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Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals
Elwha River, Washington, United States
10 Oct 2023
The Seattle Times
Event
Drought in the Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
14 May 2023
LEO Network
Event
Fish arriving in revitalized stream in View Royal, B.C.
View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
16 Feb 2023
Vancouver Island
Event
Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022
Salish Sea
11 Jan 2023
Victoria Buzz
Event
Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore
Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada
10 May 2022
Victoria Times Colonist
Event
Encouraging signs in Huu-ay-aht rivers, despite salmon declines elsewhere
Anacla 12, British Columbia, Canada
1 Mar 2022
Ha-Shilth-Sa
Event
Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon
Bowker Creek, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
28 Oct 2021
CTV News, Vancouver Island
Event
Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River
Cowichan River
29 Sep 2021
CHEK
Event
Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island
Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada
28 Aug 2021
CBC
Event
'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
Event
Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
1 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2021
LEO Network
Event
An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jan 2021
LEO Network
Event
Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
30 Sep 2020
CTV News - Vancouver Island
Event
Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
22 Sep 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter
Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2020
Port Alberni Valley News
Event
Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Jun 2020
Victoria Buzz
Event
Black bears on the move: more heading south
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jun 2020
CHEK
Event
Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Clallam Bay, Washington, United States
3 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
21 May 2020
ctvnews
Event
Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
Event
Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?
Langford, British Columbia, Canada
14 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Urban Deer Playing
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
31 Mar 2020
LEO Network
Event
Victoria broke its record for driest November in more than 25 years
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
3 Dec 2019
Vancouver Island
Event
Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
29 Nov 2019
Victoria News
Event
Blue Jay (
Cyanocitta cristata
) Sighting, Rare on Vancouver Island
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2019
Twitter
Event
Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island
Panama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada
19 Oct 2019
CHEK
Event
Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island
Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada
12 Oct 2019
CBC
Event
Schools of California Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
6 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first
Jordan River, B.C. Canada
5 Oct 2019
Times Colonist
Event
Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
11 Sep 2019
CTV News
Event
Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
at St Margerats Bay
St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2019
LEO Network
Event
Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island
Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada
29 Aug 2019
CBC
Event
Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island
Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada
29 Aug 2019
CBC
Event
Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
27 Aug 2019
CBC
Event
CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake
Elk Lake, British Columbia, Canada
10 Aug 2019
Victoria News
Event
Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island
Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
10 Jul 2019
Vancouver Island
Event
Where are the endangered whales? Southern residents haven't been spotted in B.C.'s Salish Sea
Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
CBC News
Event
TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 Jun 2019
CTV News, Vancouver Island
Event
It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought
British Columbia, Canada
11 Jun 2019
Port Alberni Valley News
Event
Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) Feeding in Haro Strait
Haro Strait, Canada
19 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island
East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2019
CHEK
Event
Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season
Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada
13 May 2019
Cowichan Valley Citizen
Event
Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy
Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada
5 Apr 2019
CHEK
Event
Intrusion of Beach Stones and Saltwater into the Coastal Forest
French Beach Provincial Park
24 Mar 2019
LEO Network
Event
Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2019
Victoria News
Event
72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay
Coles Bay, Saanich, BC
7 Feb 2019
Event
Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
6 Feb 2019
Vancouver Island
Event
Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (
Hexanchus griseus
) in Coles Bay
Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Feb 2019
LEO Network
Event
Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2018
CHEK
Event
Sitka spruce (
Picea sitchensis
) die-off French Beach
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2018
LEO Network
Event
Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island
Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada
30 Oct 2018
CHEK
Event
Sea otter (
Enhydra lutris
) living near Race Rocks
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
26 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
18 Oct 2018
CBC
Event
Another Southern Resident killer whale is losing body condition, and researchers are concerned about the pregnant females
Salish Sea
25 Sep 2018
Candace Calloway Whiting
Event
Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2018
Victoria News
Event
Red Cedar (
Thuja plicata
) mortality from drought stress
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 Sep 2018
LEO Network
Event
Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry
Cowichan Lake Area, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Event
White-winged Dove
(Zenaida asiatica)
in Port Renfrew
Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2018
Event
Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria
Cedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
17 Jul 2018
Times Colonist
Event
Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats
Haro Strait, British Columbia, Canada
21 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water
Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada
21 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Sea Otter (
Enhydra lutris)
Sighted in the Haro Strait
Island View Beach Regional Park
8 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
'Set net' of Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
Island View Beach, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Rare killer whale sighting in Victoria's Inner Harbour
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
7 Jun 2018
CTVNews
Event
Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas
Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2018
Times Colonist
Event
What is Eating Garry Oak (
Quercus garryana
) Leaves?
Mount Tolmie, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats
Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
26 May 2018
CBC News
Event
California Quail
(Callipepla californica)
Expanding Poleward
24 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Pair of Sea Otters
(Enhydra lutris)
Observed in Cordova Channel
Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada
19 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (
Enhydra lutris
) indicating re-occupation
Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada
7 Apr 2018
LEO Network
Event
Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
25 Mar 2018
Vancouver Sun
Event
Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
23 Mar 2018
NanaimonewsNOW
Event
Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on B.C. farm
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
9 Feb 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Event
Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
24 Jan 2018
NW News Network
Event
Victoria breaks rainfall record for November
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Dec 2017
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Event
Wednesday's warm weather record-breaking in Duncan
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
24 Nov 2017
Cowichan Valley Citizen
Event
King-of-the-salmon (
Trachipterus altivelis
) stranded on beach
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
26 Sep 2017
LEO Network
Event
'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
24 Sep 2017
CBC News
Event
Rare "king-of-the-salmon" washes up on Oak Bay beach
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
21 Sep 2017
Surrey Now-Leader
Event
Wildfire smoke leads to weather alert on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
5 Sep 2017
Victoria News
Event
Dry Koksilah River threatens fish in Cowichan Valley
Koksiloh River, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2017
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Event
Juvenile Pacific herring (
Clupea pallasii
) in southern coastal BC
Southern BC Waters
2 Sep 2017
LEO Network
Event
Increase in Common Raven (
Corvus corax
) abundance
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2017
LEO Network
Event
Warning about Death Cap mushrooms in Victoria and Vancouver
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
22 Jul 2017
NEWS 1130
Event
Death cap mushrooms popping up early in Uplands
Ripon Road, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
18 Jul 2017
Times Colonist
Event
Death cap mushrooms beginning to return to Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
17 Jul 2017
CBC News
Event
Potentially fatal death cap mushrooms spotted in Victoria neighbourhood
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
17 Jul 2017
Vancouver Island
Event
Fewer European Earwigs (
Forficula auricularia
) in Victoria, BC
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jun 2017
LEO Network
Event
Leaping lizards! Victoria under invasion
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 May 2017
Times Colonist
Event
Victoria Day heat a 10-year Duncan high
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
25 May 2017
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Event
U.S. Native Coastal Communities Moving Due to Change Climate Change
La Push, Washington
5 May 2017
Colorlines
Event
No assurance that water in Cowichan River now will help with summer drought
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
5 Apr 2017
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Event
Another Puget Sound orca dies — 5th in a year
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
22 Dec 2016
Seattle Times
Event
December Blossoms of Japanese Flowering Cherry (
Prunus subhirtella
)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 Dec 2016
LEO Network
Event
Sand lance (
Ammodytes personatus
) school
Island View Beach
1 Dec 2016
LEO Network
Event
Juvenile Sand lance (
Ammodytes personatus
) intertidal burrowing
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 Nov 2016
LEO Network
Event
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