Great work. I fished off Vancouver in 87. Stayed in Powell River, my late uncle ran a hotel there. It's such a beautiful country. Just unspoilt and stunning.
Fantastic job and good documentation! Has there or will there be any work done to let you reclaim more of the surrounding area to the rewilding project? I’d love to see more grey infrastructure turn to green infrastructure!
1) How much funding did it take? 2) Were you allowed to make it the way that you wanted, even if it wasn't exactly the way that it was before? For example, if you wanted to encourage recreational water sports, then would you be allowed?
We completely understand the importance of beavers and outside of an urban area like this they are highly beneficial in wetland creation. Unfortunately because this creek and its estuary are now limited to a single channel with hard infrastructure like roads on either side, beavers here cause roads to flood and block passage for salmon. We love the beavers here and are happy to see that they can use MacKay as their home, we just have to contend with their dams and potential tree damage at our site.
@Echo Ecological That's just an excuse really, they only cause harm to human structures. They dont block salmon with their dams, especially on small creeks. You need to do more research. Rivers with healthy beaver populations always produce more salmon than those without, in some cased up to 80 times more salmon. They also create natural riparian systems that are far more effective than man made ones. If there are trees you don't want them to fall simply band them with tin or chicken wire. Id much rather have healthy salmon populations at the expense of a few flooded roads. We just dont want to adress the real problem which is lack of habit. It's the same in the Sumas flood plain. Thankfully conservation projects are slowly starting to realize how important beavers really are, not just for salmon, but for us as well with regards to forest fire and flood prevention
It is the all important factor of absorption, presence of, and development of wetland establishment, yet do not forego the Problems now still face broader parts of Vancouver Forested slopes and uplands, erosion or regenerating problems, forest canopy cover, seral stages to gauge what you may be up against.
Strictly Scientific Councils should guide their Management as overall Stressors might plague the vary Estuaries and denizens therein, and Natural Resources Industries have compromised many of the various Ecosystems (Forests, forest canopy, seral stages, Old growth stands, residual old growth trees, alluvial continuity, instream flow and depths and so many variables obstructed by Civilization.
Nature can do most of the work after Anthropogenetic effects of urbanization so Infrastructure concerns are warranted, Educate do not demand even more Volunteerism to overwhelm Blue Ribbon Councils Efforts where larger Consensus Groups can moderate the larger depletion of the Area's Resources.
Yet, without broader Knowledge and Contributions of Native Peoples or endemic bands of greater Nations should be allowed to continue sustenance, Contributions of literature or now recorded Scientific endeavors to better understand the importance of Estuaries and their influences in upstream habitats of freshwater ecosystems.
Check that, commentary, Vancouver must Objectively weigh the water quality, volume, sustenance as a salt source such as that deer, natural habitat. Beavers do not cause lack of complexity, just engineering problems of Urban/Rural interface. Viability and vitality mean nutrient cycling, ecosystem function, Non-Native species, whole nurseries of Insects of Plecoptera, Ephinoptera, crayfish, freshwater Species of mussels Native and other Native species do maintain overall complexity and now evolving Wetlands that should include Hey Species as Cattails, Bulrushes, Willows, and other perennials' vegetative advantages to surmount competition adding to Natural Environments once that evolved there.
Thank you for your comment. No one actually claimed responsibility for the weir, we know it has been put there decades ago before the current businesses were around. Previous companies also released pollutants and caused severe harm to the estuary before more regulations were in place. I'm happy to report that in the 10 years since the weir was removed we have seen many more salmon return. This project not only removed this barrier, but also added pools and riffles, scallops and woody debris. This in combination with our ongoing work with MacKay Marsh and the removal and replacement of invasive plants with native species along the stream bank helped the hydrology improve as well as the space needed for young salmon to develop.
Beautiful people really working to repair the planet around them. Thank you so very much. You are the salt of the earth.
Bravo to all involved !
Greetings from the BIG SKY. good work.
Very nice documentary.
Great work. I fished off Vancouver in 87. Stayed in Powell River, my late uncle ran a hotel there. It's such a beautiful country. Just unspoilt and stunning.
Fantastic effort and results! The diversity of wildlife I see there continues to grow.
Wonderful accomplishment after years of hard work. Thanks for your efforts.
Wow. It’s about time BC.
So cool.
Fantastic job and good documentation! Has there or will there be any work done to let you reclaim more of the surrounding area to the rewilding project? I’d love to see more grey infrastructure turn to green infrastructure!
You guys are doing a very good thing! The world needs more people like you!
thanks so much! we are just doing what we can!
Thrilled to see this!! Bravo on a desperately-needed job well done!
Wonderful stuff !! I love North Vancouver the people are awful but the area is stunning and so beautiful
They have done a beautiful job. Its quite lovely. The invasives are coming back, though.
Also, the marshy pond is dried up and used as a campsite.
really underate video
1) How much funding did it take?
2) Were you allowed to make it the way that you wanted, even if it wasn't exactly the way that it was before? For example, if you wanted to encourage recreational water sports, then would you be allowed?
Feel free to ask us if you have any questions about the restoration!
Thank you for the hard work and sharing what has been done. I had noticed a change but not the little details!
You're very welcome!
very cool thank you for sharing
like.
Very cool
Don't be blaming the beaver. They are a keystone species. The benefits of beaver are innumerable.
We completely understand the importance of beavers and outside of an urban area like this they are highly beneficial in wetland creation. Unfortunately because this creek and its estuary are now limited to a single channel with hard infrastructure like roads on either side, beavers here cause roads to flood and block passage for salmon. We love the beavers here and are happy to see that they can use MacKay as their home, we just have to contend with their dams and potential tree damage at our site.
@Echo Ecological That's just an excuse really, they only cause harm to human structures. They dont block salmon with their dams, especially on small creeks. You need to do more research. Rivers with healthy beaver populations always produce more salmon than those without, in some cased up to 80 times more salmon. They also create natural riparian systems that are far more effective than man made ones. If there are trees you don't want them to fall simply band them with tin or chicken wire. Id much rather have healthy salmon populations at the expense of a few flooded roads. We just dont want to adress the real problem which is lack of habit. It's the same in the Sumas flood plain. Thankfully conservation projects are slowly starting to realize how important beavers really are, not just for salmon, but for us as well with regards to forest fire and flood prevention
It is the all important factor of absorption, presence of, and development of wetland establishment, yet do not forego the Problems now still face broader parts of Vancouver Forested slopes and uplands, erosion or regenerating problems, forest canopy cover, seral stages to gauge what you may be up against.
Strictly Scientific Councils should guide their Management as overall Stressors might plague the vary Estuaries and denizens therein, and Natural Resources Industries have compromised many of the various Ecosystems (Forests, forest canopy, seral stages, Old growth stands, residual old growth trees, alluvial continuity, instream flow and depths and so many variables obstructed by Civilization.
Nature can do most of the work after Anthropogenetic effects of urbanization so Infrastructure concerns are warranted, Educate do not demand even more Volunteerism to overwhelm Blue Ribbon Councils Efforts where larger Consensus Groups can moderate the larger depletion of the Area's Resources.
Is this narrated by the voice of Justin Trudeau?
Companies need to pay their Share of Water Resource Damages.
Yet, without broader Knowledge and Contributions of Native Peoples or endemic bands of greater Nations should be allowed to continue sustenance, Contributions of literature or now recorded Scientific endeavors to better understand the importance of Estuaries and their influences in upstream habitats of freshwater ecosystems.
Check that, commentary, Vancouver must Objectively weigh the water quality, volume, sustenance as a salt source such as that deer, natural habitat. Beavers do not cause lack of complexity, just engineering problems of Urban/Rural interface. Viability and vitality mean nutrient cycling, ecosystem function, Non-Native species, whole nurseries of Insects of Plecoptera, Ephinoptera, crayfish, freshwater Species of mussels Native and other Native species do maintain overall complexity and now evolving Wetlands that should include Hey Species as Cattails, Bulrushes, Willows, and other perennials' vegetative advantages to surmount competition adding to Natural Environments once that evolved there.
I feel like that wier was put there for a reason. Guess we will see.
Thank you for your comment. No one actually claimed responsibility for the weir, we know it has been put there decades ago before the current businesses were around. Previous companies also released pollutants and caused severe harm to the estuary before more regulations were in place. I'm happy to report that in the 10 years since the weir was removed we have seen many more salmon return. This project not only removed this barrier, but also added pools and riffles, scallops and woody debris. This in combination with our ongoing work with MacKay Marsh and the removal and replacement of invasive plants with native species along the stream bank helped the hydrology improve as well as the space needed for young salmon to develop.
@@echoecological2375 very cool, thanks!