by FOCI | May 7, 2019 | Education, Media Room
Friends of Cortes Island Summer Job Opportunity Young people (between 15 -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 environmental...
by FOCI | 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....
by FOCI | Nov 23, 2018 | Media Room
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Jo Ann Green Environmental Award for 2018 is Brian Pfeifle and his team at the Cortes Island Waste Management Centre. The award recognizes a Cortes Islander who has made significant contributions to the environmental...
by FOCI | Jul 5, 2018 | Media Room
Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) is looking to appoint an experienced researcher on a short-term contract to look into the feasibility of developing potential bioremediation measures for Hague and Gunflint Lakes. Bioremediation is the use of natural vegetation to...
by FOCI | 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...
by FOCI | Dec 10, 2017 | Media Room
The question being asked by many about the 2017 spawner returns to Cortes creeks is, “Where were the salmon?” Here is a little background to a very complex question. Many potential factors are at play – rainfall, water temperatures of creeks and oceans, specific...
Streamkeeper Report November 2018In Education, Media RoomFOCI STREAMKEEPER REPORT – NOVEMBER 2018 This year feels like a bumper […]