Invasive parasite that could pose a big threat to wild salmon is now in B.C.
October 03, 2023
Whirling disease has arrived in B.C. The tiny parasite kills about 90 per cent of young fish that it infects, such as commercially important salmon and trout species. Fish showing symptoms of whirling disease...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareB.C.'s Emergency Minister Calls Current Drought a 'Sleeping Giant'
September 14, 2023
A “sleeping giant” sounds like something out of a terrifying fairy tale. But that’s how Bowinn Ma, B.C.’s Emergency Management Minister, just described the record drought that has parched B.C. When the drought is...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareCause Confirmed for Cowichan River Fish Kill
September 13, 2023
If anyone had listened years ago to concerned citizens pleading for a new weir on the Cowichan River, would the fish kill this summer have occurred?Check out the full news story from West Coast...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareBC Invests in Watershed Security Fund
February 28, 2023
Today the province of B.C. announced in Budget 2023 $100 million to kick start a Watershed Security Fund. This fund will support “wild salmon health, clean drinking water, biodiversity, flood resilience, economic opportunities, and...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareStop the polluting of Stoney Creek
May 18, 2022
Stoney Creek Environment Committee needs your help to defend Stoney Creek – home to one of the last urban salmon runs in the Lower Mainland. In July 2021, a construction waste dump killed over...
Read More 2 Reactions ShareStand up for BC's Watersheds!
March 04, 2022
Watershed security is necessary to protect our drinking water sources, support sustainable local economies and food supplies, protect key habitat for fish and wildlife, maintain our natural defences against fires and floods, and support...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareSeason Two Launch of The Freshwater Stream
January 27, 2022
Watersheds are the source of BC’s most precious resource – our freshwater. Our watersheds provide us with freshwater for drinking, agriculture, recreation, sanitation and also support many local economies in BC. To bring a...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareBC’s Watersheds: A CodeBlue BC Year in Review
December 21, 2021
We launched CodeBlue BC launched back in January of 2020 and our efforts to secure and restore BC’s watersheds have taken big strides ever since — despite unforeseen hurdles, like global pandemics. We accomplished...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareSustainable forestry for prospering watersheds
September 03, 2021
Gene Allen is a fifth-generation logger, born and raised in the Skeena Valley. From a lifetime of working in the cutblocks, Gene knows what current logging practices are doing to our watershed.
Read More 2 Reactions SharePoliticians, business people and youth for community action and watershed security
August 30, 2021
In the Cowichan Valley, a watershed-wide community with members across all occupational sectors and of all ages is taking a stand for water security in the Warmland.
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