The BC Wildlife Federation is bringing a free watershed restoration workshop to Galiano Island. Join us for this 2-day workshop on Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration (LTPBR)! Learn how hand-built instream structures can be used to restore floodplains by increasing habitat complexity, addressing stream erosion, improving floodplain connectivity and groundwater storage, improving habitat for fish and wildlife, and increasing the resiliency of the landscape to drought and wildfire.

Date: August 8-9, 2026

• Saturday August 8 – 9 AM to 4:30 PM
• Sunday August 9 – 9 AM to 4:30 PM 

Where: Galiano Island, BC

Cost: FREE ($100+ value)

This workshop is a mix of hands-on fieldwork and in-class presentations that provide participants with the skills and knowledge needed to implement LTPBR practices. Participants will gain hands-on experience in building Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) and Post-Assisted Log Structures (PALS) at Beaver Creek. Topics that will be covered include: 

• The basics of Low-Tech Process Based Restoration (LTPBR)
• How to identify suitable sites for LTPBR
• Constructions of BDAs and PALS
• Post-restoration monitoring & maintenance
• Permitting & funding

Due to the hands-on nature of this workshop, participants must be comfortable in and around water, walking on steep, vegetated, uneven and waterlogged ground, lifting heavy objects, and operating hand tools (such as loppers). 

This workshop is being undertaken in partnership and with the financial support of the Galiano Conservancy Association, Wildlife Habitat Canada, the Royal Bank of Canada, and the Government of BC. 

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Accommodations: 
 

Participants travelling from off-island are welcome to camp at the Galiano Conservancy’s Millard Learning Centre. Tent camping is available at the Frontcountry campsite, with 18 mulched and raised tent pads and a covered picnic area. Campers will also have access to the Classroom building, located adjacent to the campsite, which includes a full kitchen, washrooms, showers, and WiFi. The kitchen is fully equipped with a refrigerator, freezer, microwave, induction stove, oven, coffee maker, dishwasher, and all necessary cookware, including pots, pans, utensils, cutlery, and dinnerware.

The cost of camping, including Classroom access, is $30 per night per tent pad. Please contact Sarah Fleming, GCA Post-Secondary Education Coordinator, at sarah.fleming@galianoconservancy.ca to reserve your tent pad or with any camping related questions.