The BCWF Bog Blog is the blog of the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Watershed Team. Launched in 2010 through BCWF’s Wetlands Education Program, it has grown alongside our work. The Bog Blog features educational content and stories from the field across British Columbia including project updates, field notes, and plain-language insights into beaver-based restoration, wetland and fish habitat recovery, and the partnerships that make this work possible. For general BCWF updates, visitwww.bcwf.bc.ca/news-updates.
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Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30th, 2024 marks the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is an opportunity to reflect on the commitments made to work with Indigenous communities in their healing journey. For the B.C. Wildlife Federation, Reconciliation means building and…
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World Rivers Day — Celebrating and Protecting Our Waterways
This year, World Rivers Day falls on Sunday, September 22, 2024, and there are plenty of ways you can participate to support healthy rivers and watersheds! “The health of a river mirrors that of a human. Just as a person’s…
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nʔaʕx̌ʷt (Ginty’s Pond) — The Power of Partnerships
As much as 85% of wetlands have been lost in the Okanagan and Similkameen region. Given the heavy dependency on water conservation in farming communities like Cawston, BC—known as the Organic Capital of Canada—the opportunity to restore Ginty’s Pond (nʔaʕx̌ʷt)…
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Ginty’s Pond (nʔaʕx̌ʷt) Wetland Restoration Enters Second Phase
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is excited to announce the start of the second phase of the Ginty’s Pond (Nʔaʕx̌ʷt) wetland restoration. Located in Cawston within the territory of the Smelqmix people of the Sylix Nation, the historical nʔaʕx̌ʷt wetland was…
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5 Tips for Your Next Clean-up Event From the Fraser River Tidal Marsh Clean-up Crew
The impact of our consumer products is far greater than we realize. In the Fraser River estuary, we’ve already lost over 80% of tidal marsh habitat due to industry, development, and overall degradation. This loss has had a significant, often…
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A Feel-Good Story — Finding Lost Photos in Boundary Bay
Photos are cherished keepsakes that cause memories to flood back with just a look. Losing photos is not unlike losing memories from a rosy past. As the Fraser River Tidal Marsh Clean-up (FRTMC) team was out removing debris along Boundary…
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Beavers as Bioengineers
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is turning to expert engineers—otherwise known as beavers—to help protect our province’s precious land and water resources. Our 10,000 Wetlands project aims to use beaver-based restoration to enhance watershed resilience by harnessing the industrious skills of…
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Restoring the Fraser River Estuary — Doubling Targets and Conservation Efforts
“When you’re looking at the tidal marsh islands from a distance from across the South Arm, they look like they’re non-impacted. As soon as you step foot on the islands, however, you’ve collected a garbage bag worth of debris within…
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First Set of Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) Built
In mid-July, our team under the leadership of Jen Rogers, BCWF’s Beaver Restoration Assessment Lead, embarked on the first few of 100 BDAs set to be built across the province over the next two years. To date, our beaver and…
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Watershed Security Will Require a Billion-Dollar Investment
By helping nature heal itself, we can mitigate wildfires, droughts, and floods. Watershed security funding is trickling out. We will need a torrent to futureproof our rivers, lakes, and forests. The B.C. Wildlife Federation and its partners have assessed and…
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