Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
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...
[av_textblock size='' font_color='' color=''] Fish and Wildlife are loving the new digs down at the Courtenay Airpark. You can check the new digs in person or virtually via the photos and drone video below. This June Project Watershed, with funding and assistance from...
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...
NIC will sign a Memorandum of Understanding June 4 with Comox Valley Project Watershed to restore the estuary environment and research new guidelines for blue carbon research in B.C. “NIC students are bringing science to life - mapping eelgrass, improving estuaries...
*Image: Eelgrass restoration by Project Watershed in the estuary Comox Valley Project Watershed is pleased to host a one-day workshop on Saturday, March 14: “Climate Change Solutions and Habitat Restoration at the Community Level: Results of Projects completed by...
Image Credit: Contributed - In the spring of 2012, residents along the Dyke Road were evacuated by the RCMP due to flooding. This was how things looked in front of the old cement tower. Contributed - Comox Valley Record; posted Oct 15, 2014 at 1:00 PM Today’s coastal...
[av_heading heading='Project Watershed, as part of their Blue Carbon efforts and habitat restoration activities, collected 2500 donor eelgrass shoots and then transplanted them into an area devoid of eelgrass off Port Augusta Park in the Town of Comox. These...
Something interesting is happening in our local waters. Project Watershed, a local environmental stewardship organization, is working on a project to learn more about how salt marsh and eelgrass beds in our local Estuary contribute to the uptake and storage of carbon...
[av_testimonials style='grid' columns='1'] [av_testimonial_single src='4286' attachment='' name='Russell Prentice' subtitle='Project Watershed Pacific Institute for Climate Studies Intern' link='http://' linktext=''] I have had a busy and exciting first month with...
By Mandy Larade - Comox Valley Record; posted Apr 9, 2014 at 4:00 PM A letter of federal recognition was given to the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society on the Blue Carbon Pilot Project from federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq. "Your organization's...
Looking back at 2013 I noticed we hadn't yet posted about our TEDX talk so as a recap here it is! On Thursday May 23, 2013 a local group, Imagine Comox Valley, organised and presented a TEDX event. A TEDX event is a local independently organised TED event where...
Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is going ahead with the reconstruction of the Royston Waterfront Trail. More information and details on their plans can be found on the their website www.comoxvalleyrd.ca. Project Watershed and the Estuary Working Group are...