• Level 1 First Aid for BWS Volunteers

    Courtenay, BC

    Alpine First Aid runs a Level 1 training course specifically for Beaufort Watershed Stewards' volunteers.  We have volunteers out creek side and walking in forested areas--we are committed to ensuring everyone's safety. NOTE:  Attendance for volunteers is organized by BWS.  Car pooling is appreciated.  Bring your own lunch.

  • Stream Sampling

    Bowser Pod Morning:  Chef, Sandy, Thames, Nash (2 sites), Hunts, & Annie (2 sites) Creeks Fanny Bay Pod Morning:  Tsable, then upper sites on Cowie, Apple-Cherry, Wilfred, Waterloo, & Mud Bay Creeks Afternoon:   Lower sites on Cowie, Apple-Cherry, Wilfred, Waterloo, & Mud Bay Creeks Royston Pod Morning: Trent R …

  • Well Data Upload Training

    Zoom

    We are excited to announce a training session for our new data import tool. Matthew Fox from Strathcona Business and Technology Services has been working on this for the last six months and it’s ready to roll. We collect level data from numerous wells and a number of creeks and …

    Free
  • Stream Sampling

    Bowser Pod Morning:  Chef, Sandy, Thames, Nash (2 sites), Hunts, & Annie (2 sites) Creeks Fanny Bay Pod Morning:  Tsable, then upper sites on Cowie, Apple-Cherry, Wilfred, Waterloo, & Mud Bay Creeks Royston Pod Morning: Trent R, Bloedel, Hart, Hindoo, Emily, Spense & Beacon Creeks

  • Stream Flow Monitoring

    Fanny Bay BC, Canada

    On April 1, 2. 3  & 4 Mike Mesford will be leading a crew to conduct transects and surveys of six creeks in the Fanny Bay Pod.  The creeks are: Tsable, Mud Bay, Cowie, Waterlook, Cook and Wilfred.  If you would like to learn more about this volunteer opportunity, you …

  • Stream Quality Sampling

    Bowser Pod Morning:  Chef, Sandy, Thames, Nash (2 sites), Hunts, & Annie (2 sites) Creeks Fanny Bay Pod Morning:  Tsable, then upper sites on Cowie, Apple-Cherry, Wilfred, Waterloo, & Mud Bay Creeks Royston Pod Morning: Trent R, Beacon, Bloedel, Spense & Hart Creeks

  • Benthic Invertebrate Sampling

    Our newly trained team of benthic invertebrate samplers will be out for the first time, collecting baseline samples from six streams.  These include:  Thames, Annie, Waterloo, McNaughton, Bloedel and Emily Creeks.  We will be joined by Katie Schulze who has offered to help us with species identification.  We expect great …

  • Refundable Sorting

    Sorting refundable is one of BWS's main revenue sources.  That's how we buy a lot of our monitoring equipment and pay for general operating expenses (like the website).  Lise is amazing at keeping us all organized and tracking exactly what flows through the sorting system.  We welcome new volunteers to …

  • Refundable Sorting

    Sorting refundable is one of BWS's main revenue sources.  That's how we buy a lot of our monitoring equipment and pay for general operating expenses (like the website).  Lise is amazing at keeping us all organized and tracking exactly what flows through the sorting system.  We welcome new volunteers to …