Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
In 2018, Ken Kirby became involved with Project Watershed and the Kus-kus-sum Project and contributed right up to his death on June 20, 2023. While donating 50 of his most prized paintings prior to his passing, Ken expressed his deep appreciation for our partnerships...
Over the summer the Project Watershed Forage Fish Monitoring Team have been busy with data analysis, project planning, collaborating with the Coastal Forage Fish Network and field sampling in the Comox Valley and Campbell River area. To date we have had 21 volunteers contribute 97.5 hours to our forage fish monitoring efforts!
This position is now closed.
This position is now closed.
Project Watershed, K’ómoks First Nation and the City of Courtenay are very excited to share that their partnership project, Kus-kus-sum, has been awarded Real Estate Foundation of BC’s Land Award for the freshwater project category. There were twenty-one project finalists among five project categories, all projects that are leading the way in sustainable, equitable, and socially just land use and real estate.
Restoration work in Mallard Creek will continue this year, including invasive removal, restoring connectivity, and trial planting of a new riparian species. Volunteer events starting in September 2024.
We are showing Kus-kus-sum off to businesses in the Valley through a Chamber Business to Business event. We are looking for a few volunteers to assist with this event.
Get involved with our new vegetation community science monitoring program!
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.
Latest news from Glen Urquhart restoration progress for spring 2024.
Forage fish sampling is starting back up again in May!