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Lower Cowichan River Cleanup 2022

July 27, 2022 by Shawn DeWolfe

August 28th, Lower Cowichan River Clean Up, 9:30am-2pm, Mini Big House, 5536 River Road, Duncan, FREE.  All welcome! Treats and a BBQ lunch will be provided for volunteers. What to bring: Appropriate footwear and a change of clothes, sun protection, water bottle, gloves, and life jackets, canoes, or anything else you may need if you […]

Filed Under: News, River Cleanup

Xwulqw’selu / Koksilah Info Night

June 7, 2022 by Jill Thompson

Come out and learn something new about where you live.   Koksilah Watershed Community Info Night — Sharing Science and Recommendations from the 2021 Twinned Watershed Study   Informative presentations will be provided by the project leaders for Environmental Flows, Fish Habitat, and Riparian Vegetation field studies that were conducted by local people in the lower […]

Filed Under: Speaker Series, Twinned Watershed, Twinned Watershed Project

Weir Ready

WEIR READYWhat’s a Weir? In the 1950’s, a 97 cm high weir was built at Cowichan Lake to store enough water so that Cowichan River flows could be sustained throughout the dry season. It is a cement structure, spanning the lake at the head of the river, and includes a boat lock and several ‘spill […]

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Cowichan Tribes and Province to develop BC’s first Water Sustainability Plan

March 11, 2022 by Shawn DeWolfe

News Release Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Cowichan Tribes First Nation March 11, 2022 VICTORIA – Cowichan Tribes First Nation and the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) have reached an historic agreement to develop a Water Sustainability Plan for the Xwulqw’selu (Koksilah) Watershed. […]

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