For the sixth year in a row Project Watershed has fielded an intrepid crew to brave the wilds of Simms Park and clean garbage from all its waterways and nooks and crannies. Recognizing BC Rivers Day, as well as the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup on Sunday, September...
Project Watershed Visits Lazo Road Shoreline Stabilization Project
Project Watershed followed up on the Lazo Road Shoreline stabilization project and on July 26th the Town of Comox staff toured our organization and Fisheries and Oceans Canada representatives through the site with their Project Team. One of Project Watershed’s main...
Kus-kus-sum Restoration Vision
This video show a potential scenario for how the field site could be transformed back to a functioning eco-system.
Project Watershed's Community Forum on Field's Re-Envisioning Attracts 150
(Scroll down to find the petition at the bottom of this page - Petition open til Nov 3rd) On November 3, 150 Comox Valley residents including four City of Courtenay Councillors, two regional Directors, Chair of the CVRD Board and one Town of Comox Councillor...
Project Watershed estuary restoration work continues
During the second and third week of July, Project Watershed carried out a sub-tidal eelgrass planting of approximately 1,000 square metres. “This makes our total restorations to nearly 6,000 square metres since 2013,” said Paul Horgen, board chair. Funding for this...
The Airpark Lagoon has been Breached
If you have been down to the Airpark lately you may have noticed the pathway has been closed over the past 2 weeks so that a team of hardworking engineers, machine operators, project managers and laborers could install a culvert under the Airpark Walkway. This work...
Fields Sawmill Restoration Vision
Comox Valley Project Watershed Society (PW) has launched an initiative to acquire and restore the old Fields site to a natural state to meld into the “Hollyhock Flats” conservation area adjoining the south end of this industrial property. Our vision incorporates one...
Courtenay Airpark Lagoon Breach Project Underway!
After four years of study and planning the project to breach the Courtenay Airpark Lagoon and reconnect it with the Courtenay River is now underway. The breach will be in the form of a culvert which will direct river flows through the lagoon area. This will flush and...
Airpark Lagoon Breach Project
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Royston Salt Marsh Restoration – getting Royston Elementary kids involved!
Teaches and students from Royston Elementary were invited to participate in a hands-on salt marsch restoration project initiated by Project Watershed Society. Many thanks to Kate Brown from Shaw TV for the short video story below. Please do consider subscribing to the...
Project Watershed’s Salt Marsh Project Featured in Stream Talk
Project Watershed's Salt Marsh Project at Royston was featured in the March 2015 Issue of StreamTalk. We encourage you to visit their website and read or download the entire issue there. For your convenience we have posted the article related to our project as...
Courtenay Council Candidates Consider Field Sawmill Site
With an election coming in a few days, all of the candidates running in Courtenay are firming up their platforms. One of the important issues facing our beautiful community and is on the minds of not only citizens of Courtenay, but all of us who have chosen the Comox...