"Committed to the restoration of wild Pacific salmon in mid Vancouver
Island watersheds through habitat restoration and community engagement"
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MVIHES is Hosting 2 Events for the Brandt Wildlife Festival
The Brandt Wildlife Festival is a spring celebration held each year in Parksville and Qualicum Beach to welcome thousands of migratory birds, including the Brandt Geese, along with fish and marine mammals. We are hosting two events during the festival. Read More -
If we're counting smolts, it must be spring
It's that time of year again (although you wouldn't know it from the weather) It's time to count the Coho salmon smolts in Shelly Creek. Read More -
Shelly Creek Meets The Water Symposium
The issue of stormwater management practices that damage fish habitat is not unique to Shelly Creek. This is a problem in urban areas across North America. Read More -
Snorkeling for Salmon, or 1 Fish, 2 Fish, 3 Fish
Every fall, staff from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Stock Assessment Division for South Coast team up with snorkelers to count Pacific Salmon spawners in the Englishman River. Read More -
Avengers Come to the Rescue
MVIHES volunteers remove creosote-soaked timbers from a dock washed up on San Pareil Beach and save the marine food-web from contamination......... while demonstrating their brawn. Read More
