Category: Restoration
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“Block Of Doom” Removed!
The derelict concrete dock known locally as the “Block of Doom” which had rested on the Qualicum Beach waterfront for over a year, was successfully removed this week. The structure was cut into three sections, carefully lifted by heavy equipment and transported by truck to the Regional District of Nanaimo Regional Landfill on Cedar Road,…
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“Block of Doom” Doomed!
After only two weeks of fundraising, and as a result of the great response from so many individuals and organizations, we have reached our fundraising goal for the removal of the “Block of Doom” from the Qualicum Beach waterfront. Plans have now been finalized for the physical removal of the derelict dock from the beach…
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Putting The Park To Bed
Looking For Fun on Thursday, November 6th? We have just the opportunity!! Town Parks Staff has allocated most of the day, and will work with our volunteers at Seaside Nature Park to undertake a clean-up in the Park and put it to bed for the winter. They will have extra staff and equipment to tackle the more…
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Tracking With Technology
At the 2025 QBS AGM, Allie Wall, a biologist with the British Columbia Conservation Foundation (BCCF) spoke to those in attendance about recent research activities and how to access the data being gathered. One major initiative being undertaken by the BCCF in cooperation with the Pacific Salmon Foundation is identifying and understanding Survival Bottlenecks for…
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Expanding Plant Coverage
Little Qualicum River Estuary Regional Conservation Area (LQRECA) – our latest work party took place on Thursday, October 9 when nine volunteers and our Cultural Monitor, Kris from the Qualicum First Nation, worked together to plant 55 more native plants on the spit. The plants consisted of 10 large Shore Pine, 5 Garry Oak, 10…
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Successful Rescue!
A 15 person volunteer team assisted fisheries biologist Dave Clough to remove wild fish from a Memorial Golf Club sediment collection pond on Beach Creek on August 25. The team used a seining net to find over 130 coho salmon smolt and fry, a solitary cutthroat trout and a handful of sculpin and crayfish. All…