The report on Cumulative Effects for the Trent River Watershed is out! Many thanks to Dave Weaver, Dave Daust RPF, and Scott Scholefield RPF for their work on this report! To access the full report, click HERE. The executive summary follows: Background: The Trent River Watershed Cumulative Effects (CE) Assessment …
This is a publication by the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) reporting on the state of local aquifers. The aquifers in the southern portion of the Beaufort Range fall withing the RDN jurisdiction. This 12-page document provides an excellent overview of groundwater processes, and threats due to climate change and …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
