Project Watershed needs volunteers to help us harvest willow cuttings, and then plant them alongside sections of Mallard Creek.
Volunteers Needed for Stream Restoration at Mallard Creek!
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The Uplifters Shop is lifting up Kus-kus-sum and Project Watershed
Deanne McRae and Mackenzie Gartside have started something new in downtown Courtenay – The Uplifters Shop. Unlike a normal for profit retail store, most of the items they sell have some kind of charity kickback. In this way the store “lifts up” a variety of charities both local and abroad. One project they are supporting is Project Watershed’s Kus-kus-sum initiative.
Glass Salmon for Kus-kus-sum Displayed at the Old House
The kiln cast, glass coho salmon sculpture created by Christopher Smith is currently being displayed at the Old House Hotel. The sculpture, “Salish Sea Silvers”, retails at $4,750 and Chris will generously donate 100% of the proceeds to the Kus-kus-sum project. In fact, he has already donated $1,600 to Kus-kus-sum for a sculpture bought in August of 2020.
Paintings, By The Numbers Raises Over $25,000 for Kus-kus-sum
We were finally able to hold the Paintings, By The Numbers event on Sept 12, 2020. The event raised over $25,000 for Kus-kus-sum and despite the fact that it was very different than we had planned preCOVID, it turned out to be a success.
Coastal Restoration Update August 2020
Nikki Wright from Seachange Marine Conservation Society and Maria Cantazaro from the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) visited our kelp research site at Oyster River and our saltmarsh projects. Maria is a researcher working for the PSF on a report looking at the importance of nearshore, habitat connectivity and estuarine habitat to Pacific salmon.
Kus-kus-sum/Hollyhock Flats Shoreline Cleanup 2020
Join us on September 26th as we participate in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. The cleanup will occur on the Kus-kus-sum property and the adjacent Hollyhock flats area. We will start at 10am and go til about noon.
The World Wildlife Fund Publishes Forage Fish Information
The World Wildlife Fund and the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI) have released a variety of resources for both professionals and community scientists researching forage fish. This includes a spawning survey guidance document, as well as QEP and Community Scientist sampling methodologies and data sheets.
NIC biology students helping with Project Watershed research
NIC biology students are getting a unique opportunity to help with an important forage fish research project, thanks to a partnership between NIC and Comox Valley Project Watershed.
Purchasing and Restoring Kus-kus-sum is Reconciliation in Action
The Kus-kus-sum project that Project Watershed is spearheading will not only create habitat for fish and wildlife, help mitigate climate, and increase green space, it will also help our community put reconciliation into action.
Forage Fish Field Day
This video follows a forage fish field day, from sampling to the counting of eggs, in the late fall of 2019.
Project Watershed’s 2020 Annual Report
This Annual Report summarizes Project Watershed`s activities over the 2019 – 2020 period.
Forage Fish Project Needs Volunteers
While many citizen science groups have begun conducting spring/summer forage fish spawning surveys, we still need a few more volunteers to cover some of the beaches in our area. Specifically we need volunteers for Quadra Island and Campbell River.