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Brooklyn Creek and the surrounding watershed support the spawning habits of Coho and Chum salmon. In the fall, mature salmon spawn in the gravel beds and their eggs hatch the following spring. The young Chum salmon return almost immediately to … Continue reading →

$200 Coho Photo Reward Awarded! I’m sure many of you noticed the signs along Brooklyn Creek this past year posting a $200 reward for anyone who could “capture” a spawning coho in Brooklyn Creek.  It seems that many people who … Continue reading →

There were 9 submissions to the 2019-2020 Coho Photo Contest. The winner received $200 and there was a runner up who received $50. Be sure to watch for another contest by getting on our email list! Nov. 24, 2020 Subject: Spawning … Continue reading →

Videos of spawning salmon on November 19, 20 and 21, 2020. November 19, location was about 150 feet below the Balmoral Avenue fish ladder. The salmon (red sided) swims slowly in the pond area and then darts DOWN the creek. … Continue reading →

Town of Comox – A ‘Beacon of Hope’ for Citizen Science in Action & Reconnecting Hydrology and Ecology through the Water Balance Approach to Land Development. This was a presentation by Christine Hodgson at the Water Sustainability Conference held in … Continue reading →

Thank you to all BCWS volunteers who came out on such short notice last Saturday, December 14, 2019.  We were quick and efficient and we planted over 120 plants in less than 2 hours in the area where extensive work was … Continue reading →

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED. The winner announcement.  All the entries received. We hope to have a similar contest soon, get on the email list to keep up with our news: Subscribe. REWARD: BROOKLYN … Continue reading →

JOINT NEWS RELEASE – September 23, 2019 Town of Comox precedents are working examples of what “reconnecting hydrology and ecology” looks like in practice.  Comox experience shows what is possible when a local government has a strong working relationshipwith the … Continue reading →

The Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society (BCWS) carries out a coho smolt count every year. Coho fry spend one year in the creek before migrating to salt water as smolts. Brooklyn Creek flows from Courtenay (Crown Isle) through the CVRD and … Continue reading →

Assessing the Worth of Ecological Services Using the Ecological Accounting Process for Watershed Assessment, Brooklyn Creek Demonstration Application in the Comox Valley. Readers will find in this report a demonstration of the Ecological Accounting Process (EAP) as it was applied … Continue reading →

The Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society has a new fish counting box courtesy of Kris Neilson, a volunteer fish counter.  Our old box was falling apart and had many design deficiencies, Kris used his ingenuity and made a new box with … Continue reading →

In Spring 2018 BCWS was awarded the Comox Valley Project Watershed’s Keeping It Living Award.  The honour was bestowed because the “work of the dedicated Brooklyn Creek Watershed volunteers adds a vital chapter to the widespread community effort to restore … Continue reading →

BCWS has initiated a storm drain fish painting activity in the watershed. We did our first trials in Crown Isle area of Courtenay and will be expanding our activity in other areas of the watershed. Thanks to Jack Stevens for … Continue reading →

A big thank you to Ed Fudge (one of our many BCWS volunteers) for his generous financial donation. These funds will go towards supporting one of the many enhancement initiatives of BCWS.

Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society (BCWS) was fortunate to receive funding from the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) for an education outreach initiative.  The PSF funds were used to design an information leaflet describing good stewardship practices to protect watersheds in general … Continue reading →