Project 84,000: Community Arts for the Love of Water and Fish

Project 84,000: Community Arts for the Love of Water and Fish

Community members in the Cowichan Valley are making 84,000 fish rubbings to honour the estimated 84,000 juvenile steelhead trout, lake trout, cutthroat trout, and other species that died in the Cowichan River in July 2023 due to environmental stress.  We are creating...
We’re hiring! Field Research Assistant

We’re hiring! Field Research Assistant

JOIN OUR TEAM Are you interested in growing connections to the Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo (Koksilah River) and the waters that feed it? Work with a graduate student studying the connection between groundwater and the river through measurements of temperature, specific...
Will my water source run dry?  And if so, when? Streamflow Snapshot 3

Will my water source run dry? And if so, when? Streamflow Snapshot 3

These questions may weigh heavily on your mind.  From July through September, streamflow monitors are supporting researchers to answer questions like these as they visit over 30 sites at streams and creeks throughout the Xwulqw’selu watershed. The data they gather...