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Folk U: How We can Support Species At Risk On Cortes Island

On today’s Folk U Friday Manda Aufochs Gillespie Interviewed Autumn Barrett-Morgan a citizen scientist with Friends of Cortes Island (Foci), about how we can support species at risk on Cortes Island.

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Revegetating the Dillon Creek wetlands

In the conclusion of a 3 part series on the Dillon Creek wetlands restoration, Project Manager Maranda Cross talks about BC’s disappearing wetlands and the revegetation currently underway at Linnaea farm on Cortes Island.

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A growing sediment island in the Dillon Creek wetlands, project update

As the second year comes to an end, Project Manager Miranda Cross described the growth of a sediment island within the new Dillon Creek wetland on Cortes Island and gave an overview of the restoration project. 

This project arose as a response to the algae blooms in Hague and Gunflint Lakes. Nutrients are entering the lakes from septic tanks, gardens, ditches, roads, creeks and livestock around the shore of the lakes.

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Dillon Creek’s natural history, and ways to restore the damages

As the second year of the Dillon Creek Wetlands Restoration project on Cortes Island is coming to an end, project manager Miranda Cross gave an overview of the creek’s natural history and ways to restore it.

She explained how European settlement brought changes to the landscape.

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