Reports

Bracing for Rain

Across the Capital Regional District, municipalities are taking different approaches to managing stormwater through policy, planning, regulation, and green infrastructure. Bracing for Rain compares these approaches using a standardized assessment framework, highlighting regional strengths, identifying gaps, and outlining opportunities to support more resilient, watershed-based stormwater management.

Photo by Adam Kammer
Photo by Adam Kammer
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2026 Colquitz River Monitoring Report

Monitoring across the Colquitz River watershed is providing new insight into coho salmon and coastal cutthroat trout abundance, migration timing, habitat use, and population trends. Drawing on smolt trapping, PIT tagging, adult spawner surveys, and habitat monitoring, these findings help guide ongoing restoration and long-term management of this important urban watershed.