Category: Restoration
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Rescuing Salmon
On Monday, August 25, Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers (QBS) have been requested to provide our volunteer services to assist the Town of Qualicum Beach and Dave Clough’s fisheries biologist team to remove fish from the ponds on the Memorial Golf Club. Every few years, the irrigation ponds on the golf course fill with sediment and need…
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All About Eelgrass
Learn about World Seagrass Day and explore the Resilient Estuaries of the Salish Sea project—its successes, challenges, and the collaborative work being done to safeguard estuaries for the future. The presenters from Sea Change will have an informative display about estuaries and eelgrass. Estuaries are vital wetland habitats, formed where freshwater from rivers meet the saltwater of the…
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Beach Creek Planting
On November 18, 2024, a streamkeeper team advised by fisheries biologist Dave Clough added over 200 native shrubs and trees to the banks of Beach Creek on both side of the new fish friendly culvert. The plants will augment the plants and grasses planted by the Town as part of the culvert construction, and will…