Some residents along the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Range are aware of the Natural Glacial Waters bottling plant near Rosewall Creek in Fanny Bay. Since 1997 this plant has been extracting aquifer water and shipping it to Asian markets. While the BC Water Protection Act prohibits bulk export of …
PURPOSE. The goal of this event is to bring together diverse partners to ensure BC’s public and private forest lands are protected by a new Forest Law, so that nature’s needs such as biodiversity, ecosystem function (including the provision of quality water), wildlife habitat, and climate mitigation are prioritized over …
The River Never Sleeps just keeps getting better every year! The number of organizations participating was up this year. The event provides a wonderful chance to meet with other environmental stewardship groups and learn about the exciting work that various volunteer groups are taking on. We thoroughly enjoy conversations with …
Once again we had so much fun at the Mark Isfeld Eco Fair. We love the enthusiasm that the kids have for learning about the environment. This year we had a set up to watch the new video “A Watershed Moment” and fir seedlings to give away.
We are expanding! BWS is launching a new stream sampling team, or ‘pod’ as we like to call them, in the Lighthouse area. This will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the health of streams on the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Range. We sample for turbidity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, …
We are delighted to showcase the video created by Jori Grace Prokopetz as part of the 2024 Comox Valley Art Gallery’s Youth Media Project. Jori’s video gives an overview of the fundamentals of why watersheds are so important, some of the threats they face, and what you can do about …
Updated: 26 October 2024 On 24 January 2024 Dave Weaver, BWS President, presented the findings of his most recent cumulative effects assessment. This assessment focused on the Tsable River watershed, one of the largest watersheds on the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Mountain Range. To access the video of Dave’s …
Updated: 26 October 2024 Dave Weaver has completed the highly anticipated Watershed Assessment for Cumulative Effects in the Tsable River Watershed. Below is the executive summary followed by a link to the full report. Thank you Dave for all the work you put into this important report! Background:This Tsable River …
For those of us who have been with Beaufort Watershed Stewards for a while, we often have the sense that we have a lot of things on the go. Then comes time for the annual update to our BWS Program Map. Then we are generally astounded by how much we …
Once again BWS hosted one of the most fun parties of the season. Each year Santa takes the opportunity to honour (i.e. roast) selected volunteers in the organization. Read further to hear enlightening stories about our volunteers and the work that they do. Pam: At her finest! This is the …
