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What is microtrolling?
Microtrolling in Nootka Sound is a valuable tool for scientists and researchers to monitor population, study migration patterns, and more.
Dec 13, 2024


Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation awarded $15 million to protect old growth and salmon
A project to protect a significant portion of Mowachaht/Muchalaht territory has been pledged $15-million from the federal government,...
Nov 23, 2023


Watershed Restoration Prioritization Tool and Solutions for Gold River Steelhead
In partnership with Ecofish Research and Strategic Natural Resource Consultants , the Nootka Sound Watershed Society prepared an...
Nov 2, 2023

Brood stock Notice - September, 2022
Sharing on behalf of Mowachaht Muchalaht First Nation; The NSWS will be aiding in brood stock capture on the Gold River on September 16th...
Aug 19, 2022


Nootka Sound & Esperanza Inlet Salmon Enhancement Derbies 2022
There are multiple fishing derbies in Nootka Sound and Esperanza Inlet each summer, all with the same goal - to raise funds for local...
May 16, 2022

We're hiring a Stewardship Coordinator
Join the Nootka Sound Watershed Society and engage in habitat restoration, fundraising, salmon enhancement, and education outreach in...
May 3, 2022


Volunteers Needed! Tahsis Beach Seine Project 2022
Join the NSWS as we monitor the Tahsis River Estuary this spring and aid in coast wide efforts to determine where and when juvenile...
Apr 27, 2022

Silviculture for Salmon Interpretive Signage
Interpretive signs highlighting the project's key themes and scope were developed and installed as a part of the Coastal Restoration Fund...
Mar 11, 2022

$904,000 Riparian and Habitat Restoration Project Nears Completion in Nootka Sound
The Nootka Sound Watershed Society (NSWS) is pleased to announce that its 3-year riparian restoration project is nearing completion....
Mar 7, 2022

Rivers Day 2020 - 40 Years Later
September 27, Rivers Day celebrates 40 years - an important initiative started in BC that is now an international event. Bringing...
Sep 25, 2020

Notes from the Field: Day Three from Amanda Booth
Part of the plan Karenn and I made was that I'd start my PSfF Stream Walk photo project of the Conuma River separately as it was around...
Sep 21, 2020


'Solutions for Steelhead' on the Gold River, initiative officially launched.
Steelhead are at-risk in the iconic Gold River on Vancouver Island’s west coast; a river know for over a century as a premier steelhead...
Sep 16, 2020


Notes from the Field: Day Two from Amanda Booth
Day Two and Karenn and I were headed back to Tahsis. My focus was the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation (PSkF), Stream Walks project which...
Sep 12, 2020


Notes from the Field: Day One from Intern Amanda Booth
Day one of six volunteer days with the Nootka Sound Watershed (NSWS) and Pacific Streamkeepers (PSkF) with Karenn Bailey. We began our...
Sep 7, 2020


North Islanders Pull Together to Improve Salmon Habitat in Zeballos
About a tonne of 'stuff' was collected from Zeballos River waterways and estuary this week. An initiative coordinated by the Nootka Sound...
Aug 27, 2020


Announcing Nootka Sound Watershed Society Intern & PSKf Volunteer
The Nootka Sound Watershed Society is pleased to announce our first summer intern. Amanda Booth will be working with Stewardship...
Aug 14, 2020


Coastal Restoration Fund: $904,010 Awarded Towards Salmon Stream Restoration in Tahsis and Zeballos.
The Nootka Sound Watershed Society (NSWS) is pleased to announce that the first phase of a 3 year riparian restoration project is...
Jul 7, 2020


Introducing: Karenn Bailey, RBTech
This week the NSWS welcomed Karenn Bailey, our new Stewardship Coordinator. Karenns role will be to develop the NSWS' watershed recovery...
Feb 19, 2020
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