2021 was the best year yet for documenting Pacific Sand Lance spawning on our shores! Sand Lance are just one of the forage fish species that travel in large schools and make up the cornerstone of marine food webs. Read More

Whether we're tracking Cutthroat Trout with scanners and antenna arrays in Shelly Creek, pruning a man-eating Raingarden in front of the Fire Hall, or observing Coho Salmon spawning on our latest habitat rehabilitation project, there's never a dull moment with MVIHES Read More

A 400 m section of Shelly Creek that flows through the Shelly Farm in Parksville was restored to provide rearing habitat for Coho Salmon fry and smolts. What a transformation! Read More

The drought we're experiencing this summer is so bad that the BC River Forecast Centre is expecting fish to die in the shallow, warm rivers. Our volunteers have jumped into action. Read More

How far do the resident Cutthroat Trout roam in Shelly Creek? This is important to know if this unique population of Coastal Cutthroat Trout is to be protected. To answer that question and more, we have begun our own PIT tagging project for tracking the travels of the trout in Shelly Creek. Read More