Coast Region Projects
 

Coast Region Projects

The British Columbia Coastal program’s focus is on the conservation of estuaries and critical wetland habitats in the Fraser River Delta and Vancouver Island. DUC is working with partners under the Pacific Estuary Conservation Program to secure these habitats.

Location Title and Description Project Size

Fraser River EstuaryReifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

The George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary is one of Canada’s top birdwatching areas and the first DUC wetland project in BC.

613 hectares

SaanichRithet's Bog

Rithet’s Bog

Rithet’s Bog is a high profile peat-based wetland in the heart of the Greater Victoria Regional District.

38.6 hectares

DuncanCowichan River Estuary

Cowichan River Estuary

The Cowichan estuary is one of the top BC coastal sites for wintering and migrating waterfowl.

300 hectares

Port AlberniSomass River Estuary

Somass River Estuary

The Somass estuary project includes nearly 150 hectares of intertidal marshes, mudflats, forested islands and lowland meadows.

150 hectares

LangleyForslund-Watson

Forslund-Watson

This project is one of the few large woodlots left in Langley and serves as an oasis for forest, grassland and wetland wildlife.

31.2 hectares

CourtenayBlack Creek

Black Creek Watershed

The farmlands, creeks and wetlands of Black Creek provide a diversity of habitats used by waterfowl each year during their migration along the Pacific Flyway.

32.4 hectares

Port CoquitlamAddington

Addington

Addington Point Marsh is a tidal marsh andis the largest stretch of undeveloped floodplain in the Lower Mainland.

260 hectares

Port McNeillCluxewe River Estuary

Cluxewe River Estuary

Comprised of intertidal flats, marshes and lowland forest, the ecosystem is part of a provincial Wildlife Management Area.

137 hectares

ParksvilleEnglishman River Estuary

Englishman River Estuary

This estuary complex now includes over 1000 hectares of shoreline and a key spring migration stop for Black Brant.

1000 hectares

CourtenayLazo Marsh

Lazo Marsh

Lazo Marsh is a shallow wetland basis and a favored night roost for wintering Trumpeter Swans.

130.7 hectares

NanaimoNanaimo River Estuary

Nanaimo River Estuary

One of the largest estuaries on the east coast of Vancouver Island and a key intertidal feeding areas for fish and wildlife.

180 hectares

SaywardSalmon River Estuary

Salmon River Estuary

The Salmon River estuary is the only significant migration stopover and feeding site along a relatively steep and rugged 250km stretch of coastline.

200 hectares
 
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