2010-2011 Events October 29. We learned about how storm drains go directly into streams, visited a stream where the fish had died, painted yellow warning fish on storm drains, left leaflets at people's houses, and then visited a healthy stream full of young salmon. Photos by Jihan Lossing and Linda Hill. September 24. Planting trees and shrubs at Sterling Park, Quamichan Lake, with Kai Rietzel from the Quamichan Watershed Stewardship Society and Jen Morgen from the Cowichan Land Trust. May 7. 12th Annual Low Tide Day in Cowichan Bay. February, 2011. Tom Rutherford from the Living Rivers Project took us "fishing" on a very cold day. We went to the new side channel at Sh-hwuykwselu (Busy Place Creek) and unexpectedly found a large number of coho salmon, even though the side channel was just built last Fall. Then we planted trees in the cold, hard ground, so the fish will have shade in the summer and the water will stay cool. November 29, 2010. Naturalist Dave Aldcroft led us on a birding walk in Cowichan Bay. We saw lots of interesting birds. October, 2010. Jodie Krakowski told us all about trees, and then we made ourselves into a tree! Saturday, May 15, 2010. Low Tide Day in Cowichan Bay. Just like last year, we found fish and worms in a beach seine led by DFO biologist Rusty Sweeting and the "critter count" quadrat study, counting clams. Grandfather Heron put in an appearance and we had lunch and music, too. More than 200 people were there for the cleanup, science, and celebration. Click here to watch the CBC video of an earlier Low Tide Day. Photos by Julie Nygaard. Saturday, April 24, 2010. Biologist Tracy Fleming led us on a walk through the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area where we saw, among other things, thatch ants and a rare montane violet. Photos by Julie Nygaard. Tuesday, February 23 and Saturday, February 27, 2010. Visit to Fairburn Farm. We visited this heritage farm, petted the very young water buffalo, looked at the big ones, and visited the dairy and the sawmill, led by Anthea and Darrel Archer. Photos by John Scull and Christine Scott. | Earlier Events Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Cowichan Valley Naturalists' Society Winter Celebration. Photos by Eric Marshall.Saturday,
November 28, 2009. Spawning Salmon and much more with Sonora Butterfield
from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. She dissected a salmon for us, then
took us near the flooding Cowichan River to watch the spawning salmon. Saturday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Geocaching and map making with the Cowichan Land Trust Mapping Team. TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Saturday, September 19, 2009  Tuesday, September 22, 2009 April 25, 2009. We saw the flowers, snakes, and other amazing things at the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area with naturalist Margaret Corsan and biologist Tracy Fleming. Photos by Christine Heal, the Caplin family, and John Scull. March 28, 2009. We jumped over gullies as we explored the Cowichan Estuary on the Affinity Guesthouse property with naturalist Vanessa Elton of Gumboot Guiding. And it was good to be wearing gumboots! February 28, 2009. We learned about measuring the land, made a map of Centennial Park in Duncan, and finished the map at the Cowichan Land Trust Green Mapping Fair. Lots of good food, too. Photos by Julie Nygaard. January 20, 2009. Cowichan Vally Naturalists Winter Celebration, delayed from December by snow. Photos by Eric Marshall & Cindy Carleton. November 22, 2008. Spawning Salmon and More with Dave Clough. Most of these pictures were taken by Christine Heal. November 15, 2008. Planting trees for salmon. There were so many helpers that we finished quickly and had time for tours of the restoration project, the salmon hatchery, and the native plant nursery. October 25, 2008. A tour (and a little work) at O.U.R. Ecovillage in Shawnigan Lake. We learned about sustainable building and food production. September 27, 2008. Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup and Quamichan Watershed Stewardship program with Florie Varga. May 10, 2008. Low Tide Day in Cowichan Bay . Click here for the CBC video of an earlier Low Tide Day. |
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