Thank you to everyone who came out for our wonderful ‘re-start’ of the Cowichan Watershed Board Speaker Series on Monday night! Huy tseep q’u to the elders, including those who were with us in spirit, for bringing forward their concern, love, and commitment for the well-being of cedar, and to the speakers from Quw’utsun Cultural […]
Speakers Series Resumes! Mon March 20th 7pm.
Safeguarding Xpey’ / Cedar Central to local culture and ecosystems for millennia, this tree, called XPey’ by the Quw’utsun indigenous people, is under stress in our watershed. Learn why, and what Quw’utsun elders, tree scientists, and others are doing to safeguard Cedar for the future. Speakers: Qwiyahwultuhw Robert George, elder, Quw’utsun Cultural Connections Heather Pritchard, […]
Province invests $100 million for Watershed Security Fund and co-development of watershed security strategy
NEWS RELEASE: March 6, 2023 BC Watershed Security Coalition Victoria, B.C. Lək̓ʷəŋən Territory; Watershed groups are celebrating the BC Government’s announcement to kick start the watershed security fund with $100 million in Budget 2023.This investment formalizes the BC First Nations Water Table’s (BCFNWT) role co-managing the Watershed Security Fund and further co-development of BC ‘s watershed […]
Watershed strategy co-developed with First Nations, $100 million invested
NEWS RELEASE: March 6, 2023 BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship VICTORIA – Government and the B.C.-First Nations Water Table announced an unprecedented $100-million investment in healthy watersheds and the launch of engagement on a new co-developed watershed security strategy intentions paper to help ensure safe, clean water is available to communities throughout B.C. for […]
Xwulqw’selu Update – Koksilah Connections (UVic)
Curious about what all those citizen scientists with UVic’s Xwulqw’selu (Koksilah) Connections project have been finding? Here is a presentation on their first year’s work, and what it is revealing about connections between the watershed’s tributaries and aquifers. Click here for a 1 hour video of a recent presentation to update the volunteer team. Filmed […]
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