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

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.

Riparian Habitat

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A riparian area is the interface between the land and a river or stream. Riparian areas link water to land. They boarder streams, lakes and wetlands and encompass the trees, shrubs and grasses growing along these water bodies.

Resident Geese Overgraze

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These resident geese overgraze the vegetation and grub the roots of the ‘marsh platform’ – a thick accumulation of nutrient-dense soils from land, freshwater aquatic and marine sources bound together by vegetation.