comox Valley Project Watershed Society Paul Horgen, B.C....
EDITORIAL: Keep reading for good news about blue carbon
By Editorial - Comox Valley Record Published: April 17, 2013 4:00 PM; Updated: April 17, 2013 4:55 PM If you knew this editorial involved blue carbon or carbon sequestration, would you read on? Nonetheless, we ask that you keep reading. For the second time in four...
Shaw video plugs new Streamkeepers Group
Shaw TV in their new go!Island section has produced a video to help spread the word about the new streamkeepers group Project Watershed is helping get off the ground. The new stramkeepers group would be for the Glen Uruquhart and Mallard Creeks. The video highlights...
Unlocking Coastal BC's Blue Carbon Opportunities
The following article was posted in The British Columbia Newsroom and The VIU News. Issued by the BC Ministry of Environment, April 9, 2013 COURTENAY – The B.C. government is partnering with Vancouver Island University and the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society to...
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2nd Annual Carol Walk along the Estuary
The tradition of people going around a neighbourhood singing Christmas carols is a very ancient one. However, in the Comox Valley, it’s quite a new tradition. It is a great way to experience the Estuary during the Winter season. On Tuesday, December 5, 4:00 -...