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- March 18, 2019
R Coquitlam Amphibians
March 18, 20191 Coquitlam Fish
March 18, 2019
- March 19, 2019
2 Coquitlam Fish
March 19, 2019 - March 20, 2019
- March 20, 2019
2 Coquitlam Fish
March 19, 2019 - March 20, 2019
- March 21, 2019
R Chester/Silverdale Amphibians
March 21, 20192 Chester Fish
March 21, 2019 - March 22, 2019
- March 22, 2019
2 Chester Fish
March 21, 2019 - March 22, 2019
- April 1, 2019
1 Sts'ailes Fish
April 1, 2019
An amazing find in Katzie Territory!
We have been working with Katzie to incorporate wapato beds into one of their habitat restoration site in the Alouette River floodplain.
Can't wait to see what comes up next summer!
Ancient Underwater Potato Garden found in Canada
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Dating back to 3800 years before the present, the garden was once under water, in an ecologically rich wetland. And it shows sign of sophisticated engineering techniques used to con...Actually, there is no evidence of any population recovery here.
As the researchers point out in this poorly headlined article, these are whales moving in from Alaska and Hawaii because the feeding is good for them on our coast at the moment. Humpback whales are very long lived. Real population recovery would take decades under the best circumstances.
Humpback whale population surges off B.C.'s West Coast, says research group | CBC News
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While the endangered state of the southern resident killer whales received a lot of attention in 2018, the humpback whale population is seeing a resurgence.Decent article on the shabby system we call Professional Reliance in this province.
Professional biologists, foresters and other natural resource professionals do impact assessments to uphold the public interest.
That is the purpose.
They are hired and paid, however, by the corporations that are proposing to develop, mine, log, or farm fish that affect public resources
and unceded Indigenous lands and waters.
Natural resource professionals generally start their careers full of good intentions and idealism, but many soon find themselves conflicted and disillusioned in the consulting world.
The proposed BC legislation needs to address this fundamental problem.
Industry-hired experts downplay impacts of major projects: UBC study | The Narwhal
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A review of 10 recent environmental impact assessments in B.C. found professionals hired by companies generally find ways to diminish the significance of health and environmental impacts
The professional reliance team isn't being played as intended. Who's to say professionals hired by the province or other groups won't be biased against a project (i.e. in favour of the people signing the cheques)? How does hiring more professionals solve the problem caused by hiring (potentially biased) professionals? In my view, it is the job of the QEP to assess and describe impacts and potential avoidance/mitigation measures; and the job of the regulator to confirm the science is appropriate and the mitigation/avoidance measures effective. The regulator then has to have an enforcement method to ensure the measures are appropriately implemented. It is the regulator's job to approve or deny a project based on information provided. There is nothing stopping them from asking for all data required and/or to require additional mitigation/avoidance to make their decision. In essence, the regulator is the peer-review. If the regulator can't do at least these things, why are they even there? I don't work on large projects, but know that for smaller projects the province has no effective follow-up process (e.g. securities held against mitigation/rehabilitation) to ensure all actions are taken as required. Enforcement is also all but non-existent. No surprise that measures aren't implemented as intended.
I have stories lol
Provided evidence for Yarrow Ecovillage in NEB hearings on Transmountain. One of the topics was the pipeline stream crossing of Stewart Creek at the Ecovillage. It had become exposed in the streambed and was reburied in summer 2018.
What incompetence!
They lined the entire stream bed with concrete blocks, then buried it in crushed gravel - like you would put on a driveway. The gravel was swept away in the first storm leaving a smooth bottom of exposed blocks - pretty much eliminating any habitat value.
This in the middle of a habitat restoration site on an organic farm.
It would have been easy (and inexpensive) to protect the pipe and enhance fish habitat using standard restoration methods (spawning riffle construction, boulder and log placements etc).
If this is the approach for a technically simple crossing of a small creek, in a readily accessible area, what can we expect from the hundreds of larger, more difficult, remote crossings along the route?
This is what happens when engineers get involved. Perhaps we can send them a copy of the Fish Habitat Rehabilitation Procedures.
This negligence is as bad as the QEP who installed "anti-spawning" matting last year at another Transmountain stream crossing.
They did the same at McCallum Brook and gravel swept away within a week. Cannot believe BC OGC would allow cement blocks Yarrow Ecovillage should get the BC OGC Water Sustainability Acr Src 11 application and permit.
This is pretty sloppy work on a property which has gone to great lengths to be environmentally sensitive.
We heard about this after the work occurred. Apparently took a long time and still didn't seem to take into account any previous enhancement efforts or fish habitat design elements on the creek Unfortunate and concerning.
There's nothing in the news about this. Seems a bit surprising.
I just caught this! Thank you for sharing! The worst of it is the the National Energy Board and the BC Oil and Gas Commission gave a permit for this! The BC Ministry of Environment is somewhat involved in those permits. My ongoing issues in Silver and Eagle Creeks have been a nightmare st the tank farm on Burnaby Mountain! Please let me know if I can help out.
Has DFO been notified? Such a sad state of affairs.
Yes I agree Appalling!
Here is more expert evidence re harm to endangered Chinook -SRKW prey from watercourse crossing construction and maintenance by Dr. Marvin Rosenau https://apps.neb-one.gc.ca/REGDOCS/File/Download/3719032
This is appalling
OMG!!!☹☹☹
Wow...