Author Archives: Alan

The ever-popular fish counting on Brooklyn Creek 2024 has started! As a volunteer you are now able to choose your day for counting Coho Smolts (and other species) that are captured in the fish box. The fish are counted and … Continue reading →

The Board of Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society wishes to thank all volunteers by having a gathering at the paved bridge over Brooklyn Creek on Wednesday, April 17th at 4:00 PM (access down the trail from 68 Orchard Park. Map:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/ahhCsBhTHuMbU9KN6). … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I hope you have had a good winter, and that the promise of our beautiful Comox Valley spring is brightening your days. The Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society (BCWS) has been busy working on behalf of the watershed and … Continue reading →

On the last Saturday of 2023 I went down to where Comox Avenue meets Brooklyn Creek to replenish the brochures at the bridge, and met a family who where all excited about having just seen fish jumping up the fish … Continue reading →

A short reminder about the Work Party this week to remove invasive plants along Brooklyn Creek. We will have some cool tools that will make easy work of pulling invasive plants. One is called the Extractigator (see photo) on loan … Continue reading →

First, the Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society will hold it’s Annual General Meeting on Wed., Nov. 8, 2023 at the Fisheries Office at 148 Port Augusta St. Comox at 7:00 pm sharp. All are invited to attend and find out what … Continue reading →

Greetings fellow Brooklyn Creek enthusiasts! A lot has happened in 2023:  We will hold our AGM on November 8, 2023 and everyone is welcome to attend.  As a Society, we advocate for the health of Brooklyn Creek and undertake just … Continue reading →

The Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society has been working with the BC Conservation Foundation to collect water samples to check for the presence of a car tire wear compound, known as 6 PPD-Q.  This organic chemical, often found in stormwater discharges, … Continue reading →

Due to the weather forecast, the dates have changed to:Wednesday, October 11th, 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00pmThursday, October 12th, 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00pm (if planting is completed, we may switch to invasive removal at Mac Lang park)Friday, October 13th, 9:00-12:00pm (invasive removal at … Continue reading →

On Tuesday September 26, 2023 Comox young and old residents were delighted to see many pink salmon in Brooklyn Creek, after a big rainfall a few days earlier. Most were at the fish ladder just downstream from Balmoral Avenue. Thoughts … Continue reading →

The following was sent to all Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society volunteers September 27, 2023. Sign up to volunteer now. There is an opportunity to participate in planting of indigenous plants and removal of invasive plants along the creek at Birkdale … Continue reading →

We are thrilled to report BCWS received a donation of $5,000 from Tree Island Yogurt to help with the work ongoing at Birkdale Farm.  Thank you, Merissa and Scott, for the kind and generous donation.  The donation reflects their commitment … Continue reading →

Greetings Brooklyn Creek enthusiasts!  A lot has happened this summer with the financial help of Pacific Salmon Foundation and technical help from Current Environmental Ltd and friends. Earlier, we posted an article about the fish ladder repairs (fish ladder repairs).  … Continue reading →

Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society is pleased to announce the completion of repairs to the fish ladder located at Balmoral Avenue, in the Mack Laing Nature Park in Comox.  The concrete fish ladder was originally built in the 1980’s by the … Continue reading →