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Our Mission

The Beaufort Watershed Stewards work to promote the health and resilience of local watersheds in the Beaufort Range and to ensure the quality and quantity of fresh water for the future.

Core Values

Watershed ecological integrity, evidence-based decision making, scientific rigour, and open collaboration.

The Land

We respectfully acknowledge that the watersheds we depend on are on the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks, Pentlatch and Qualicum First Nations, the traditional keepers of this land.

Full Hall for “Local Aquifers: What Our Data Reveal”

The Beaufort Watershed Stewards (BWS) want to promote the health and ecological integrity of watersheds on the east side of the Beaufort Range. They value evidence-based decision making, scientific rigour, and open collaboration. Who are they? They are your neighbours and your friends. With help from university students and their …

Mapping the Trent River

BWS volunteers had great fun suited up in their hip waders out in the Trent River. We were collaborating with Arin Yeomans-Routledge of Astraea Consulting to map the lower portion of the Trent River. Volunteers walked the creek, noting creek bed geology, riparian status, salmon access and obstructions, and general …

April 25 Information Forum

Beaufort Watershed Stewards are very excited to host a community event to share the cumulative results of our citizen science programs that help us understand the structure and current status of our local aquifers. We will present results from the Fanny Bay Aquifer (419) Study from September 2025 and our …

The Joys of Stream Sampling

BWS doesn’t have an office. We do our indoor stuff, like meetings and such, at each other’s houses. Our monthly meetings, thanks to the kind support of SPID (Ships Point Improvement District) are at the firefighters training hall. Many meetings are on Zoom and we sometimes meet at the FBI. …

Summary of Six Watershed Cumulative Effects Assessments 2021-2025

Background This article summarizes the findings of three assessments conducted on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks, Pentlatch and Qualicum First Nations along the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Mountain Range. The assessments & compilation of the reports were conducted by Dave Weaver, retired forest worker; the preparation of the …

2025 BWS Christmas Party

Santa started her annual presentations by acknowledging that every one the BWS volunteers deserved a gift for giving of their valuable time and expertise to the group. Please know that it is sincerely appreciated. But Santa, as in previous years, chose a few gifts to celebrate and recognize an event …

Connecting the Data

One of the main BWS activities is gathering data. We’ve been gathering data for over seven years. We’ve got tons of it, piled up in boxes, tucked away on closet shelves, sealed in jars in the back of the fridge. I accidentally kicked a bucket of data over in the …