Projects and Programs

The Friends of Chalet Creek are a local stewardship group dedicated to the improvement, restoration and preservation of Chalet Creek. Current restoration work aims to restore the channel to a more natural state so that the creek functions properly and is able to support a suite of native plant and animal species. Activities include water quality monitoring, chum fry releases, riparian planting and stream channel reconstruction. Coho salmon and cutthroat trout will be added in the future.

The restoration work on the Robertson section of Chalet Creek is now finished except for ongoing maintenance. Peninsula Streams Society would like to thank Ms. Robertson, the Alexander family, the Friends of Chalet Creek and all of the volunteers who made this project a success.

Peninsula Streams Society would especially like to thank Gord Martman and the employees of G&E Equipment Rentals for making this project possible.

The Friends of Chalet Creek and Peninsula Streams Society will be mapping and testing oxygen levels in Gardner's Pond during summer and fall 2007. We will also be doing a small restoration project on the Gunning's property. Check the volunteering page for updates on how you can help with these and other projects.

The group celebrates their successful invasive species removal June 26 2007 at Chalet Creek.

Backgrounder

Chalet Creek is a small creek that originates from the Gardener Ponds near Tatlow and Alder Roads. The creek runs though mostly agricultural and residential land before draining into Deep Cove in North Saanich. Much of the creek by settlers during the 1800’s. Historically Chalet Creek supported populations of cutthroat trout, coho and chum.

Restoration of Chalet Creek on the Robertson property began in the summer of 2005 and continued into the fall of 2006. Approximately 200m of the creek was restored over the two years. The creek was widened, pools and riffles were created and large woody debris was added. The restoration work also involved the planting of native riparian vegetation.