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Latest Posts
- Salmon Carcass Transplant Jan 18th, 2025
- Year in Review
- H5N1 Bird Feeding Warning
- Protecting Norn Pond
- Newsletter, 2024 Fall/Winter
- Salmon Run in Douglas Creek, 2024
- Cordova Bay Road Stabilization
- Replacement Tower Location Decided
- Super-sized communications tower is not right for Mount Douglas
- Tower on PKOLS-Mount Douglas Open House, April 4, 2024
- Salmon Carcass Transplant, Mar. 16th, 2024
- The Wisdom of Our National Parks
- Aquavalid Water Monitoring of Douglas Creek
- Heating Tank Spill in Douglas Creek Watershed
- Tower Update Nov 20th
- Your Help is Urgently Needed!
- We support a New Tower, Next to the Existing One
- Proposed New Tower on PKOLS Problematic
- Dogs as Agents of Disturbance
- These Ecosystems in PKOLS-Mount Douglas are at Risk of Being Lost
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PKOLS - Mount Douglas lies within the traditional territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, represented by the W̱JOȽEȽP, BOḰEĆEN, SȾÁUTW̱, W̱SIḴEM and MÁLEXEȽ Nations; as well as the the lək ̓wəŋən peoples, represented by the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The W̱SÁNEĆ and lək ̓wəŋən peoples have been here since time immemorial, and their relationship with the land and water is long and rich.
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Author Archives: Ed
Salmon Carcass Transplant Jan 18th, 2025
Join the PKOLS-Mount Douglas Conservancy to help restore the ecological balance of Douglas Creek by transplanting salmon carcasses back into the ecosystem. This hands-on activity supports the recovery of this important salmon habitat and provides an educational experience for all … Continue reading
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Year in Review
A month-by-month review of the projects, initiatives, volunteer efforts, observations, and issues that shaped 2024 in PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park)
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Protecting Norn Pond
Protecting Norn Pond An extended split-rail fence has been installed along Norn Trail to protect a rare and fragile wetland ecosystem (Norn Pond). The Saanich Parks Natural Areas crew made this work possible by carrying 50 fence posts from the … Continue reading
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Salmon Run in Douglas Creek, 2024
This year, there was a significant return of salmon in Douglas Creek due to the extensive restoration. That does not mean there are no ongoing challenges to safeguarding the habitat. Despite the signage and fencing designating the creek as a … Continue reading
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Cordova Bay Road Stabilization
The District of Saanich has released a statement and a report on how it will mitigate the erosion on the Cordova Bay Shoreline. It outlines how it has attempted to address the erosion in the past and the current plan, … Continue reading
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Replacement Tower Location Decided
Saanich Council approved the PKOLS communication tower to be located at the summit in the vicinity of the existing tower that it will be replacing. This is a win-win: Saanich gets their tower, and the Park is saved. This summit … Continue reading
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Super-sized communications tower is not right for Mount Douglas
Tower proponents are lobbying for a much bigger tower and want to put it at the existing Mount Douglas parking lot.Darrell WickLetter of May 27, 2024 in Time Colonist A friend told me the best way to get your partner’s … Continue reading
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Tower on PKOLS-Mount Douglas Open House, April 4, 2024
The existing tower is shown on the left, and the new tower’s proposed location is on the right. It is much larger because the parking lot is lower than the rock where the current tower stands. This means a giant … Continue reading
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