The Beaufort Watershed Stewards is a recently formed group of local citizens in the Fanny Bay area. The mission of the Beaufort Watershed Stewards is to advocate for a healthy watershed that sustains the quality and quantity of our water for future generations. For more information on Beaufort Watershed Stewards visit our website

Brooklyn Creek holds special interest for those that live near it. A small stream that still has a viable Salmon run and has a good cover of old growth forests. Something rare in a residential environment. For more information, please visit the BCWS website

Devin Burton was born and raised in the Comox Valley. She is now attending Thompson Rivers University to become a veterinary technician. While she has always been interested in helping animals, she has found another passion: trying to protect Bevan Trails and the forest along the Puntledge River. Since learning of the potential for this natural area to be logged, she became involved in the CVCP through the formation of the Puntledge River Forest Protection Society with Graham Hilliar and Jen Alton. Her goals are to finish her schooling and work with local domestic and wild animals, and continue the preservation of the valley’s natural areas

Kathryn has been volunteering with streamkeeping groups since her retirement from the Air Force in 2007. While doing this she also spent a few years at North Island College improving her knowledge of biological systems with an Associate of Science in Biology degree. She works part-time for Project Watershed but represents the Morrison Creek Streamkeepers with the CVCP as that is the creek that she lives beside. The Morrison Creek Streamkeepers (MCS), are a group of watershed residents and community members dedicated to preserving, rehabilitating and promoting public awareness of the Morrison Creek watershed. MCS worked for several years gathering biophysical data on the watershed and teamed up with Project Watershed to complete a streamside landowner contact program in 2000. They have participated in all aspects of the work to protect and preserve the endangered Morrison Creek Lamprey and, with it, other species in the Creek.

The Comox Youth Climate Council is a group of dedicated high school, college, and university students in the Comox Valley; persistent in doing our part fighting the climate crisis to safeguard the future of our planet and its inhabitants. The CYCC gathers, works, and grows on the Unceded homelands of the K’ómoks First Nation. It is through an intersectional framework that the CYCC advocates for the needs of youth and meaningful climate action. Connect with us through Facebook, Instagram, and our website or email us.

C. V. Nature has existed since 1966. The aims of the Society are ‘to know nature, and keep it worth knowing’. The society has about 200 members who are active in many environmental activities, and a wide range of interests may be followed. Meetings are held most months, and outings are held most weeks.

CVN members can participate in groups interested in specific aspects of natural history in the area which organize field trips, workshops, and conservation projects – and members also participate with other organizations in the valley for joint projects. CVN groups include Birding, Botany, Conservation, Garry Oak Restoration, Marine and Shoreline, Nature Photography, and Wetland Habitat Restoration and Airpark Stewardship. CVN developed the “Nature Viewing Guide”, available from tourist outlets, and many Reports and Publications are available on line.

With the support of their 2500 members; the CDFGPA actively undertakes programs that benefit Comox Valley communities and the local economy, through protecting and enhancing fish and game resources and their habitats.

Jan Smith is a visitor centre guide, board member, and habitat steward at MARS Wildlife Rescue in Merville. As a new member of CVCP, she hopes to promote the essential work of partner groups in preserving and conserving habitat for wildlife around the Valley. As well as sharing individual MARS patient stories and ways to reduce human impacts on animals, Jan and the visitor centre team help visitors understand that healthy habitats sustain healthy wildlife populations.