AGM

AGM

by | Nov 10, 2020 | Media Room

Annual General Meeting Wednesday November 18 – 6.30pm Friends of Cortes Island invites you to our Annual General Meeting to be held Wednesday 18th November 6.30pm.  Due to Covid-19 the meeting will be held using the Zoom platform.  Prior to the meeting please...
The Return of the 2020 Chum

The Return of the 2020 Chum

by | Nov 1, 2020 | Education, Media Room

Fall is a vibrant time of the wild answering to deep callings: snow geese overhead and spawning salmon preparing for their final journey and task. There has been eager anticipation of chum numbers in Cortes creeks for this year, based on the strong showing in 2016....
James Creek Spawning Gravel

James Creek Spawning Gravel

by | Sep 24, 2020 | Media Room

How many people does it take to move 9000 pounds of spawning gravel? Twenty-one sweaty, hard-working volunteers! How many buckets carried by hand and wheelbarrow? About 460 part-buckets over 2 days! The James Creek spawning gravel project has been envisioned by...
New Creek Signage

New Creek Signage

by | Sep 17, 2020 | Media Room

A long-awaited FOCI streamkeeper project is finally nearing completion. Take a look next time you drive to the ferry over the Whaletown Creek at the pair of signs recently erected, and note the first of 2 signs by Hansen Creek, at the bottom of the Gorge hill. This is...
Steller Sea Lion

Steller Sea Lion

by | Sep 14, 2020 | Species at Risk

Find out more about our Species at Risk Steller Sea Lion Species: Steller Sea Lion – Eumetopias jubatusB.C. Status: Special Concern Key Information:  Steller sea lions, also known as northern sea lions and seawolves, are the largest member of the marine mammal family...
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