Cowichan Estuary Beach Cleanup with the Seastars!

Estuaries are among the most productive ecosystems in BC. The Cowichan Bay Estuary provides much habitat to juvenile salmon and other important small marine species, with its lush eelgrass beds and dynamic tidal waters. After a causeway was developed in the estuary roughly 50 years ago, many restoration projects have been underway to restore the natural flows of the Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers to the estuary, providing further habitat for juvenile salmon. NCC is proud to join other conservation organizations working in the area and to contribute to the ongoing habitat restoration work through volunteer events.

The group of volunteers will work together with the Cowichan Land Trust to clean up the shoreline at Cowichan Bay from trash and plastics that are harmful to various marine birds, salmon, and other small marine species. Keeping the shoreline clean is a very simple task that goes a long way in maintaining functioning habitats.

Volunteers will get to spend an afternoon in beautiful Cowichan Bay, carrying out important and rewarding habitat stewardship work. After the cleanup, volunteers will have the opportunity to head to the Nature Centre to meet some of the sea creatures that live in the Salish Sea and depend on these clean shorelines for survival!

Make an afternoon of it and consider having lunch on the quaint docks of Cowichan Bay beforehand, or visit the Maritime Centre.

Contact Todd Carnahan : foxtoad@gmail.com