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Field Trips
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| Reay (Kelset) Creek | |
| Date - Time: | Sunday November 9, 10:00 am - Noon |
| Departs From: | Institute of Ocean Sciences at 10:00 am sharp! Please dress appropriately for the weather. |
| Trip Leader: | Ian Bruce, Peninsula Streams |
| Details: | This field trip will discuss the good, bad and ugly of urban stream restoration. In the late 1970s, Reay Creek was a garbage dump in a ravine. Restoration by Sidney Parks and the Sidney Anglers has resulted in vibrant Coho runs and a healthy creek environment—so healthy that wild cutthroat trout regularly utilize the creek for spawning and juvenile rearing. Unfortunately, accidental spills of cadmium (2003, 2004) from the airport resulted in massive fish kills in the creek, from which the creek is still recovering. Learn how the Victoria Airport Authority has responded to this challenge. |
| Cost: |
$10 adults, $5 under 15 (includes tax) |
| To Register: | 250-383-4610 or taniadyck@shaw.ca |
| Gowlland Tod Tour | |
| Date - Time: | Sunday November 9, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Departs From: | Institute of Ocean Sciences at 1:00 pm sharp! Please dress appropriately for the weather. |
| Trip Leader: | Earl Claxton Jr. and John Williams, Saanich Nation |
| Details: | Join Earl Claxton Jr. and John Williams for an ethno-botanical tour in "The Place of the Blue Grouse" — Gowlland Tod Provincial Park. Leaders will share stories of traditional and present day uses of the native plants for medicines, tools and food for the Saanich Peoples. Archaeological evidence shows the Saanich First Nations used this sheltered and magical place for over 2,000 years. The tour will end at Tod Inlet with a demonstration of the Tod Creek Watershed model and show how local community partnerships are working to bring the Inlet back to health. |
| Cost: |
$10 adults, $5 under 15 (includes tax) |
| To Register: | 250-383-4610 or taniadyck@shaw.ca |
| TenTen Creek | |
| Date - Time: | Sunday November 9, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
| Departs From: | Institute of Ocean Sciences at 1:00 pm sharp! Walking tour – be prepared for walking and dress for the weather! |
| Trip Leader: | Ian Bruce, Peninsula Streams Society |
| Details: | TenTen Creek flows through the Victoria Airport property. This tour will talk about the challenges of restoration of a severely degraded stream that once was known as a great Coho stream by local First Nations. TenTen Creek has been subject to many challenges over the years. Wartime use of the area for an airfield converted much of the lower part of the creek, also known as Airport Creek or West Creek. TenTen estuary was filled in first as a railway terminal, then for seaplane hangers, and is now the Institute of Ocean Sciences. Upper watershed sections of the creek were modified for farming and later a golf course. Pollution from local farming is mitigated by constructed wetlands located on airport property. |
| Cost: |
$10 adults, $5 under 15 (includes tax) |
| To Register: | 250-383-4610 or taniadyck@shaw.ca |
EcoCruising in Saanich Inlet
| FLoat Plane Tours | |
| Date - Time: | Sunday 9 November, departure times as demand requires. |
| Departs From: | Pat Bay Seaplane Base Floatplane Dock (immediately north of the Institute for Ocean Sciences) |
| Details: | A special 25 minute scenic floatplane tour from the Pat Bay Seaplane Base and flying down Saanich Inlet, over the watershed areas to the south, and covering both the east and west shorelines. You will see spectacular views of Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, Tod Inlet, Goldstream Park, the Malahat Mountains, and the developments around the area. The flight altitude will vary from 500’ to 2000’ to give a truly unique perspective of Saanich Inlet. All passengers will have headsets to cut down on cabin noise and also to hear the Victoria Air Traffic Controllers in the area. |
| Cost: |
$85.00 per person, plus GST. Two and three passenger floatplanes will be used. Two passenger minimum required before a flight is confirmed. Singles will be matched to make up a flight. |
| To Reserve: | Call Tim at Pat Bay Air Limited, 250-654-0646 |