"Committed to the restoration of wild Pacific salmon in mid Vancouver
Island watersheds through habitat restoration and community engagement"
Youth Conduct Multi-year Eelgrass Research Project
The Grade Five classes at Arrowview Elementary School, in Qualicum Beach, have been conducting a multi-year research project for the last 3 years. They have been mapping and comparing the growth rates of the natural eelgrass, marina (say MAR-ih-nah), to the introduced japonica (say ja-PAH-nica).
MVIHES has partnered with the Pacific Salmon Foundation, City of Parksville and School District 69 to involve local school children in the wetland and stream restoration of Romney Creek. Romney Creek is a small watershed that flows through Parksville (mostly underground in pipes) into the Strait of Georgia. The goal of this project is to re-establish a channel and wetlands in the forested area owned by the City of Parksville near Springwood Middle School. This is an area used by residents as a nature walk.
