BY PHILIP ROUND, COMOX VALLEY ECHO OCTOBER 21, 2011 The Courtenay River Estuary could hold a blue key that locks in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Comox Valley Regional District directors heard on Tuesday. Paul Horgen, chair of Project Watershed, said local...
Comox Valley Project Watershed Society KEEPING IT LIVING AWARD
Comox Valley Project Watershed Society has chosen the City of Courtenay to receive its Courtenay River Estuary-Keeping it Living Award. It will be presented at Courtenay City Council’s regular meeting on November 7th.
Puntledge Hatchery Open House
Volunteers clean shoreline
The rain pouring down on the morning of Sept. 25 didn’t discourage 37 intrepid volunteers of all ages from Project Watershed, the Comox Valley Naturalists and Comox Valley Kayaks. Despite the deluge, they combed six kilometres of shoreline in Lewis and Simms parks,...
Come Celebrate our Garry Oaks This Friday, October 14
Huge Fall Bouquet to Rivers Day Volunteers
Comox Valley Echo September 30, 2011 A HUGE FALL BOUQUET for the 35 volunteers who dressed for the downpour and gathered debris from the estuary shore line on Rivers Day, Sunday morning. Project Watershed and the CV Naturalists organized teams in Beach Ave, Simms Park...
2012 Conservation Calendar Now Available!
Cleanup crews find interesting articles
Lise Broadley, Comox Valley Echo Published: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 Volunteers picking up trash for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup found a number of unusual items in Courtenay and Comox last week. From shopping carts to shotgun shells, volunteers were amazed...
Community way businesses by category
Over the past two years Project Watershed has been donated over $16,000 community way dollars from the businesses listed here. We are thankful to those business for supporting our cause and helping to restore and protect the unique and diverse habitats of the Comox...
PROJECT WATERSHED QUARTERLY REPORT, September 2011
The Annual General Meeting was a successful event with Dr. Paul Horgen being elected the Chair and two new board members added to the roster to complete the 2011/12 board. Details of the board member complement and committee assignments can be found on the Project...
Fall Opportunities
GREAT CANADIAN SHORELINE CLEANUP (week of Sept, 17-25) and B C RIVERS DAY ( Sunday, Sept 25) On September 25th, join us on land or river in 3 locations: Airpark, Simms Park and Port Augusta Park (St Josephs Hospital site) and between 10am and noon we will collect...
Landmark estuary agreement signed
By Philip Round, Comox Valley Echo September 6, 2011 A landmark agreement has been signed to step up activity to protect the Courtenay River Estuary. The new 'memorandum of agreement' was inked at a public ceremony on Sunday between the K'ómoks First Nation...