Over 2017- 2018, the Project Watershed team completed a habitat improvement project. The endeavour included the removal of an old culvert connecting the Courtenay River through the park into an inner pond area.
Simms Millennium Park Habitat Enhancement
When Simms Millennium Park opened in 2000, it included off channel habitat for fish and other riparian species. This was one of only three off-channel habitats for juvenile salmonids along a three km stretch of the upper ecotone of the K’ómoks Estuary.
Re-visiting Simms Park Habitat Enhancement Work
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Simms Millennium Park
Simms Millennium Park is a municipally-owned 9.0 acre park located off the Old Island Highway directly across from Lewis Park and is naturally bounded by the Courtenay River to the south and Courtenay River Slough to the East and North.
Volunteers Needed to Help Plant at Simms Park Following Habitat Construction
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Upcoming Construction at Simms Millennium Park to Improve Salmon Habitat
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Improving Salmon Survival in Simms; A Plan for Habitat Restoration
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