Course to Learn Rainwater System Design
Sign up to Take the Rainwater Harvesting Design Course! Offered April 20 – June 8 Many of us making a home in the Salish Sea are thinking about spring planting, …
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NEW DATE APR 4: FREE WORKSHOP Managing Stormwater for Farms and Rural Properties
Register for this event at the Salt Spring Farmer’s Institute:
DATE CHANGED!
NEW DATE: April 4, 2023
10am – 4pm – Free by registration
Stormwater Management Workshop for Farms and Rural Properties
Instructors:
Tayler Krawczyk – Hatchet and Seed
and Foster Richardson
Sponsored by the Capital Regional District
Registration is required. Space is limited.
Lunch will be provided.
Tayler Krawczyk provided a “Managing Water on the Farm with Keyline Design” workshop at Bullock Lake Farm in 2016 (sponsored by SSIWPA).
Is my groundwater well registered? Why should I care?
Is your well used for domestic purposes? Yes? It is advisable that you ensure your domestic well is registered with the provincial groundwater well registration system. Why register my domestic …
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Rain is at the Heart of Climate Change
What’s different about water on Salt Spring? The islands in the Salish Sea are in a rain shadow, and seasonal drought is common. All water on this island comes from …
View PostAlgae and Drinking Water Lakes
Check out this one minute silent video:”Lakes and Algae Awareness”
It packages essential messages about algae for drinking water lake users and summer lake recreation enthusiasts.
A reminder about the content developed at SSIWPA for World Water Day.
More in depth: AlgaeWatch BC
Rain Water Storage Challenge
Are you adding Rainwater Storage as part of your water conservation strategy? Just Released! SSIWPA created a video about basic design for a non-potable rainwater system: Harvesting The Rain for …
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Healthy Streams, Healthy Lakes
What is a watershed? Map of SSI Watersheds Everyone lives in a watershed – an area of land that drains all streams and rainfall to a common outlet. Some watersheds …
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Lake Water for Drinking: Treatment
This article is directed to those who have a licence to withdraw and treat lake water or other surface water for potable use (streams, ponds). If you have a private …
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Groundwater Sustainability in the Gulf Islands Community Presentations
Please be invited to attend the upcoming Groundwater Sustainability in the Gulf Islands presentations by Islands Trust Senior Freshwater Specialist, William Shulba. There is no specific Salt Spring Island information …
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Climate Action Webinar – Freshwater Ecosystems April 21 2021
Hello Water Enthusiasts! Hello Islanders! Transition Salt Spring society released a Climate Action Plan 2.0 spring 2021. Visit https://transitionsaltspring.com In the Plan, there is an entire chapter dedicated to goals, …
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