• Riparian Restoration – Streamside Stewardship Partners Program

    Somenos Marsh Head Office #3-55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us for an afternoon of restoring the riparian area along Bings and Menzies Creeks. Through our Streamside Stewardship Partners Program we are working with private landowners along our watersheds...

  • Ladysmith Christmas Bird Count needs volunteers

    Cedar to Ladysmith Ladysmith, BC, Canada

    Volunteers Needed for 2025 Ladysmith/Chemainus Christmas Bird Count:  Dr Bob Hay, a local bird expert, is organizing the Ladysmith Christmas Bird Count for 2025 and is looking for volunteers.  It is...

  • Coastal Bird Count-Citizen Science

    Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre 1845 Cowichan Bay Road, Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, Canada

    Young and old, novice and pro birders are all welcome to join in the Coastal Bird Counts at high tide on the second Sunday of each month. . The route...

  • Riparian Restoration – Streamside Stewardship Partners Program

    Somenos Marsh Head Office #3-55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us for an afternoon of restoring the riparian area along Bings and Menzies Creeks. Through our Streamside Stewardship Partners Program we are working with private landowners along our watersheds...

  • Our Community’s Water: The CVRD’s Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Plan

    VIU Cowichan Campus, Lecture Hall 140 2011 University Way, North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada

    Did you know our community has a regional Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Strategy? How did it come to be? In 2018, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) ran a referendum to step-up watershed protection. What has happened since then? And what’s next? Join the Cowichan Board and Galen McMenamin, Senior Environmental Analyst for the CVRD, to learn more at the Cowichan Watershed Board's next Speakers Night!

  • Salmon Watch Survey

    Somenos Marsh Head Office #3-55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    The SMWS salmon watch annual surveys have begun with the salmon returning to the watershed. We will be walking up the watershed creeks to count spawning salmon so be prepared...

  • Swan and Goose Count

    Beverly Dog Park Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Once a week over the winter a crew of people head out to a few spots around the Cowichan Valley to monitor and count swans and geese. Whether you’re new...

  • Salmon Watch Survey

    Somenos Marsh Head Office #3-55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    The SMWS salmon watch annual surveys have begun with the salmon returning to the watershed. We will be walking up the watershed creeks to count spawning salmon so be prepared...

  • Swan and Goose Count

    Beverly Dog Park Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Once a week over the winter a crew of people head out to a few spots around the Cowichan Valley to monitor and count swans and geese. Whether you’re new...

  • Salmon Watch Survey

    Somenos Marsh Head Office #3-55 Station Street, Duncan, BC, Canada

    The SMWS salmon watch annual surveys have begun with the salmon returning to the watershed. We will be walking up the watershed creeks to count spawning salmon so be prepared...

  • Swan and Goose Count

    Beverly Dog Park Beverly & Lakes Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Once a week over the winter a crew of people head out to a few spots around the Cowichan Valley to monitor and count swans and geese. Whether you’re new...

  • Nature Cowichan Speaker – Bats

    Fish Health Building 1080 Wharncliffe Road, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

    Bernhard Juurlink is quickly becoming the local expert on bats and will talk about the numerous amazing qualities of these often forgotten creatures. Bring a toonie for coffee.