society update march 2011 - qbstreamkeepers.ca
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SOCIETY UPDATE MARCH 2011
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To protect, restore, and monitor local fish habitat
To educate the public in watershed management
To encourage co-operation in watershed management
OUR MANDATE
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Background
Restoration and Enhancement
Town Collaboration
Education and Awareness
Advocacy
Future Focus
REPORT CONTENTS
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Background
REPORT CONTENTS
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BackgroundQualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society 1995 - 2010
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BackgroundQualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society 1995 - 2010Background
Failing culvert under Old Dutch Inn replaced with new "baffled" culvert in 2000. Partners - Town of QB, PSF,DFO, and Fisheries Renewal B.C
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BackgroundWest Crescent culvert complete barrier to migrating salmon. Replaced with caissons and "baffled" culverts in 2001. Partners - Town of QB, Enviro Canada Eco-Action
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BackgroundQualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society 1995 - 2010
BackgroundImproved fish passage on Grandon Creek downstream from Hoy Lake Road
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BackgroundWhisky Creek dam removed in 2002. Partners DFO and MOE.
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BackgroundWhisky Creek dam was a complete barrier to migrating salmon. Coho now spawn there.
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BackgroundVolunteers attend a bio-engineering workshop at Whisky Creek for bank restoration.
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BackgroundTown honours Faye Smith with Volunteer of the Year Award for 2010
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BackgroundCoho found in Beach and Grandon Creeks
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Restoration and Enhancement
REPORT CONTENTS
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Restoration and EnhancementMajor 2010 Enhancement Project – Beach Creek Erosion Site
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Restoration and EnhancementBeach Creek Erosion Site – Work in Progress
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Restoration and EnhancementBeach Creek Erosion Site – Work Completed
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Restoration and EnhancementQBSS Crew ready to seine for fish at the Memorial GC pond
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Restoration and EnhancementSeining for fish so dredging can begin
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Restoration and EnhancementPond almost drained and fish relocated
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Restoration and EnhancementReplanting the pond banks with a $500 donation from Memorial GC
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Restoration and EnhancementBrush Layers at Grandon Creek
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Restoration and EnhancementTown and DFO improve water flow at Grandon Creek
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Restoration and EnhancementQBSS volunteers work with BC Conservation Foundation to collect salmon carcasses
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Restoration and EnhancementSalmon are loaded into containers for transport upriver
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Restoration and EnhancementOver 16,000 pounds of salmon are redistributed to the benefit of many species
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Restoration and EnhancementPlanting trees at the Waring Farm on the Little Qualicum River
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Restoration and EnhancementIs this the last goldfish to be captured at Dollymount Trail?
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Restoration and EnhancementOne example of a lamium invasion at Grandon Creek
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Restoration and EnhancementGiant Hogweed discovered in Beach Creek bordering the Heritage Forest
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Restoration and EnhancementGiant Hogweed removal is a multi-year project and requires careful handling
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Restoration and EnhancementQBSS joins a broom busting session at the Englishman River Estuary
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Town Collaboration
REPORT CONTENTS
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Town Collaboration
o Select Committee onEnvironment
o Project Planning
o Letter on Sustainability
o Input on QOS Survey
o Letter on DumpingBylaw Enforcement
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Education and Awareness
REPORT CONTENTS
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Education and AwarenessDave Clough leading the classroom session at the Streamkeepers Certification Course
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Education and AwarenessCourse participant Brad Jackson said he would never look at a stream the same way again
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Education and AwarenessStreamkeepers knocked on doors of 60 neighbours of Grandon Creek
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Education and Awareness
Much more education needed on protection for riparian areas, garden waste is a no-no!
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Education and AwarenessA group from “Newcomers” embarks on a tour of Grandon Creek
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Education and Awareness
Participation in Community Events
o River Never Sleeps Festival – Rosewall Creek Hatchery
o Family Day in Qualicum Beach
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Advocacy
REPORT CONTENTS
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Advocacy
Submitted letters to:
o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency re concernsabout fish impacts of proposed Raven Coal Mine
o Arrowsmith Parks and Land Use Council re proposed logging ofDL 33 in Nanoose
o Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve supporting a fundingproposal to the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions on “Creating a climate for networking”
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Future Focus
REPORT CONTENTS
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Future Focus
o Protecting Riparian Ecosystems from Invasive Species- Removal, new planting, raising awareness
o Collaborating with the Town on Stormwater Management
o Saving, planting, and tending trees
o Enhancing communication
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We need a community based Watershed Plan for the Little Qualicum River Watershed.
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Little Qualicum River Bank DL 10
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Little Qualicum River Floodplain DL 10
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QUALICUM BEACH STREAMKEEPERS SOCIETYDedicated to protecting and restoring wild fish habitat