West Vancouver
Streamkeeper Society
Calendar of Events
for 2009
Public
Meetings
Public meetings will be held on the third
Thursday of the following months at 7:30 - 9:30pm at St Stephen's
Anglican Church at 885 - 22nd Street, WV
January 15, March 19, May
21, September 17
The September 17th Public
Meeting is our Annual General Meeting
The following meeting will be on November
19. Speakers may be arranged for one or more of the above
meetings, or on separate occasions.
For more information contact Michael
Ritter: 926 3696
Special Meeting - January
27th
West Vancouver Streamkeepers has invited
the Hon. Barry Penner, Minister of the Environment, to give a talk on
"Protecting our Natural Environment on the North Shore" at
Mulgrave School on Tuesday January 27th. Doors open at 6:30pm
for 7pm start. Refreshments at 8:30pm.
Outreach
Events
Adopt-a-Fish
The event is held in Memorial Park in
conjunction with the Coho Society of the North Shore and with
assistance from the West Vancouver Public Library on Saturday April
18th or 25th from 10am to 1pm depending on the availability of
fish. This is a children's and family event.
Contact Michael Ritter: 926
3696
West Vancouver Community
Day
Community Day will be held in Ambleside
Park on Saturday June 6th. West Vancouver Streamkeepers
will have an active display tent and an aquarium with cutthroat trout
from our local creeks.
Contact Michael Ritter: 926
3696
Coho Festival
Streamkeepers from the North Shore gather
on Sunday September 13th to display many interesting aspects of
Streamkeeper activities and stewardship at this very popular annual
event. Visit the West Vancouver Streamkeepers' tent to see the display
and active fish tank.
Contact Hugh Hamilton: 922
7828
Biennial Stewardship
Workshop
This is a fun event put on by the Pacific
Streamkeeper Federation and Community Advisors on Saturday May 16th
through Sunday May 18th. This year it will be held at Maple Ridge,
BC
Contact Hugh Hamilton: 922
7828
Rivers Day
This annual event celebrates the place that
rivers play in our lives and our economy and is celebrated throughout
British Columbia. Rivers Day is on Sunday September
27th.
Contact: Michael Ritter: 926
3696
Fishy
Events
Fry Release:
In April through May - 2009, depending on
the size and quality of the fry at our hatchery on Nelson Creek, chum
and coho fry are released into West Vancouver Creeks. We will
announce dates when the fry tell us they are ready for the
creeks!
Contact Elizabeth Hardy: 925
0546
Spawner
Surveys:
Surveys start about October 15th and
continue to the end of December. Students from West Vancouver
Secondary School assisted in this program again in 2008. Surveys are
taken on a weekly basis throughout this period. Streamkeepers
continue surveys into January 2009.
Contact John Barker: 922 5780
Egg-take:
Every year West Vancouver Streamkeepers
work with the Tenderfoot Hatchery (DFO) at Squamish to gather chum
salmon eggs for our hatchery at Nelson Creek. We always welcome
volunteers for this fun job. West Van & Bowen Island's annual
chum egg-take was at Tenderfoot Hatchery - Saturday - Nov. 15th - at
10am. Bowen's coho egg-take took place on Saturday December 13 at
Tenderfoot. We've noticed in lower chum escapement years, the run may
come earlier.
Creek Work
Throughout the year we may call for
volunteers to assist in invasive plant removal or planting of native
species in riparian areas along our creeks. This will primarily be in
the fall or spring months.
Keep in
Touch with us!
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