The forecast called for sun but there was a drizzle of rain on the windshield as we drove the short distance to Mud Bay Creek. We hoped to do a transect – that is, measure the stream flow – before the Fanny Bay Salmonid Enhancement folks installed their smolt trap. …
Click for: 3D Satellite Map or 2D BWS Sampling Map Over the past three months Jake Le Breton has been working to assemble a multitude of data, maps and images to create online interactive maps of the Beaufort Watersheds. The maps have multiple layers and you can click to view …
As the United Nations marks World Water Day 2023, they share a list of personal actions that each of us can take to protect water security. Their message: “Be the change that you want to see in the world.”
We enjoy a wonderful sense of community and volunteerism, and that was on display for all at yesterday’s Celebrate Your Community event at the Fanny Bay Hall. BWS was happy to greet many neighbours and new friends at our booth. Jeanette was showcasing her brand new version of Watershed Jeopardy …
As part of BWS’ aquifer mapping project, we had the pleasure of working with Savanna Yamamoto, a University of Victoria Earth and Ocean Sciences student, supervised by Dr. Lucinda Leonard and Dr. Mike Wei. Savanna and Lucinda spent an intensive week in July 2022 collecting resistivity data with assistance from …
The full report of our 2021 electrical resistivity sounding findings has been published in the December 2022 edition of Water Science Series. This is part of the ongoing collaboration between the University of Victoria and Beaufort Watershed Stewards. Victoria Pereversoff was a Earth and Ocean Science student working with Dr. …
Most of us have a box or two of old photos tucked away somewhere. We may dig through them now and then but mostly they just sit in their boxes. Or maybe we have the modern equivalent: a hard drive full of digital photos that are just as forgotten and …
Beaufort Watershed Stewards will now be sharing their stream sampling data via Data Stream. This non-profit organization provides a portal for the public, researchers, all levels of government, and environmental organizations to have open access to national steam data. The Pacific Region will be the final portion of the country …
Who knew that sorting cans and bottles could be fun! The secret is a great group of people intent on making an otherwise tedious job fun. We receive loads of refundables and do sorting in clusters of time. We work in approximately 2 hour shifts. Lise organizes everyone and is …
Beaufort Watershed Stewards do several types of data gathering on a regular basis. The most frequent involve water sampling from 13 creeks along the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Range. Stream Monitoring for Quality The majority of our volunteer work is focused on surface water sampling. This is done year-round. …
