Over the last two summers the University of Victoria (UVic), in conjunction with BWS, conducted a series of Vertical Electrical Soundings – resistivity surveys (VES) on the eastern flanks of the Beaufort Range, eastern Vancouver Island. The purpose of the project is to evaluate resistivity surveying as a cost-effective aquifer mapping …
What we think of as normal was at one time unusual. In a recent edition of the Waterbucket, Dr. Daniel Pauly, Global Fisheries Scientist at UBC is quoted: “We transform the world, but we don’t remember it. We adjust our baseline to the new level, and we don’t recall what …
In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the idea of continental drift. The complementary shapes of western Africa and eastern South America were one bit of evidence. The chemical similarity of minerals on those two coasts was additional evidence. But no one could explain how continents could “drift,” so the idea was …
Have you got an orange? The classic method is to throw an orange into the stream and time how long it takes to float from point A to point B. You then measure the average width and average depth of the stream, do some math and voila! you have a …
We did our usual sampling, visiting all our creek every other week. We retrieved level data from various wells and checked the conductivity of the water in each one. We had sub-committee meetings and moved administrative projects along. We sorted some refundables. All very routine. The ups and downs caused …
One falls into a watershed full of old-growth Douglas-fir. It works its way through the lush, moss-covered branches to the ground where it is absorbed by spongy humus on the forest floor. The other raindrop falls into a watershed that has been clear-cut. It takes a direct path to dry …
For the Beaufort Watershed Stewards (BWS), spring means more than sunshine and robins. It also means time to train! A formal, documented training program for our stream samplers is critical. It assures those who might use our data that standardized protocols were followed in its collection. On a cool but …
Thanks to Jeanette Reinhardt for her creativity prior to the Fanny Bay “Celebrate Your Community” event. Visitors to our booth not only had access to lots of watershed information, they got to test their gaming skills and local environmental knowledge. The scores? …. We’re not telling 😉
The following three-step process outlines actions for the public to take when advocating for forest and watershed protection on Vancouver Island. Links are provided to all key documents and particularly useful sites. It is our collective voices that will bring about change. Step 1. Become Informed Step 2. Spread Factual …
We launched Earth Day celebrations on April 21 with a Town Hall at the Fanny Bay Hall. The main event was a review of the Beaufort Watershed Stewards’ Watershed Health Report Card for Mud Bay, Waterloo, Wilfred and Cowie Creeks. The full report is posted on our website. The author …
