Working on the unceded territory of the K’ómoks First Nation .

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Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.

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INFORMATION

IS OUR CURRENCY

Over the years we have amassed a wide variety of information on an array of topics. This information can be used to inform decision making, restoration planning, student reports and lesson plans.

Dave Ingram Photography

Library

Blue Carbon

climate change, eelgrass, kelp, photosynthesis, salt marsh

Sensitive Habitats

eco assets, estuaries, flood plains, green shores, Important Bird Area, intertidal areas, Kómoks Estuary, native plants, off-channel habitat, Puntledge River, restoration, riparian habitat, rivers/streams, seasons, tides, wetlands

History

Courtenay River history, Field Sawmill history, fish traps, shell middens, Simms Park photos

Critters

bees, dinosaurs, forage fish, geese, herring, Important Bird Area, invertebrates, newts, salmon, wildlife information sheets

Norma Morton Conservation Library

Highlights from the Ancient Fish Trap Study

Two temporally and morphologically distinct trap types were utilized, and the shift from the Winged Heart trap type to the Winged Chevron trap type about 700 years ago appears abrupt and closely coincident with Little Ice Age climatic conditions and increased importance of salmon at Aboriginal village sites on west coast Vancouver Island, at Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) and south coast Alaska.

Courtenay River

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The Courtenay River is the shortest navigable river the world. It starts where the Puntledge and Tsolum rivers converge and occupies a prominent central location in the heart of the City of Courtenay.

Simms Park Native Plants

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Riparian areas include the native trees, shrubs and grasses growing alongside water-courses. These native plants provide vegetative cover to help moderate water temperature.