Groundwater Mapping in Englishman Watershed

Congratulations to Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society (MVIHES)who have  has just learned that their application to the RBC Blue Water Project has been approved. MVIHES will be receiving $70,000 over 2 years for Groundwater Mapping and Education in the Englishman River Watershed.

The project began last year on a small scale with funding from the Real Estate Foundation of BC, Georgia Basin Living Rivers, the Regional District of Nanaimo, TD Friends of the Environment and much in-kind technical advice, labour and equipment from GW Solutions, Ministry of Environment and Vancouver Island University. For more information on the report of that first phase and current work and volunteer opportunities visit their website www.mvihes.bc.ca