The Okanagan Fish-Water Management Tool: Balancing water objectives in real-time and promoting sockeye smolt production gains
Water levels in Okanagan Lake are managed to provide a balance between fisheries, flooding, and other interests. Water levels must provide sufficient water to meet target flows for Okanagan Lake kokanee and downstream sockeye salmon populations.
Cowichan – A Sport Fishing Guide’s Perspective on the River (Joe Saysell)
A fishing guide talks about the stewardship of the Cowichan River
Cowichan Bay Salmon Tagging – 2005 Harvest Assessment (Cowichan Tribes and DFO)
Population assessment of the chum salmon population of the Cowichan watershed
Cowichan Water Management Plan (Tom Anderson – CVRD and Partners)
A community based and partner funded 'Cowichan Basin Water Management Plan' hosted by Cowichan Valley Regional District
Cowichan Lake Weir 2005 Juvenile Salmon Migration Assessment – (B. Tutty DFO and T. Burns, CLSES)
Assessment of the juvenile salmonid migration barrier at the Cowichan L. Weir
Cowichan River Stoltz Bluff Sediment Issue & Project Planning Part 1 (2005-6)
Stoltz Bluff 2005
Cowichan Tribes
Cowichan Lake Weir Seasonal Operation – How it works (D. Harper and M. Vessey)
Dr. David Harper and Michelle Vessey explain how the seasonal weir at Cowichan Lake operates.
Cowichan Chinook Escapement Assessment 2005 (DFO – L. Hop Wo)
The 2005 chinook escapement assessment results and the assessment method used is the unusual modified Alaskan counting fence operated in the lower Cowichan River by the Cowichan Tribes contracted by DFO.
Lower Cowichan River Gravel Management Issues
A well designed and a carefully managed series of gravel removal measures were undertaken during low water in the summer of 2005 to remedy the problem in the Lower Cowichan.
City of Kelowna expands watershed initiatives
There are many challenges to maintaining a healthy watershed in an urban environment. To address watershed health in the urban environment, the City of Kelowna's Environment Division implemented a Watershed Stewardship Program in 1996. Since then, the program has been expanded to include many innovative projects.