Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
Over $5,500 in estuary inspired prizes, including a unique kiln glass salmon sculpture, one night’s stay at the Old House Hotel and Spa, Ohspa gift certificates and more. Tickets $10 each, draw date November 18th. All proceeds support environmental restoration and research in the Comox Valley.
Join us for forage fish sampling this winter!
We have another 2,000 plants arriving at the Kus-kus-sum site next week and are looking to get them all in the ground before the end of October.
Project Watershed is hiring a Restoration and Research Lead! Our organization is looking for an enthusiastic leader to help us grow and manage our restoration projects and applied research. Our team and organization are currently in an era of growth and we’re looking for someone with a growth mindset to join our team and expand our capacity.
Glen Urquhart Creek flows into Dyke Slough on the north side of the K’ómoks Estuary. It supports salmonids at present, but available spawning and rearing habitat are very limited because it has been severely impacted by agricultural practices and upstream urban development.
Mallard is a local creek that flows into the Dyke Slough on the north side of the K’ómoks Estuary and supports coho salmon and cutthroat trout. It has been severely impacted by agricultural practices and upstream urban development.
Last month, Project Watershed and a few of our amazing volunteers once again participated in The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a national conservation initiative that is now one of the largest direct action conservation programs in Canada. Between September 24 and 25, we cleaned 27.5 km of shoreline spanning 10 popular beaches from Little River Ferry to Royston Seaside Trail (Royston Wrecks).
A few changes have been made to our volunteer program as we work towards streamlining our process. These changes were discussed at the two Volunteer Symposiums we held recently and are posted here for those who couldn’t attend.
The Keeping It Living Dinner held on Sept 17, 2022 was an all round success! It was great to be able to celebrate our accomplishments and projects from the year in person with members of our community. In addition to the great food, music and wine, we also raised $8,000 for environmental restoration and research!
Declining salmon runs, starving sea lions and orcas, shrinking seabird communities; a collapsing pacific marine food web is what we face if the forage fish stocks and habitats are depleted along British Columbia’s coasts.
Over the summer Comox Valley Project Watershed Society working with Leighton Contracting Ltd., a K’ómoks Economic Development Corporation joint venture partner, began the process of regrading the Kus-kus-sum site to natural streamside elevations.
Volunteer to help install live willow stakes and plant potted plants in the riparian areas of Mallard Creek on October 14 & 15, 2022, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm.