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 to be dredged. In preparation, the resident coho and cutthroat trout need to be moved upstream to safety. This is a great opportunity for QBS to carry out a detailed count of the hundreds of fish that live in these ponds and to better understand the fish populations and trends.
The work ranges from netting the fish, counting, identifying and measuring them, bringing fresh water from upstream in buckets and carrying the salvaged fish to safety. More details will be available next week, but expect the project to start at 9 am and continue most of the day.
If you are interested and available, please drop us an email at info@qbstreamkeepers.ca.