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The charitable environmental protection organization Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) held their annual general meeting (AGM) on Jan. 20, which included presentations of project progress in 2021 and a significant change to the board of directors.
Continue reading Cortes Island environmental non-profit hosts annual general meeting
This is the third in a series of articles about island aquifers. First, we spoke to the Quadra ICAN water security team members Jude McCormick, Kris Wellstein, Bernie Amell and Mike Gall about evidences that the groundwater supply is diminishing on Quadra Island. Then we reviewed some previous stories about this issue on Cortes Island. Now we return to Quadra ICAN, where the water security team delve deeper into the issues affecting island aquifers.
Continue reading All about the Island AquifersCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
It has been more than 130 years since the land was drained, but fish may soon return to what is now called the Dillon Creek wetland restoration on Cortes Island.
Continue reading Fish will return to the Dillon Creek wetland restorationCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the Dillon Creek wetlands project enters a new phase, Linnaea Farm’s executive director Tamara McPhail describes what this project means to her.
Continue reading What the Dillon Creek Wetlands restoration means to Linnaea farmCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The construction phase of the Dillon Creek wetlands restoration project, in what is now known as Linnaea Farm, ended on Aug. 20.
Continue reading Dillon Creek wetland restoration construction ends, project moves forward
