Morrison Creek Streamkeepers

Kathryn Clouston with the display and the example nest boxes at Earth Day 2011. Photo by Jim Palmer In order for salmon enhancement work to be effective the entire ecosystem needs to be healthy as everything works together to create the conditions necessary for a healthy creek.  To that end,…

  Our salmon enhancement work this year is following a less obvious path this year as we work on the riparian area instead of instream work.  To begin, a hardy group of volunteers comprised of Jim Palmer, Steve Harvey, Kathryn Clouston, Kayt Chambers and Christine Gross spent several hours in the…

In common with many 'disturbed' sites, this one has an overabundance of invasive Himalayan Blackberry. Photo by K Clouston We have decided to do some invasive removal and native plant replacement instead of the smolt fence this year to give the fish a break.  Our first activity will be in the city-owned…

Thanks to everyone that came out to the presentation and supported us and the Comox Valley Naturalists.  Thanks as well to Maureen from Maple Leaf Adventures  (http://www.mapleleafadventures.com/ ) for providing this fascinating pictorial voyage along the coast and giving us some interesting things to think about such as the fact that…

The lack of white on the head indicates this is a juvenile heron and size says it is probably a little girl. Photo by K Clouston I said in my last post that the biodiversity in our watershed amazes me and the pond in Puntledge Park brings that home in…

Pileated Woodpecker hunting for insects. Photo by K. Clouston I am constantly amazed at the diversity within our little area.  While out walking my dogs we spotted two sets of woodpeckers, the Pileated and the Hairy, busily hunting for insects in the trees above Morrison Creek.  I wouldn't have thought…