Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
With the help of Biologist Lora Tryon and some keen volunteers Project Watershed restored eelgrass in the Royston area this summer (June 2013). Eelgrass restoration involves transplanting shoots from one healthy dense bed to an area that is void of eelgrass. Eelgrass...
Published: June 19, 2013 2:00 PM, Updated: June 19, 2013 2:07 PM 19 Wing is restoring marine habitat near Royston as compensation for the habitat affected by the maintenance dredging of the Goose Spit Marina that took place in January. The dredging was required to...
On June 11th the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society Board of Directors met and elections were held for Board positions. The 2013 Board members with their specific roles on the Project Watershed team are: Paul Horgen - re-elected Chairman of the Board. Paul has...
Project Watershed is presenting "Dine Under the Sea" to raise funds and awareness about the K'omoks Estuary Tuesday 6-9pm at Zocalo Cafe. Showcasing Art, Music and Food this dinner will also launch the week of events associated with Elevate the Arts. A unique seafood...
As part of the Keeping It Living Campaign Project Watershed held a bird walk Saturday the 4th of May. The walk was led by Art Martell, a well-known birder in the Comox Valley. He took the group to a hidden estuary habitat teaming with birdlife right in the middle of...
By Philip Round - Echo Staff Pictured at the agreement signing alongside the Courtenay River Estuary on Tuesday are, from the right, Vancouver Island University President Ralph Nilson, the chair of Comox Valley Project Watershed Society Paul Horgen, B.C....
The following article was posted in The British Columbia Newsroom and The VIU News. Issued by the BC Ministry of Environment, April 9, 2013 COURTENAY – The B.C. government is partnering with Vancouver Island University and the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society to...
The tradition of people going around a neighbourhood singing Christmas carols is a very ancient one. However, in the Comox Valley, it’s quite a new tradition. It is a great way to experience the Estuary during the Winter season. On Tuesday, December 5, 4:00 -...
Project Watershed would like to thank our volunteers from Superstore, North Island College and around the Valley for their assistance with this important task and especially for doing it at 6:30 in the morning! Our intrepid group of volunteers showed up at 6:30 in the...
Hello From the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, Estuary Working Group, A special day for Families, Visitors,and Local Residents : 'Keeping it Living 2012' is the third year of the campaign raising awareness for the protection & restoration of the Courtenay...
Paintbrush, common camas, and pretty shootingstar fill this part of the wetland meadow near the mouth of the Courtenay River. Photo by D. Ingram. A strong wind had kicked up, and it was spitting rain as I stepped out into the open flats of estuary, through a...
Comox Valley Echo Published: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) has announced funding towards one fish and one wildlife project within the Campbell River Watershed and funding towards four fish projects within the Puntledge River...