"Committed to the restoration of wild Pacific salmon in mid Vancouver
Island watersheds through habitat restoration and community engagement"
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Friends of Shelly Creek Park Versus the Archangel
A green invader is threatening the ecology of Shelly Creek Park! Laminium, also called Yellow Archangel, is taking over over a large section of ground in the park. If it makes it to Shelly Creek it could out-compete the riparian vegetation needed for bank stability and shade for the resident Cutthroat Trout. Read More -
Hangin' with the Salmon Fry in the Estuary
One fine day in May, MVIHES volunteer James Craig went snorkelling in the Englishman River Estuary to check up on the salmon fry. Read More -
Volunteers on the Go
Despite the cold soggy spring we are having, our volunteers are as busy as ever and even managed to squeeze in some tree planting on a rare sunny day. Read on to see some of things we have been up to. Read More -
Salmon Friendly Lawns or Yellow Fish and You
Why were MVIHES volunteers promoting yellow fish signs at the MABRRI Regional Research Open House on March 16 and what do they have to do salmon? Read More -
Pacific Sand Lance Storm the Beaches of Parksville
2021 was the best year yet for documenting Pacific Sand Lance spawning on our shores! Sand Lance are just one of the forage fish species that travel in large schools and make up the cornerstone of marine food webs. Read More
