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Nov Maintains Trend

For those that wondered whether the colour was due to 'artistic license' this spawned out coho male in Morrison Creek shows extra tinting is not required. Photo by Jim Palmer Here is the information from the final spawner counts that YER did in Morrison Creek in Nov.  It was a…
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Morrison Echoes Poor Year for Chum

  Chum on the run, heading upstream to spawn! Wendy and her assistant walked Morrison four times in Oct.  Interesting to see a variety of species on the 14th, but very low numbers.  Maybe the next big weather system will get things moving a bit more.  It is amazing for the youth…
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Buy Your Calendars Now!

This full colour 2011 wall calendar is a one-of-a-kind educational tool, featuring gorgeous photos of local natural areas such as the Tsolum River, Puntledge River, Brooklyn Creek, Morrison Creek, the Courtenay, Millard-Piercy and Oyster River estuaries, as well as local wildlife and more. The calendars offer a wealth of info…
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Sept Points to Good Pink Run

Wendy, one of our volunteers, and her assistant have started to walk the creek to determine how many spawning salmon are using it.  They walked lower Morrison Creek on Sept 23/10.  On that streamwalk they found the following numbers of pink salmon:   Puntledge Park to First Street culvert; 150 live, 55…
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Comox Valley Conservation Calendar

The first annual Comox Valley Conservation Calendar is at the printers. This is an initiative of the Comox Valley Conservation Strategy - Community Partners with all of the proceeds of the calendar to be directed towards paying for a coordinator to help with some of the organization/ office work for…
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Wetlands – Garbage or Gold?

For those of us in the biology business, they are gold and we think you will agree with us when you finish reading this.  Wetlands are nature's sponge so, since water moves from an area of high concentration to one of low concentration, the sponge releases the water it has…