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.

Our Values

Watershed ecological integrity

Evidence-based decision making

Scientific rigour

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.

BWS Interactive Web Maps

Searchable maps of the aquifers on the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Mountain Range. This work is the result of Beaufort Watershed Stewards’ collaboration with the University of Victoria and Vancouver Island University

2D Map of BWS Sampling Sites

3D Satellite Map of Watersheds

Contact

info@beaufortwater.org

PO Box 253, Union Bay, BC V0R 3B0

Facebook: Beaufort Watershed Stewards

Instagram: beaufortwater

Video: A Watershed Moment

by Jori Grace Prokopetz, 2024 CVAG Youth Media Project

Profile: Lynne Ray

BWS has a doctor on our board of directors. We also have a nurse. And she is the same person. Lynne Ray holds a Doctorate in Nursing degree from the University of Washington. If you know Lynne, this may not come as a shock. She is astute and radiates competence. …

Aquifer Mapping Update

At our April meeting we had the treat of listening to Mark Lake’s enthusiastic update on the BWS aquifer mapping project.  Since 2021 Mark has been working with faculty and students from the University of Victoria and local BWS volunteers to start mapping aquifers along the eastern Beaufort Watersheds.  The …

Join Us on April 26 for our Earth Day Celebration at Thames Creek!

We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting our Earth Day Forest Walk again this year.  Verna Mumby, local Consulting Arborist, will be guiding attendees through the wonderful forest paths along Thames Creek in Bowser.  Verna’s knowledge of the forest ecosystem is fascinating to listen to, and makes …

What is a ‘private forest’ in B.C.? And how much logging is allowed there?

Julie Gordon published an article in The Narwhal on February 18, 2025 that provides an excellent background to how and why such extensive logging continues along both sides of the Beaufort Range. B.C.’s private forests aren’t subject to the same logging regulations as those on public land — putting old …

It was an Exciting Year!

Each year our Annual General Meeting is a chance to sit back and take in how much we have accomplished in a year.  We know we always feel busy, but it is truly amazing each year to see how far our organization has come in just seven years! To provide …