Cowichan-Chemainus Stewardship Project

Cowichan-Chemainus Stewardship Project

The Pacific Estuary Conservation Program ran a pilot landowner contact program in 1993-94; the Cowichan-Chemainus Stewardship Project.  In 1995-96, the Cowichan Community Land Trust Stewardship Project continued the landowner contact and public education program, focusing on land in and around the Somenos-Chemainus wetlands.  In addition to assisting these private landowners with their conservation goals, staff also presented a number of community workshops and helped concerned individuals along a local creek to develop their own stewardship group; the Friends of Averill Creek.