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Lamprey Study

One of the little and elusive Morrison Creek Lamprey. For us old folks 17 cm equals about 7 in. Photo by K Inman Dr Dick Beamish and his team were studying the Morrison Creek Lamprey, otherwise known as Lampetra richarsoni var. marifuga (just marifuga to its friends), in Morrison Creek…
Morrison Creek Streamkeepers
August 8, 2011
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Merlins in the Neighbourhood

  Merlin on a wire. Photo by K Clouston I have been trying to get a good picture of these pesky little falcons for months now and finally succeeded.  Several months ago I saw one or two, sometimes three sitting at the very top of one of the large fir…
Morrison Creek Streamkeepers
July 19, 2011
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Nest Box Workshop

Builders hard at work creating nest boxes. Photo by Ian Moul Since the vegetation damaged by the salmon enhancement work we did two years ago has still not completely recovered we decided that our activities this year would be easier on the instream residents of Morrison Creek.  As mentioned in a…
Morrison Creek Streamkeepers
June 17, 2011
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Salmon Enhancement Video

Video conversation between Jim Palmer and Hans Peter Meyer about the health of Morrison Creek. Good information about the impact of development on salmon enhancement concerns in the Comox Valley. The points raised about the importance of the creek's being able to expand during high water times to reduce stream…
Morrison Creek Streamkeepers
May 25, 2011
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Earth Day Antics

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,…
Morrison Creek Streamkeepers
April 29, 2011
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Invasive Replacement Plan

  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…
Morrison Creek Streamkeepers
April 29, 2011
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