• Riparian Restoration – Invasive Plant Removal

    As part of our Streamside Stewardship Partners Program we are working to restore the riparian area on private properties along Bings and Menzies Creeks. Join us to remove invasive plants...

  • Nature Cowichan Speaker – River Stories

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

    Biologist Christopher Steeger will give us some updates on Cowichan Watershed Board activities and other nuggets of information about our Heritage River - alongside of which he lives.  Bring a...

  • Water Quality Monitoring

    Somenos Creek Dog Park Somenos Creek Dog Park, Duncan, BC, Canada

    Join us for a morning of hands-on water quality monitoring across the Somenos Watershed! We’ll visit Somenos, Bings, Averill, and Richards Creeks, carpooling between sites to collect samples and record...

  • Riparian Restoration – Streamside Stewardship Partners Program

    SMWS Office 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...

  • Invasive Plant Removal – Garry Oak Protected Area

    Join us to pull invasive hawthorn, blackberry, and broom from the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area. Learn about different removal methods and the uniqueness of the Garry oak ecosystems. You...

  • Swan and Goose Count

    Somenos Creek Dog Park Somenos Creek Dog Park, Duncan, BC, 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 your new...

  • Riparian Restoration – Streamside Stewardship Partners Program

    SMWS Office 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...

  • 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...

  • Swan and Goose Count

    Somenos Creek Dog Park Somenos Creek Dog Park, Duncan, BC, 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 your new...

  • Riparian Restoration – Streamside Stewardship Partners Program

    SMWS Office 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...

  • Riparian Restoration – Streamside Stewardship Partners Program

    SMWS Office 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...