Water Supply Target

Summer water flows are critical and have been declining

TARGET: Cowichan River summer flows need to be 7 cms or higher

Summer water flows are critical and have been declining

TARGET: Cowichan River summer flows need to be 7 cms or higher

3 days ago

New Report: Tapped Out Sounds Alarm about BC's Looming Water Crisis

New report focuses on the Koksilah Watershed (adjacent to Cowichan River) as a case study on BC water scarcity and climate change mitigation needs (page 11-13).

Watershed Watch has just released a new report on water scarcity in B.C.: Tapped Out: A Special Report on Water Scarcity and Water Solutions in British Columbia. Many people believe that B.C. has ... See more

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1 week ago

Sonia Furstenau

MLA Sonia Furstenau speaking about watersheds in Legislature today, and how some of us can't take them for granted the way we maybe used to have the luxury to do. She referenced a Watershed Security ... See more

Today in the Legislature, I made a statement about watersheds in British Columbia. They are the lifeblood but are at risk. We can do better.

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1 week ago

Juniper

This video is a 'gift' from a group of Cowichan valley mothers reaching out to express their grief and connection to the mother Orca whales of the Salish Sea (Southern Resident Killer Whales).

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Orca Song is a prayer for the endangered Southern Resident Orcas of this coast, from our community to theirs. (visit www.motherrising.earth to learn how you can help)

We co-created this music video ... See more

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Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island

Fish found in Cowichan River have genes of both coho and chinook salmon CBC News Oct 12, 2019 Two salmon researchers say a surprising discovery has been made on Vancouver Island. Andres Araujo, a biologist at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Will Duguid, a PhD biology student at the University of Victoria, recently […]

Government sends letter urging conservation to users in Koksilah watershed

Water sustainability plan may be required.Credit: Cowichan Valley Citizen, Robert Barron, June 14, 2019While many in the Valley are focused on low water levels in Cowichan Lake and Cowichan River, the situation for residents who depend on water from the Koksilah watershed could be even worse.Residents with wells and water licences in that watershed area […]

Drought fears high, Cowichan Lake already at August lows

Officials asking for early storage measures with lake just 40 per cent full.Credit: Vancouver Island Free Daily.com, Lesi Bainas, March 8th 2019As if the wind, the snow and the cold haven’t been enough this winter, Mother Nature may be cooking up some more adversity for Vancouver Islanders: drought.While summer remains many weeks away, one of […]

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Water Supply Target

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Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island

Government sends letter urging conservation to users in Koksilah watershed

Drought fears high, Cowichan Lake already at August lows

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Cowichan Watershed