xxHumpbacks are Back

by | Jun 20, 2019 | Education

The Humpbacks are back! Report your sightings and help keep them safe in our local waters. Humpback Comeback In the last few years, humpback whales are being increasingly seen around Cortes Island.  Unbelievably 86 individual Humpback whales were identified in...
Love the Lake Video

Love the Lake Video

by | Jun 12, 2019 | Education, Media Room

Watch our fabulous new video to learn about the lakes. Hague and Gunflint Lakes have been suffering from algae blooms in recent years. Find out more about the blooms and what you can do to help. Can’t see the video? Click on this YouTube link: Love the...
Streamkeeper Report November 2018

Streamkeeper Report November 2018

by | Dec 2, 2018 | Education, Media Room

FOCI STREAMKEEPER REPORT – NOVEMBER 2018 This year feels like a bumper crop of chum after the poor spawner returns for 2017. All the salmon-bearing creeks on Cortes have seen chum returning through October & November, with the exception of Manson’s Lagoon Creek....
Summer Job Opportunity

Summer Job Opportunity

by | May 7, 2018 | Education, Media Room

Friends of Cortes Island Summer Job Opportunity Young people (between 15 and 30) are invited to apply for our summer Conservation and Community Engagement Assistant position Do you enjoy working with the general public, have knowledge of natural history and...
Mansons Landing Park Fencing

Mansons Landing Park Fencing

by | Mar 26, 2018 | Education, Media Room

Visitors to Mansons Landing Provincial Park will notice new split rail fencing has been installed on the spit. This has been constructed by Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI), working in partnership with BC Parks, to help control erosion issues here. As many people will...
Love the Lakes

Love the Lakes

by | Feb 1, 2017 | Education, Love the Lakes, Sidebar Projects

Hague and Gunflint Lakes are one of ​our most treasured swimming and recreation areas. Hague and Gunflint Lakes are one of the island’s most treasured swimming and recreation areas. Hague and Gunflint Lakes are one of the island’s most treasured swimming and...
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