We are again gearing up to host our Second Annual River Run in the Englishman River Regional Park to take place on Sunday, June 10th.  This is a 5 km course through the trails along the Englishman River and channels, ending at the fish hatchery. 

You can register through the Running Room, early bird registration is $25 ($15 for youth and seniors), increasing to $30 ($20 for youth and seniors) after June 1st and $40 ($30 for youth and seniors) after June 7th. 

Athletes (walkers and runners) of all abilities are encouraged to sign up and enjoy a lovely morning in the park while helping MVIHES raise funds for the programs we offer the community and co-ordinate projects within our watershed.

There was a full spanning debris jam at survey station 11, a distance of 540 m from the confluence. This jam was approximately 10 m long and 20 m wide filled with 200 to 300 pieces of historic logging debris as well as second growth trees washed in from erosion. There was one full spanning cedar log holding it all together.

Work parties were held during a total of three full days within a period of 10 weeks. We positioned approximately 15 pieces of  large conifer/maple on-site logs and anchored them with 300 feet of 1/2 inch galvanized steel cable and hardware. Volunteers and students moved the rest of the wood to the anchored habitat structures creating log spurs on each bank.  Cable, hardware and heavy tools were purchased with the capital funds.  Due to the volume of wood in this jam, which was much greater than anticipated, this was the only location dealt with in 2011.  

The chloroplast browse covers on a hundred riparian red cedars previously planted by our volunteers, were removed and saved for re-use. Approximately 90% of the trees survived and were over one metre in height. We also did some grubbing and debris clean up around them. New trees will be planted during the spring planting season.  

The project was developed from the 2004 Restoration Plan by MVIHES's biological advisors, D. Clough & W. Warttig.