MOBILIZE COMMUNITY GROUPS, CLOSE DATA GAP IN COMMUNITY PLANNING: “Stewardship groups have the passion, interest and people power to actually go out there and do the hands-on work. They just need a bit of help,” stated Ally Badger, biologist with Aquatic Research & Restoration Centre of the BC Conservation Foundation, and coordinator for Vancouver Island Community Flow Monitoring Network
“The Vancouver Island Community Flow Monitoring Network supports groups who are interested in monitoring flows along the east coast of Vancouver Island. For the most part these are volunteer-led, community stewardship groups. The groups operate the stations. We provide training, do site visits for as long as needed until they feel comfortable doing it on their own. They just need a bit of help. That is where we come in with tools, resources and training to break down barriers. Our goal is to get high quality data for publication in the provincial database,” stated Ally Badger.