Fire and Drought Resources

NATIVE PLANT STEWARDSHIP RESOURCES

April 30, 2023

Growing native plants is very rewarding and helps provide important habitat for local birds, animals and pollinators.  Native Plants: • Are adapted to your climate • Are drought tolerant  •…

Maxwell Creek Watershed Field Files

March 20, 2023

The Maxwell Creek Watershed Project (AKA the CARL Project) is a collaborative, multidisciplinary forest restoration project based on Salt Spring Island under the leadership of Transition Salt Spring with the…

FIRE RESISTANT NATIVE PLANTS FOR THE GULF ISLANDS & SOUTH-EASTERN VANCOUVER ISLAND

December 26, 2022
Climate Report Card

Climate Action Report Card

November 24, 2022

Can We Handle the Climate Challenges Coming Our Way? From the Driftwood Sept 20 2023 TSS just wrapped up the Climate Report Card 2023, an update on how we’re doing…

Beyond Climate Change – A Case study looking at our Vulnerable Forests

November 24, 2022

Beyond Climate Change – A Case study looking at our Vulnerable Forests Dr Ruth Waldick presents at UNBC on our Mt Maxwell Adaptation Lab Project on Nov. 11, 2022. Watch…

Forest Fire Prevention

November 18, 2022
Biochar Working Group

BioChar Activities and workshop on Salt Spring

November 17, 2022

December Biochar Workshop: presented by Brian Smallshaw Changed from Saturday, Dec 10 to SUNDAY, 11 December 2022 1-4pm Geri Alton’s horse paddock, 125 Stevens Road South end: Beaver Point Road, past…

All About Wood Stoves Webinar Video

October 19, 2022

All About Wood Stoves Webinar Recording Replay Link Here Thank YOU for joining our ‘All About Wood Stoves’ webinar on Tuesday Oct 25, 2022. Together with Assistant Chief Mitchell Sherrin…

Maxwell Creek Watershed Project Field Files Part 2: Developing surveying methodologies 

August 8, 2022

Exerpt from: https://www.raincoast.org/2022/08/maxwell-creek-watershed-project-field-files-part-2-developing-surveying-methodologies/ Andrew Simon shares about the methodologies used in the Maxwell Creek Watershed project. By Shauna Doll, Gulf Islands Forest Project Coordinator August 5, 2022 The project takes…

BC Releases Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy

August 3, 2022

The strategy strengthens BC’s capacity to anticipate, prepare for and respond to the changing climate. This includes sudden events like wildfires, floods and heatwaves as well as changes that happen…