South Shore Watershed Association - SSWA

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We are a registered charitable organization, composed of 5 constituent watersheds.

We work towards a more sustainable environment in and around our rivers and try to preserve and protect the vulnerable and unique ecosystems we have here on PEI. ~ Bringing Watershed Groups Together ~

Attending Office hours: Please email [email protected] to book an appointment with the SSWA Manager.

10/18/2026

HUGE thank you going out to the sswa summer crew for all the hard work this season! Ian Macnevin, Adam El Bahh, Katie Timothy, Celty Biggins, and Anna White.

10/15/2026

We’re planting a milkweed garden and we want YOU to join us!!🐛🌸

Monday October 26th at 1:00pm, join us at the Daryl Guignion Memorial Park to learn about monarch caterpillars and how you can support this endangered species.

Sign up in advance at the link in our bio, walk-ins also welcome!

10/14/2026

Update on our project at Lord's Pond! We have finished the upper channel and opened it up to fish passage. The aim of this section was to back flood the culvert running under the Trans Canada, which was previously hung, making it difficult for fish to jump up into it. Thanks to Forests, Fish and Wildlife PEI for spearheading a fish rescue in the old channel, and and Trout River Environmental Committee for lending us some much-needed hands. We are very happy to see all the progress being made and are looking forward to sharing the second part of this project, which is taking place below the pond. This Habitat Offset Project would not be possible without Fisheries and Oceans Canada Small Craft Harbours and we are grateful for their support.

09/25/2026

SSWA is happy to share that we are starting work on a project at Lord's Pond in Tryon which will enable fish to travel upstream through the entirety of the west branch of the Tryon River. Currently, the site looks a bit messy, but the realignment of the river will enable smelt, gasperau, and trout as well as other fish to make their way upstream. We are very pleased to see this project in action after years of work, and are grateful to the federal and provincial governments for their assistance in making this happen. More information will be coming soon, but we hope you are as excited as we are about restoring fish passage to the Tryon River, and don't worry--the park at Lord's Pond will be taken care of as well!

09/21/2026

ATTENTION ALL SENIOR NATURE-LOVERS: Come on out to the Daryl Guignion Memorial Park this Friday September 25th for an iNaturalist workshop!

Nature novice? Identification ingenue? All experience levels and ages are welcome to participate!

See you there!🌱

*Part of the ‘Connecting Seniors to Nature Through Technology and Teaching Project’, funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program*

08/06/2026

Hey everyone, check out these pics from our backpack electrofishing surveys! We use these surveys to keep an eye on populations of native brook trout and invasive rainbow trout in our watersheds. 🐟

07/13/2026

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!🌊
*Repost to fix a broken QR code!*

Our annual Swim for the South Shore event is scheduled for Saturday, August 15th! Registration this year will take place on Google forms, where all our event, background and donation information can be found (link in bio!)

As in previous years, we will be hosting our swim at the Victoria-By-The-Sea public beach, where swimmers can choose to participate in a 0.5 or 1.0 km race to the designated marker and back. Prizes from generous donors will be up for grabs for our top swimmers, top teams, and top fundraisers. For those who wish to keep their feet dry, there will be live music and refreshments to enjoy while cheering on the racers!

For all questions or inquiries, feel free to reach out to [email protected]. We hope to see you there! 🏊‍♂️

06/25/2026

This year's crew has been settling in wonderfully. We are a month into the field season already (how?!) and have been busy surveying our streams and our cliffs (for bank swallows). We are planning our upcoming months of stream restoration and coastal work and are very excited to see what is to come!

06/23/2026

Come join us this Friday for Art and Lawn Games in Linden Hill Pond Park from 1-3 pm. Light refreshments will be available, and lots of fun will be had!

05/27/2026

It’s looking like rain tomorrow morning so we are going to try for Friday morning! Hope to see you there!

Address

Victoria, PE

Telephone

+1 902-940-9359

Website

http://www.sswa.ca/

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