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“A watershed is an integrated system – with three types of flows, each with a different time scale. Yet long-standing drainage engineering practices for servicing of land ignore, overlook or eliminate two of the three. Such practices are the root cause of stream and aquatic habitat degradation,” wrote Kim Stephens. “BC is at a tipping point. A provincial policy, program and regulatory framework is in place to help local governments bridge the gap between policy and a new standard of practice.”

Adapting to climate change requires transformation in how we value nature and service land. An informed stewardship sector can be a catalyst for action. “What we are essentially talking about is reconciliation: going back to the headwaters of where we got our relationships with water and with one another wrong so that we can start back down the river of time – this time together – with a full understanding of the importance of embracing a water-first approach to planning human interventions in the environment,” states Bob Sandford.