Caring for Our Shores – Chapter 1: Water, Shores, and Intertidal Ties …some different shore types and how to identify them …an introduction to our tides, and marine food web Tidal Force On the B.C coast, there are two unequal high tides and two unequal low tides each twenty-four hours. Intertidal exploring in the Strait
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The intertidal zone is an exciting place where more than just the land and the ocean meet: it is a unique community where seaweeds and animals can survive both above and below the sea. Life in the intertidal zone (literally meaning “between the tides”) means adjusting to new conditions every time the tide changes–and this
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Welcome to the contents page for Caring for Our Shores: A Handbook for Coastal Landowners in the Strait of Georgia. The handbook provides information for waterfront landowners in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, including: stewardship tips and property enhancement activities, maps of lower Vancouver Island’s east coast, an introduction to intertidal ecology, and illustrations.
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“Caring for Our Shores: A Handbook for Coastal Landowners in the Strait of Georgia” by Shannon Cowan, Christy Wilson, and Bill Austin; published by the Cowichan Community Land Trust (Cowichan Intertidal Stewardship Project) and the Marine Ecology Station. This book is available from CCLT for $10 (plus postage and handling) for individual copies or $6
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About 80% of the agricultural crops in British Columbia depend on pollination by bees. Unfortunately honey-bee populations have been drastically reduced by mite infestations that originated from an infested honey-bee population that was illegally imported to Vancouver Island. This decline in honey-bee populations and pollination has meant that our native Blue Orchard or Mason bee
Click here to view the plan. Click here to read a review of the plan from December 2005.
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Vancouver Island is home to an abundance of wildlife and their related ecosystems. Some of these are now threatened due to urban advancement and habitat degradation. Some of the species at risk are as follows: MARBLED MURRELET (Brachyramphus marmoratus) The marbled murrelet, a small seabird which nests in the coastal, old-growth forests of the Pacific
Natural History creek brochures are now available for order from the Cowichan Community Land Trust office. Our Natural Heritage Historical and ecological stream information has been collected from government databases and long time residents and used to develop stream specific information brochures. Brochures are available on the following Cowichan Valley creeks: Shawnigan, Porter, Rocky, Averill,
Homemade Natural Cleaning Products by Allison Dick from HGTV Make cleaning safer for your family and the environment. A lot of over-the-counter cleaning products are harsh, abrasive and even potentially dangerous to your home and family. If you are concerned about risks to your health or the environment, you may want to consider using homemade,