Community involvement in Lower Vancouver Island, Southern Gulf Islands and Cowichan River Watershed
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Community involvement groups
| Group | Contact information | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Cowichan Fly Fishers |
Ted Brookman |
Number of members/students: 30 Initiated 2000. Capture and transport of adult coho; community education and awareness on Shawnigan Creek. |
| Cowichan Bay Improvement Association |
Paul Rickard |
Number of members/students: 20 Initiated 2007. Pink sea pens, community stewardship. |
| Cowichan Community Land Trust Society |
Erin Ward 250-746-0227 |
Number of members/students: 20 Initiated 2000. Streamkeepers, watershed stewardship, education and awareness in Cowichan Valley. |
| Cowichan Stewardship Roundtable |
Genevieve Singleton, Parker Jefferson 250-701-1054 |
Number of members/students: 227+ Initiated 2007. Community partnerships for stewardship within the Cowichan Valley Regional District. |
| Cowichan Tribes: Cowichan River Hatchery |
Don (JR) Elliott 250-746-5741 |
Number of members/students: 6+ Initiated 1977. Hatchery and sea pens, fry salvage, adult counting fence, rotary screw trapping, education and awareness on Cowichan River. |
| Cowichan Valley Naturalists |
David Aldcroft |
Number of members/students: 30 Initiated 2002. Streamkeepers, habitat inventory and restoration, community awareness and education in Cowichan Valley. |
| Esquimalt Anglers |
J.K. Saunders 250-384-9484 |
Initiated 1992. Net pen rearing, juvenile and adult counting fence on Craigflower Creek and Esquimalt Harbour. |
| Esquimalt Lagoon Stewardship Initiative |
Jody Watson 250-360-3065 |
Number of members/students: 25 Initiated 2003. Watershed planning, Streamkeepers, salmon stock assessment and habitat restoration. |
| Friends of Bowker Creek |
Ian Graeme 250-370-1271 |
Number of members/students: 20 Initiated 1996. Streamkeepers, watershed planning, habitat and education on Bowker Creek. |
| Friends of Mount Douglas Park Society |
Graham Shorthill 250-658-5873 |
Number of members/students: 200 Initiated 1996. Streamkeepers, water quality/quantity monitoring, modelling, stock restoration & assessment, community outreach and stormwater management on Douglas Creek. |
| Friends of Pat Bay Watershed Society |
Patsy McAvity 250-656-2732 |
Number of members/students: 20 Initiated 2004. Watershed stewardship in Sidney. |
| Friends of Tod Creek Watershed |
Mary Haig-Brown 250-479-8801 |
Number of members/students: 10 Initiated 2003. Stewardship, watershed planning, habitat restoration, education and awareness. |
| Galiano Conservancy Association |
Ken Millard 250-539-2424 |
Number of members/students: 10 Initiated 2003. Streamkeepers, habitat restoration, salmon stock restoration, education and awareness. |
| Goldstream Volunteer Salmonid Enhancement Society |
Peter McCully 250-747-6698 |
Number of members/students: 50 Initiated 1978. Hatchery, habitat improvement, stock assessment, education and awareness on Goldstream River. |
| Hagan Creek Watershed Project |
Dennis Coupland |
Number of members/students: 30 Initiated 1997. Streamkeepers, water quality monitoring, education and awareness on Hagan Creek. |
| Island Stream and Enhancement Society |
Kathy Reimer 250-537-8983 |
Number of members/students: 30 Initiated 1984. Hatchery, habitat restoration, habitat inventory and mapping, Streamkeepers, Shorekeepers, education and awareness on Saltsping Island streams. |
| Lake Cowichan Salmonid Enhancement Society |
Art Watson 250-749-0119 |
Number of members/students: 30 Initiated 1992. Hatchery, fry salvage, stock assessment, habitat restoration, education and awareness on Lake Cowichan. |
| Mill Bay and District Conservation Society |
Dave Nelson 250-743-7304 |
Number of members/students: 30 Initiated 1979. Adult transport and education on Shawnigan Creek. |
| Pender Island Conservancy Association |
Leila Clogg 250-629-3078 |
Number of members/students: 20 Initiated 2004. Streamkeepers and habitat inventory on Pender Island. |
| Peninsula Streams |
Ian Bruce 250-363-6596 |
Number of members/students: 60 Initiated 2003. Stream stewardship, watershed planning, education and awareness on Saanich Peninsula. |
| Portage Inlet Salmonid Society |
Jack Stidson 250-385-4205 |
Number of members/students: 4 Initiated 1986. Brood capture, support to other PIP groups on Craigflower Creek. |
| Quamichan Watershed Working Group |
Florie Varga 250-748-1320 |
Number of members/students: 10 Initiated 2006. Streamkeepers, habitat restoration, education and awareness. |
| Queen Margaret Streamkeepers |
Lynn Daniel 250-746-4185 |
Number of members/students: 120 Initiated 2003. Streamkeepers, education and awareness on Holmes Creek. |
| Saanich Inlet Preservation Society |
Denis Coupland 250-652-2172 |
Number of members/students: 30 Initiated 2000. Shorekeepers, watershed stewardship and habitat restoration on Saanich Inlet. |
| Saint Michael's University School Streamkeepers |
Simone Kuklinski 250-592-2411 |
Number of members/students: 30 Initiated 2000. Shorekeepers, Streamkeepers, education, awareness and habitat restoration in Victoria. |
| San Juan Enhancement Society |
Maurice Tremblay 250-647-5568 |
Number of members/students: 2+ Initiated 1978. Hatchery, net pens, stock assessment on San Juan watershed. |
| Saturna Island Group |
Rick Jones 250-539-2641 |
Number of members/students: 5 Initiated 1992. Incubation box, habitat restoration, salmonid stock assessment, awareness and education on Lyall Creek. |
| Seachange Marine Conservation Society |
Nikki Wright 250-652-1662 |
Number of members/students: 6 Initiated 2000. Marine habitat, mapping and restoration, education and awareness in coastal BC. |
| Shawnigan Lake School |
Scott Noble 250-743-5516 |
Number of members/students: 70 Initiated 1980. Hatchery, stock assessment, education and Streamkeepers on Shawnigan Lake. |
| Sh-hwuykwselu Streamkeepers |
Kathy O'Donnell 250-748-3138 |
Number of members/students: 140 Initiated 2001. Streamkeepers, habitat restoration, education and awareness on Sh-hwuykwselu Creek. |
| Sidney Anglers' Association |
Jim Halston |
Number of members/students: 100 Initiated 1977. Habitat restoration, education, netpen rearing program, watershed planning on Reay Creek. |
| Society for the Protection of Ayum Creek |
Melba Moore |
Number of members/students: 40 Initiated 1996. Habitat restoration, education and awareness, stock assessment on Ayum Creek. |
| Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society |
Glen Varney 250-642-5490 |
Number of members/students: 78 Initiated 1978. Hatchery, stock assessment, habitat restoration, education and awareness on Sooke River and deMamiel Creek. |
| Tatlow Creek Streamkeepers |
Chelsea Garside |
Number of members/students: 6 Initiated 2000. Watershed, stewardship, water quality sampling and habitat restoration on Tatlow Creek. |
| Treffery Creek Streamkeepers |
Karen Miller Stroes |
Number of members/students: 10 Initiated 2006. Streamkeepers, habitat restoration, education and awareness. |
| Veins of Life Society |
John Roe |
Number of members/students: 25 Initiated 1996. Marine mammal monitoring, habitat restoration, education and awareness on Saanich Sea. |
| Village Bay Ratepayers Association |
Jacob Boldt 250-539-2039 |
Number of members/students: 6 Initiated 2000. Habitat restoration and chum enhancement on Deacon Creek. |
| Watershed Stewardship Project |
L. Ross 250-479-4014 |
Number of Students - 600 Initiated 1994. Streamkeepers, education and awareness on Victoria area streams. |
| Wsikem-TenTen Stewardship Project |
Ian Bruce 250-363-6596 |
Number of members/students: 5 Stream stewardship, habitat restoration and water quality monitoring on Wsikem, TenTen Creeks. |
Education activity
| Institution | Incubators |
|---|---|
| Gulf Islands school district | 9 |
| Victoria school district | 83 |
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