Friends of Bowker Creek

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Purpose: to support the restoration & enhancement of Bowker Creek/Thaywun and its valley to a healthy state

The Friends of Bowker Creek Society (FoBCS) is a Canadian Registered Charity ( #757034681). Financial donations may be made at the Canada Helps – Friends of Bowker Creek Society page where tax receipts are issued. Please consider making a donation in support of Bowker Creek watershed renewal, the FoBCS Chum Salmon Recovery Project, FoBCS 1000 Rain Gardens Project and other initiatives to support the restoration and enhancement of Bowker Creek and its watershed to a healthy state. We are grateful for your financial support and donations of native plants, building materials and tools to do this work.

10/31/2026

"Nominating Greater Victoria as a UNESCO Biosphere Region"
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026
7 pm
Sports Rm, Windsor Park Pavilion
2451 Windsor Rd.

10/20/2026

Salmon lovers alert! Join local local conservation organizations for "Return of the Spawners" on Sunday, October 25, 12:00 - 3:00 at Tillicum Centre.

Sure it's pumpkin spice season, but even more importantly, it's salmon spawning season 🐟

To celebrate, the Ocean Conservation Education & Action Network: South Vancouver Island (OCEAN SVI) and GWAS are hosting "Return of the Spawners" a free and inclusive event for all salmon-lovers!

Our goal is to connect event attendees with all of the incredible organizations that are dedicated to salmon education and conservation in their community- especially those that offer hands-on volunteer opportunities. Besides learning and networking, there will be activities, snacks, and salmon-themed crafts including linocut block printing of salmon on your textiles!

We hope to sea you there 🌊

On behalf of OCEAN SVI, we'd like to thank the PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION for their generous support.

10/20/2026

Well done Surfrider Foundation South Vancouver Island and UVic Alumni for organizing the Beach Clean-up yesterday at Cadboro Bay in the District of Saanich. A great show of support from the public. Thanks for making a difference and helping protect our coastline.

10/02/2026

New Climate and Environmental 2026 Election Candidate Surveys Launched in the CRD Today!
Voters across BC can now read about their 2026 local election candidates’ positions on environmental topics: https://vote4tomorrow.ca/
Esquimalt, Langford, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria, and View Royal candidates are participating. Surveys are customized by each municipality and are fully non-partisan.
Topics include: low-carbon buildings & transport, ecosystems & watersheds, climate justice, land use, & zero waste.

ADD TO COMMENTS:
https://vote4tomorrow.ca/ Questions vary by municipality and include:
- What are your top priorities to address climate and environmental goals?
- How would you ensure that natural assets like mature trees, watersheds, and ecosystem corridors are prioritized before buildings are sited and designed?
- What ideas do you have to encourage low carbon transportation options such as walking, biking, transit, and electric vehicles?
- What policies and investments would you pursue in preparation for the next extreme heat or flood event?
- Do you support collaboration with Indigenous peoples as partners in the stewardship of the land, air, and water, and work towards reconciliation?
- How can local government help residents and businesses transition to efficient electric heating and cooling?
- To what degree would you support the recovery of climate-change-related costs from polluters, to lessen the related burden on taxpayers?

09/30/2026

09/25/2026

Local and provincial elections are an important opportunity to learn about the people seeking to represent our communities and to raise the issues that matter to us. Here are some upcoming events in Oak Bay — a great opportunity to hear directly from candidates running for municipal council, school board and provincial MLA.

07/25/2026

The Friends of Bowker Creek and the interactive BCI watershed model will be at the South Jubilee Neighbourhood Association Redfern Parkfest on Sunday, August 16th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The South Jubilee neighbourhood is in the Bowker Creek urban watershed. Redfern Parkfest will be held in the park where the Redfern Park Commons Garden is an example of what a neighbourhood can do to bring people together to enhance community connections, food security, encourage outdoor activity and bring biodiversity to a public greenspace.

Come and enjoy the free Redfern Parkfest celebration in the beautiful Redfern Commons Garden and learn about urban watershed restoration at the Friends of Bowker Creek display.

07/25/2026

Look for the Friends of Bowker Creek and the interactive BCI watershed model at the Bowker Creek Brush-Up Outdoor Art Show and Sale on Sunday, August 9th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. along the banks of Bowker Creek between Armstrong Street and Hampshire Avenue. The Bowker Creek Brushup is a free annual art show and sale hosted by the Oak Bay Community Artists Society.

The Friends of Bowker Creek Society and the Community Association of Oak Bay have been working with the Capital Regional District Bowker Creek Initiative and the The District of Oak Bay to restore the riparian habitat in the Oak Bay reaches of Bowker Creek since 2010.

07/23/2026

something that might work in our area, too! 🐟🐟🐟

07/23/2026

good work for Salmon habitat conservation!

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Lily Schreder Herrera worked with the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe to design and install two floating wetlands in a large stormwater pond at the Snoqualmie Casino. The stormwater pond treats casino property runoff and discharges into Coal Creek, a salmon-bearing tributary o...

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Bowker Creek
Victoria, BC

Website

http://bowkercreek.org/chum-salmon-recovery/

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