Donate

Your support helps to ensure that we can continue to restore, protect and study our local watersheds and provide educational services to the mid-island community. Canadian residents can donate through any of the following methods. Donations are tax deductable!

  1. Online: via a secure payment through PayPal. PayPal accepts Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and if available directly from your bank account.
  2. By mail: send a cheque or money order to PO Box 935 Parksville British Columbia V9P 2G3 Canada.
  3. In person: call(250-752-9297) orsend an emailand we can arrange to pick up your donation, and provide you with a tax receipt.
  4. Parksville-Qualicum Community Foundation: MVIHES is one of the funds held by the Parksville-Qualicum Community Foundation.

 
Volunteer Opportunities

 

Board Director

Individuals looking to have a strong, positive, environmental impact in your community. Get out and network, see your accomplishments, get things done. Be a Director for the Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society.

Fund Developer

If you are energetic, and passionate, and wish to help ensure the long term success of an environmental group involved in public education, restoration, and management issues related to watersheds, estuaries, shorelines, and water, contact us!

Website Management

If you are website savvy, and would like to enhance the online presence of a dedicated environemntal group in your community, contact us! We're looking for people to write contributions, manage online news feeds, and more!

Volunteer Stewards

If you enjoy the outdoors, and want to spend time in your estuary while making a difference to it's health, contact us! We are looking for dedicated stewards to help monitor water flow, temperature and quality, invasive species removal, plant community photo-point monitoring and assistance with fish servies.

Healthy ecosystems for future generations – your mark on your community.

Please email your Curriculum Vitae to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or mail it to MVIHES Box 935, Parksville, B.C., V9K 1M9
 
Salmon Friendly Lawn Pledge
As an environmentally friendly homeowner, you pledge to:
  • Eliminate your use of toxic chemicals and dangerous herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers.
  • Limit your level of lawn watering (no watering from the tap).
  • Practice new and improved methods of lawn care: Mow high (5 – 6cm), mow often, and leave the grass clippings. Taller grass means less run-off, and healthier lawns. Healthier lawns are less likely to grow weeds.
  • Fertilize moderately in September and May.
  • Use a “natural organic” fertilizer.
  • Improve lawns with aeration and over seeding. Aeration helps rainwater penetrate deeper into the roots where it will do the most good.
  • Consider alternatives to lawns. Save money, time and water by naturescaping. A natural landscape retains more water than a lawn. You can also replace traditional lawns with other groundcovers that work just as well with much less care and waste.
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