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Win a Canoe! Our 3rd Annual Fundraising Raffle

Our canoe raffle was so successful last year, we are happy to be running it again this year. We will have an online raffle with the prize of a handmade wooden canoe. The raffle will run from April 15 to … Continue reading

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Summer Jobs, 2023

We are so excited to post about FOUR positions for our amazing summer field program! This year we are looking for two Program Leaders to take on a bit more of the organizing and planning in addition to the field … Continue reading

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Restoration on the Jijuktu’kwejk!

Once again the Watershed Alliance was given the opportunity to monitor, research and better understand the Jijuktu’kwejk River. Our summer team of Jonas Gow and Briana Hennigar worked from May through to October- you can see their final report here! … Continue reading

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Raffle for a Berwick Marsh Trail Project

Our board is working hard on a very important project that we wanted to share with all our friends and members! Click here to go directly to the raffle! Our canoe raffle was so successful last year, we are happy … Continue reading

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Beaver Dam Monitoring Project

This summer our interns began working on a Beaver monitoring project in the Jijuktu’kwejk watershed. The purpose of this project was to see if beaver dam areas correlated with greater biodiversity, better water quality, and better riparian health as apposed … Continue reading

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Well, That was Amazing!

Our 2021 Summer Report is ready for you! Our three interns worked hard to learn more about the watershed, and made the most comprehensive report yet. This year our summer students Jonas Gow and Keeler Colton and Arianne Janes focused … Continue reading

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Summer 2021- Here We Come!

Field work has just begun in the watershed and is being carried out by our summer interns Keeler Colton, Jonas Gow and Arianne Janes. Keeler worked last summer on the Jijuktu’kwejk watershed as our summer ecology intern and is currently in … Continue reading

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Win a Canoe!

The Jijuktuk’wejk Watershed Alliance is selling raffle tickets on a canoe! All proceeds from the raffle will directly support  local river restoration and water-quality sampling to help our group meet our goal of a swimmable, drinkable and fishable Jijuktu’kwejk River. Click here … Continue reading

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Take a Virtual Tour of the River!

Our amazing summer students and team of volunteers have developed a virtual tour of the Jijuktu’kwejk watershed and river using a Story Map! “Saving the Jijuktu’kwejk River” is all the information and beauty of being on the river, without getting … Continue reading

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Summer Summary!

Our summer students had an amazing season in 2020!  Keeler Colton did a great job in the field and helped us all learn a lot more about the watershed.  Jeff Smith created a beautiful story map, which is an interactive … Continue reading

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