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Why “Weir” Ready: with Dr. Shannon Waters

April 27, 2023 by Shawn DeWolfe

Originally published in the Cowichan Valley Citizen Sep. 15, 2019 9:00 a.m. / COLUMNISTS / OPINION Why “Weir” Ready This is part one of a feature series by the Cowichan Watershed Board delving into the question of how the Cowichan River’s low water flows affect residents in our community, and why more and more people […]

Speaker Series: Safeguarding XPey’ / Cedar

March 12, 2023 by Jill Thompson

Taylor Roades

The Cowichan Watershed Board is pleased to resume its monthly Speaker Series in collaboration with VIU Cowichan Campus with an informative evening about 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 […]

The Discourse: Communities come together to clean the Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ (Cowichan River)

September 1, 2022 by Shiming Huang

Volunteers removed 1,700 kilograms of garbage from the riverbank at this year’s Lower Cowichan River Cleanup. By Shalu Mehta ● Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island ● September 1, 2022 Volunteers take to the banks of the Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ (Cowichan River) on Sunday, Aug. 29 for the Lower Cowichan River Cleanup. Photo by Shalu Mehta/The Discourse On […]

Video: Chinook Shimmy!

August 18, 2022 by Shawn DeWolfe

Cowichan Watershed Board’s new Stth’aqwi’ (chinook) salmon mascot can’t help but shimmy when she meets friends working to improve watershed health. And it seems we can’t resist either! It feels good to do good. Go Stth’aqwi’ go!

Video: Compilation Roving River Reporters 2021

August 18, 2022 by Shawn DeWolfe

This is a snapshot of some of the people our Roving River Reporter outreach crew met during the summer of 2021. See interviews with them all on this YouTube Channel, or search #BigDancingFish for social media.

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Fish Kill Report

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Click to read. This report details the lessons and response to the massive 2023 fish kill in Cowichan River.

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CoChairs Daniels and Segall

Click image for Board Meeting Packages. Photo of CWB Co-Chairs, Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels, CVRD Chair Kate Segall (Cowichan Tribes photo)

Why Fish Need Water

Why Fish Need Trees

Why Fish Need People

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