by Paul Horgen - Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Board Chair Project Watershed Quoting the great New York Yankee hall of fame catcher Yogi Berra, “Its deja vu all over again." In an announcement released on Wednesday, January 20th, Both NASA and NOAA...
Children's Author Makes Donation to Project Watershed
Paul Horgen, author of the children’s book Tales of Kona the Guide Dog and board chair of Comox Valley Project Watershed Society is pleased to present the society with a $500 donation from the proceeds of book sales. This fun and colourful book chronicles the life and...
Project Watershed 2014 Volunteer Appreciation event
On 12/12/2014 Project Watershed invited their regular volunteers, and some other friends, to an appreciation event at the Comox Valley Community Justice Centre in downtown Courtenay. With more than 50 attendees, including some of the local city council members who...
Courtenay Council Candidates Consider Field Sawmill Site
With an election coming in a few days, all of the candidates running in Courtenay are firming up their platforms. One of the important issues facing our beautiful community and is on the minds of not only citizens of Courtenay, but all of us who have chosen the Comox...
Restoring Tidal Marshes in Royston
A tidal marsh is a type of marsh that is found along the shoreline of coasts and estuaries of which the flooding characteristics are determined by the tidal movement of the adjacent estuary. The vegetation on the shore is called a salt marsh and it is a complex of...
Climate change could increase estuary flooding
Image Credit: Contributed - In the spring of 2012, residents along the Dyke Road were evacuated by the RCMP due to flooding. This was how things looked in front of the old cement tower. Contributed - Comox Valley Record; posted Oct 15, 2014 at 1:00 PM Today’s coastal...
Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up
[av_testimonials style='grid' columns='1' interval='5' font_color='' custom_title='' custom_content=''] [av_testimonial_single src='2690' name='Kathryn Clouston' subtitle='Project Watershed Staff Member' link='http://' linktext=''] Trust you all had a relaxing and...
K’omoks Estuary at the Forefront of Blue Carbon Research
Something interesting is happening in our local waters. Project Watershed, a local environmental stewardship organization, is working on a project to learn more about how salt marsh and eelgrass beds in our local Estuary contribute to the uptake and storage of carbon...
Project watershed's Pacific Institute for Climate Studies Internship Report
[av_testimonials style='grid' columns='1'] [av_testimonial_single src='4286' attachment='' name='Russell Prentice' subtitle='Project Watershed Pacific Institute for Climate Studies Intern' link='http://' linktext=''] I have had a busy and exciting first month with...
Blue Carbon Pilot Project in Comox Valley Getting Attention
By Mandy Larade - Comox Valley Record; posted Apr 9, 2014 at 4:00 PM A letter of federal recognition was given to the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society on the Blue Carbon Pilot Project from federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq. "Your organization's...
Salmon Return to the Tsolum in the Comox Valley After 50 Years
[av_testimonials style='slider' columns='2' interval='100'] [av_testimonial_single src='' attachment='' name='Heather Wilkinson' subtitle='Mystery Contributor' link='http://Tsolumriver.org''] The salmon have returned to the Tsolum River! This is the very best news...
Project Watershed and other Local Groups Cleanup Shoreline
It’s time again for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and several groups in the Comox Valley are helping to get this initiative off the ground locally. The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup started with a small team of employees and volunteers at the Vancouver...