From Squamish Streamkeepers:

Meet Dr Colin Levings, PhD., Research Scientist of Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the Squamish Streamkeepers monthly meeting, Tuesday, November 1st at the Squamish Public Library at 7 pm and hear from him what he learned. Everyone welcome. No admission charge!

Dr.Colin Levings will give about an hour powerpoint presentation on the Biota of the Squamish River Estuary, then take some questions. Afterwards, Matt Foy will follow with a 20 minute powerpoint presentation on the restoration work done on the Estuary to date. Questions and discussion to follow.

Only when the Central Basin of the Squamish River estuary was being filled in for a coal port were studies done to determine if this area was of any importance to fish. Hear from the man who did those studies how he discovered that this was in fact one of the richest estuaries in the world. Learn from Dr Colin Levings that the lower estuary is thick with amphipods wherever certain plants prevail. While some fish thrive on these tasty treats, other fish prefer the shrimp that he found thriving in the upper estuary.

Dr Levings studies showed clearly that the Squamish Central Basin was an extremely valuable piece of intertidal property. This information led to an awareness that this was not the place for a coal port and eventually, using his studies as a template, the Basin has been greatly reclaimed.

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