Only $10.00 and Viola Desmond would have entirely approved! CLRSS will be emailing member newsletters every six weeks. |
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Prepared by members: Judy Brayden (editor), Genevieve Singleton, Maureen Quested, Jim Deck, Leroy Van Wieren, Jean Atkinson, Diana Gunderson, Ken Traynor and many others. Any questions, comments or feedback please see Home | Cowichan Lake & River Stewardship Society British Columbia (cowichan-lake-stewards.ca) What we are up to?? Connecting Through Water Festival – August 26 Witnessing the Water – a coffee table book fundraiser Making new friends and associates Supporting youth Testing for 6-PPD Quinone Monitoring our Heritage River’s very low flows!....news on Cowichan River fish die off!
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What We Are Up To: CLRSS Connecting Through Water Festival – Saturday, August 26 Welcome to our first, annual summer festival from Project Lead, Dave DePape Come celebrate the health and diversity of our watershed with the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society at our inaugural “CLRSS Connecting Through Water Festival” on Saturday, August 26th, 10 am – 2 pm at Saywell Park, Lake Cowichan. The goal of the event is to promote an understanding that our wellbeing is connected to the wellbeing of our watershed. Since 2011, CLRSS has worked to protect the health of the Cowichan watershed. Some of our many actions have included an annual river cleanup, construction of the Gerald Thom Memorial Native Plant Garden, production of a “Native Foreshore Plants Care and Maintenance” guide, restoration of numerous riparian areas, and most recently, a coffee table book, Witnessing the Water – an authentic relationship. These diverse efforts have informed and educated landowners, citizens and governments about the sustainable use of the upper Cowichan watershed and its riparian zone. At the festival CLRSS and other like-minded organizations and governments will showcase our watershed and share what we all can do as stewards of our precious lake, river and surrounding lands to keep them healthy. |
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It’s a call to action. Come discover your watershed! Participate in fun, educational, family-focused exhibits with hands-on activities, talks and tours: which feature: the life history of salmon the importance of native plants and healthy riparian areas water monitoring demonstrations
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the threatened lamprey that lives in Lake Cowichan Indigenous crafts how the weir operates and why changes to the weir are necessary; search and rescue demonstrations, and more!
And, there will be food and fun for all ages too with a Bubble Zone, face painting, Oxford the Otter and a giant, 20 foot salmon.! Come out and help us…Volunteers needed! Aquatalesdk@gmail.com . August 18 – watch for these coupons in your local stores and favorite spots in Lake Cowichan. Bring this to the festival with you to earn an extra ticket for the festival door prize! |
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Challenge your knowledge about our watershed by picking up a passport at the Festival Welcome Booth. Get it stamped by exhibitors to earn an additional door prize ticket! |
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Water cartwheels around the earth through the hydrologic cycle. Humans like all other animals and plants are part of that cycle and survive because of it. Clean water is a sacred gift from Nature. Humans don’t make or cleanse water we receive it and therefore have a responsibility to care for it. That’s the lesson from Indigenous people all over the planet. We have to relearn this ancient wisdom.” David Suzuki specifically for Witnessing the Water – an authentic relationship Find your copy at the festival and also on sale in Lake Cowichan at Kaatza Station Museum, Cowichan Lake District Chamber of Commerce. Volume One Books and Ten Old Books in Duncan and online at: W the W | Cowichan Lake & Rive (cowichan-lake-stewards.ca) |
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6-PPD Quinone Testing Calling all volunteers! |
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Are you unafraid of rain? Are you concerned about man-made pollution in our Heritage River? Do you want to become a “citizen scientist”? CLRSS, working under the auspices of the BC Conservation Foundation, will be conducting water sampling during the fall and winter wet season to detect the presence of 6-PPD Quinone in tributaries of the Cowichan River Quw’utsun Sta’lo. 6-PPDQ is a preservative in automobile tires. It accumulates on the road surface during dry weather and is washed off into streams during rain events. It is suspected as a contributor to fish fry death. |
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We will be sampling four different streams in the town of Lake Cowichan. If interested in helping, please email Mike at patbros@ieee.org and he will be happy to fill in the details. |
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Meet Our Newest Board Member - Cam McCauley |
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Cam and his family now call the shores of beautiful Cowichan Lake their home, having built new in Woodland Shores a couple years ago. He is now retired from 33 plus years with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources during which time he fulfilled roles as a deputy conservation officer, biologist, and stewardship coordinator. Cam has extensive experience working with lake partners such as CLRSS to plan, assess, monitor, and enhance their watershed ecosystems. Cam has a passion for fishing and hopes to harness this passion and experience to work with CLRSS and other like minded community partners to assess, monitor and enhance the Cowichan Lake watershed so that future generations might continue to enjoy this phenomenal fishery. Cam has a get 'er done attitude and measures success by accomplishing well planned initiatives that produce results. |
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Supporting Our Stewardship Partners |
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CLRSS meets on the first Monday of each month, unless it falls on a statutory holiday, then the next Monday. Next meeting: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 5 th 2023 at the Country Grocer Meeting room, Lake Cowichan. All members and interested folk welcome. Contact mquested@shaw.ca to confirm. |
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