Talk with our Qualified Professionals and Experienced Volunteers about Shawnigan Lake Community Watershed Issues Important to SBS and You Dave Munday - Milfoil Management, Water Quality Testing, General SBS
Join the Cowichan Watershed Board on Sunday, August 23rd for the 16th Annual Lower Cowichan River Cleanup!
Join us for a morning of hands-on water quality monitoring across the S-amunu/Somenos Watershed! We’ll visit Somenos, Bings, Averill, and Richards Creeks, carpooling between sites to collect samples and record data. It’s a great opportunity to learn about key water quality parameters and how our creeks are affected by development and climate change. If you...
Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...
Talk with our Qualified Professionals and Experienced Volunteers about Shawnigan Lake Community Watershed Issues Important to SBS and You Bryn Wyka & Barry Gates - Forestry, 30 x 30 goals (30% of land land base protected and conserved by 2030), GIS mapping, Ecology, Eco-Recreation
Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Conservation Association (CERCA) has it's Annual General Meeting. Pot luck at Goetz and Beate's place. Musical Trio starts at 5:00pm
Join us for a morning of hands-on water quality monitoring across the S-amunu/Somenos Watershed! We’ll visit Somenos, Bings, Averill, and Richards Creeks, carpooling between sites to collect samples and record data. It’s a great opportunity to learn about key water quality parameters and how our creeks are affected by development and climate change. If you...
Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...
Every 1st Monday of the month - Transfer Beach Native Plant beds between the Kinsman Hut and Amphitheatre. Led by Nikki Toxopeus. Come and visit us there between 10 and noon as we weed and collect seeds. We had a blast last Monday as Jeremiah shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for all the native grasses...
Our speaker this month is Emony Nicolls, who will be presenting on "Designing Gardens for Pollinators." Her presentation will remind us why this is a buzz-worthy topic, the role of native and other pollinators in the garden and our food webs, and how best to create a pollinator paradise in our own backyards. Emony is...