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

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

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

Creating Habitat Connectivity

Comox Valley Project Watershed is focusing on the restoration of three marine habitats – kelp, eelgrass and saltmarsh – to facilitate connectivity between the subtidal, intertidal and foreshore zones in the estuary.

Kelp Forests

A kelp forest is a type of nearshore vegetative habitat, found along rocky coasts with wave action or strong currents in depths of 4 to 20 metres.