#Cowichan
Young salmon and trout die in the Cowichan River due to extreme heat and low water levels causing algal blooms. And in a few weeks they might have to start trucking salmon up river (again) from the estuary because the water levels are so low.
#climatechange #climateEmergency #Cowichan #VancouverIsland #Salmon #BCPoli #CanPoli #EndFossilFuels
Summer 2016; I was living in #Youbou - South #Cowichan - #LakeCowichan was steps from backyard. Orange skies & smoky air from #wildfires on #VancouverIsland & #BritishColumbia mainland.
2023's worst so far. 2017/2018 was scary too. #BCNDP #BCgovernment & #GovernmentOfCanada & their #ecocide pals fueled growing wildfires(& the floods to follow).
Related:
https://www.policynote.ca/horrific-wildfires
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forest-fires-restoration-secwepemc
The current radar picture is deceivingly clear. The skies over the central Island are hazing and some cumulus are building. We'll see if it graduates to actual thunderstorms. It looks like areas south and east of #PortAlberni are mostly likely to be affected. Large cloud cover filling over Mt Arrowsmith. #august #PortAlberni #VancouverIsland #storm #victoria #duncan #cowichan
I sure miss seeing these magnificent Roosevelt elk, almost daily. They used to visit our yard, several times every week, when I lived in Youbou. My brother lives on Cowichan Lake Rd now & I can see the elk when up in Cowichan Valley 🥰
Old growth logging is destroying their mating/birthing/foraging habitats.
Pictured: Two young bucks, foraging by the roadside, in Youbou.
#wildlife #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #RooseveltElk #ungulates #MagnificentAnimal #Cowichan
Global News BC: Off-duty cop rescues 3 people from burning house on Vancouver Island https://globalnews.ca/news/9821641/off-duty-cop-rescue-burning-house-vancouver-island/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Offdutycopsavespeoplefromburninghome #vancouverislandhousefire #LakeCowichanRCMP #VancouverIsland #RCMPsaveslives #LakeCowichan #HouseFire #Cowichan #Fire #RCMP
I forgot to take a before photo; showing how overgrown pathway to #Cowichan #TinyCabin was before I cleared it all up.
This is the little #cabin that I like staying in when visiting/housesitting for my younger middle brother. There's a large house on property but I don't like staying in big places & prefer small spaces.
#vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #TinyHome #SmallSpaces #CuteCabin #accomodation
#Quwutsun #Indigenous #artist Charlene Johnny will lead work, beginning this week, on the largest piece of #PublicArt in the City of Duncan. Charlene’s #mural at 221 Jubilee Street will stand 44' tall & will represent the theme of thu-itsthuw tun shqwaluwun (be truthful with your feelings). Various #community partners, led by Quw’utsun Elders & Youth, joined together as the Nanum Iyus Tth'ele (Meeting of Joyful Hearts) #collective to support this project.
https://www.cowichanintercultural.org
#ThickTrunkTuesday 2 for 1 toot.
A giant #OldGrowth #cedar #stump & gnarly #maple #trees 🌲
#BigStumpsOfBC #Cowichan #VancouverIsland #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #TreesTuesday #nature #WorthMoreStanding #StopDeforestation
All #grasshopper & no karate kid.
#Cowichan #nature #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest
#Biggest #HockeyStick in the world is in #DuncanBC on #VancouverIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada 🏒
#WorldRecord #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #HockeyNation #Cowichan
This #rescue #horse is enjoying a good life at my friends' farm in #MillBay 🐴❤ They provide safe & loving homes to a few rescue #FarmAnimals 👍
Hayward Farms
https://shop.cow-op.ca/Producer/ce415e39-6337-4d1b-8b0b-59cf939d1bc5
#equine #FarmLife #Cowichan #EthicalFarmers #FamilyFarm #SmallFarmBigHearts #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #HorseLovers
Gave the #chickens some cantaloupe & watermelon scraps. They love them.
#InvasivePlants seen on our morning walk today. #ForgetMeNots & #geraniums
#Cowichan #nature #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #PlantIdentification #InvasiveSpreadingPlants
We #harvested more #raspberries this morning.
#FreshHarvest #fruit #berries #food #Cowichan #FoodHarvest #GrowItAndEatIt
#BitterDock - part of the dock/buckwheat family of #wild #edible & #medicinal #plants easily found. Long taproot makes it hardy/drought tolerant once established. This bunch was growing out of rocky gravel, in very dry conditions.
#PlantIdentification #botanical #Foraging #Cowichan #nature #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest
Two different coloured #cosmos in one pot. Pretties in #pink 🥰
#nature #flowers #BloomScrolling #florespondence #Cowichan #gardening #GardenersOfMastodon #SDFgardeners #vanisle #PNW
#SilentSunday
#WildGrass #seeds - unsure what type of tall wild grass it is. Stands about 3-4 feet tall at maturity.
#nature #WildPlants #Cowichan #VancouverIsland #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #minimalism #simplicity
#Spiraea douglasii is in the #RoseFamily native to western North America AKA #hardhack & #DouglasSpirea & #Steeplebush & #RoseSpirea
#Indigenous #FirstPeoples used this #plant to make brooms & to hang seafood to cook.
It's used in #riparian #revegetation projects for hardiness/quick growth.
#NativePlants #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #PlantID #CoastalBC #Wildflowers #BCnativePlants #PNWnativePlants #vanisle #Cowichan #PlantsOfPNW #Westcoast #florespondence #BloomScrolling
Found this little puddle pond, full of life. Several garter #snakes were swimming in it. The photo shows one snake with head out of water.
Video shows more of the #wildlife in it.
https://youtu.be/d_3Q87IFQJk
#FreshlyPicked from my brother's #FoodGarden a few moments ago. Mixed #SaladGreens #SnapPeas #PurpleBeans #SwissChard
#Ravens in tree. First there were 2 & then there were 3. They're my fave wild bird.
#Cowichan #birdwatching #wildlife #nature #birds #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest
Good morning 🌄
It's going to be another scorching day in #CowichanValley - dubbed the Warmland on Vancouver Island. It gets hotter in the valley than other areas of island. It's why many farms & vineyards are located in #Cowichan area.
#Quwutsun #Elders will lead #Reconciliation : Journey of our Generation, a day-long #workshop offered since 2006, on #LocalHistory & the impacts of #colonization . It will take place at the Quw'utsun' Cultural & Conference Centre.
Register :
#FirstNations #IndigenousLed #NativeLed #decolonizeYourMind #DecolonialEducation #VancouverIsland #vanisle #Cowichan #DuncanBC #PNW #PacificNorthwest #CoastSalish #Cultural #BritishColumbia #Canada #educational #EldersWisdom
Join the #LilaCommunityChoir & special guests for #SingForXpey (Cedar), a mini #MusicFestival at the HUB at #Cowichan Station. The event is a #fundraiser for #Quwutsun #CulturalConnections Society's #Xpey Project, which seeks to #plant & #restore #cedar #trees by the #Xwulqwselu #Stalo ( #Koksilah River )
https://thediscourse.ca/vancouver-island/elders-lead-cedar-planting-ceremony
#FirstNations #Indigenous #DuncanBC #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Westcoast #MusicFest #Grassroots #NativeLands #RaiseMoneyForTrees #environmental
#Kwunatsustul #Counselling & #Cowichan #Hospice Society are hosting a two-day #workshop on #Honouring #Community #Grief . Friday, June 16 will be a drop-in day for community members who wish to access support from counsellors, hospice volunteers, Elders & wellness workers.
Please register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf77uO8iziE4qQG8lSL-kDPpPHF-Dm6zIfA60kfeg_elg3Mgw/viewform
#VancouverIsland #Indigenous #FirstNations #SupportServices #vanisle #CoastSalish #NativeLed #therapy #counsellors #HealthAndWellness #HealingServices #SocialServices
#CowichanLake #TrailBlazersSociety has their #FairService #FunFestival2023 - #GrandOpening #celebration for new #bicycles #TrailNetwork near #LakeCowichan . The event promises fun, food, music & guided trail tours.
https://cowichanlaketrailblazers.com/fff-2023
#VancouverIsland #vanisle #Cowichan #BikePowered #PedalPower #BringYourBicycle #PeopleOnBicycles #Cyclists #CitizensOnBicycles #PNW #PacificNorthwest #FamilyFriendly #PublicEvent #BicycleTrails #GoGreen #GreenEvent #BicyclesEvent #BritishColumbia
#Learn about the biggest #estuary #RestorationProject on #VancouverIsland - to remove two kms of dikes & #restore 70 hectares of #marsh #habitat . #Estuaries make up just 2.3% of #BritishColumbia #coastline but support 80% of its #coastal #plants & #wildlife .
The #NatureTrustOfBritishColumbia & #Cowichan #Indigenous #FirstNations are leading the project.
https://www.estuaryresilience.ca/cowichan-estuary-restoration-project
#CoastSalish #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #environmental #ecology #ecosystems #biodiversity
Global News BC: Massive project launched to protect Vancouver Island estuary from sea level rise https://globalnews.ca/news/9749914/cowichan-estuary-restoration/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BritishColumbia #VancouverIsland #CowichanB.C. #Environment #wildsalmon #estuaries #Cowichan #Chinook #CHUM #Coho
Anyone w/information pls notify authorities. Carsyn is 15 yr old niece & granddaughter of #Namgis #FirstNations friends & well known teen around #Cowichan & #Lekwungen tribes area communities. Many of us are #grieving w/her loved ones.
Please #donate if you can to #help her family w/ #MemorialFund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/carsyn-memorial-fund
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/carsyn-mackenzie-1.6854875
Global News BC: RCMP investigating tragic death of 15-year-old girl near Duncan https://globalnews.ca/news/9723938/cowichan-teen-girl-death-suspicious/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Cowichanyouthdeath #YouthdeathCowichan #Cowichanteendeath #TeendeathCowichan #Duncanteendeath #CowichanTribes #Cowichandeath #Duncandeath #Cowichan #Crime
When I lived in #Youbou & had #RooseveltElk visit daily. I miss living on edge of wilderness. Hoping I can get back to homesteading life in the future, with a better kindred partner who shares similar simple lifestyle dreams 🙌
https://youtu.be/xtNS0prY0CY
#nature #elk #wildlife #ungulate #cowichan #mammal #wapiti #LargestElkSpecies #BullElk #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #herbivores #BritishColumbia #Canada #Westcoast #Cascadia #ProtectElkHabitats #StopEcocide #StopClearcutting
' #BCBirdTrail provides locals & travellers, as well as budding & seasoned #birders alike, with free, self-guided itineraries and resources to view and identify some of the most spectacular birds nature has to offer across #BritishColumbia — including in #Cowichan” said a press release issued by Sonam Ram, spokesperson for the BC Bird Trail.
BC Bird Trail #marketers say COVID-19 has increased the number of folks scouting out #birds significantly.'
https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/opinion/sarah-simpson-column-bc-bird-trail-and-new-app-offers-loads-of-fun-for-birders/
Vancouver Things: Sunfest Country Music Festival https://miss604.com/2023/03/sunfest-country-music-festival.html - via @Miss604 #Vancouver #Events #VancouverEvents #vancouverisland #musicnews #concerts #cowichan #festival #events #BC
Vancouver Things: Laketown Shakedown Lineup 2023 https://miss604.com/2023/03/laketown-shakedown-lineup-2023.html - via @Miss604 #Vancouver #Events #VancouverEvents #LaketownShakedown #musicnews #concerts #cowichan #festival #events #music #BC
Since the 1800s, versions of the name “#Cowichan ” have been used by #settlers to refer to #geographic places — like bodies of water, mountains and land — as well as people & districts. Though the name has #FirstNations roots, it was the #colonizers who decided where and how to apply it. As a result, the precise geography of “Cowichan” is #complicated & often confusing.
Out. Standing. In his field.
My brother's #rooster ❤
He had 2 roos but one of them was eaten by a bear in January.
#Cowichan #chicken #homestead #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #CountryLife #freerange
Global News BC: Cowichan contractor says he’s seen no change in right to work on new B.C. hospital https://globalnews.ca/news/9483638/cowichan-hospital-cba-dispute/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #communitybenefitagreement #CowichanHospital #CowichanTribes #joncoleman #Politics #Cowichan #Labour #Union #NDP
2021. At my #friends #SmallFarm in #MillBay on #VancouverIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada 👨🌾👩🌾 They run a #farm store, year round - Hayward Farms. They have rescued some #FarmAnimals too & provided them w/sanctuary. Great little #FamilyFarm to support!
#SupportSmallFarmers #SupportLocalFarms #BuyFarmDirect #goats #FarmSanctuary #PNW #PacificNorthwest #vanisle #Cowichan
I should gather all photos of me pointing at all sorts of nature things & create a montage from them 😂
Kokasilah #River in #ShawniganLake on #VancouverIsland in #BritishColumbia #Canada
I put 4 different Pulp Fiction stickers on the locked gate on the bridge there😈
#Yellow #Nature #DayTrips #vanisle #Cowichan #BackroadAdventures #DisabledAdventurer #BackroadsAreTheBest #scenery #Pointing #Pointer #PulpFiction
#Cowichan #Shawnigan #WaterIsLife #salminBearing #Fishbearing #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #BritishColumbia #Canada #waterways #watersheds #landscape #scenery #WorldInMyEyes #nature #ecosystems #biodiversity #ProtectWater #ProtectRivers #samsung8 #CellphonePhotos #DisabledAdventurer #ExploreMore #RespectNature
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The other day I was reading about a restored wetland in England. Today’s water news is much closer to home, here in BC:
https://thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valley/xwulqwselu-connections-koksilah-river-water
#BritishColumbia #river #stream #CitizenScience #Koksilah #Cowichan