Sharing an event from Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society – BC Join me next week! Learn about the tiny but mighty sandlance Donate | Take Action | About Meet our Marine Special Guest Pop quiz! What common west coast fish spends most of its life buried in the sand but is vitally important to the […]
The most important species you’ve never heard of! Read More »
Check out the links below from recent stories on Chek TV Forage Fish returning to Pocket Beach. https://www.cheknews.ca/forage-fish-make-a-return-to-pocket-beach-in-vic-west-1109074/ Bio-Engineered Fencing on Mermaid Creek https://www.cheknews.ca/mermaid-creek-receives-new-bio-engineered-fencing-1108235/
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Rain gardens are vegetated areas in urban environments, designed to capture, hold, cool and filter water on the landscape. Rain gardens hold water where it can either evaporate, be transpired by plants (loss of water through leaves, stems, and flowers), or seep deep into the soil and groundwater. These gardens are an example of ‘Green
What’s a Rain Garden? Green Stormwater Infrastructure Explained Read More »
Did you know that many members of our Greater Victoria community have the potential to take on meaningful restoration projects on their own property? However, restoration can be an intimidating prospect, as it involves more than simply digging out some invasive plants. So, how do community members transform a backyard space into a habitat for
Local Landowner Restores Backyard Stream and Inspires a Watershed Community Read More »
Climate change is a growing global concern with significant implications for local aquatic ecosystems. As a result of shifted moisture regimes, streams within Greater Victoria are threatened by low summer flows, which can result in fish strandings (fish trapped in small, hot pools) and deaths. Peninsula Streams Society mitigates these effects by building the health
Community-Level Climate Change: Long-Term Monitoring of Water Levels at Gardners Pond Read More »
by Carmen Pavlov, Environmental Support Technician Living near the Salish Sea brings a diverse range of wildlife to our doorstep, including seabirds, intertidal critters, fish, and the charismatic Orca (Orcinus orca). Orcas in B.C are classified into three groups: residents (Northern and Southern), transients, and offshores. All three have distinct diets, social/family groups, hunting strategies,
Environmental non-profits thrive when supported by volunteer contributions and citizen science. Our volunteers’ dedication and passion are what drive our community-based environmental conservation…
Working on the Millstream Creek Fishway Project allowed Farmer Construction to further our understanding of how to use urban building knowledge to create salmon enhancement habitat.
Building Hope for Salmon at Millstream Creek Read More »
In spite of COVID-19 we’ve managed to begin beach cleanups, plan fall school programs, reinstated our volunteer water quality sampling, and are ramping up forage fish beach surveys
Rivers, Rain and Change Read More »
Over sixty metric tons of rock and spawning gravel have been added to the Swan Creek since 2014. This is about the weight of a space shuttle!
Breaking Water by Building with Rocks Read More »
