Central Westcoast Forest Society - Taking Action to restore BC's Coastal Rainforest

Big Beach Community Restoration Project

CWFS Film Release

Central Westcoast Forest Society has produced a beautiful film about ecological restoration that was released on Monday March 25th

Photo: CWFS Film Release

3rd Annual Salmon to Sea Fundraiser and Silent Auction

Photo: Jeremy Koreski

Welcome

The Central Westcoast Forest Society is a registered charity based on Vancouver Island, BC. The CWFS works with a variety of private and public sector partners restoring aquatic and forest ecosystems while providing educational and recreational opportunities.

Photo: Jeremy Koreski

CWFS Team at Work

Members of the Central Westcoast Forest Society hard at work. Photos courtesy of Jeremy Koreski, www.jeremykoreski.com.

Photo: Jeremy Koreski

Workshops

Stephanie Charleson casts a line at Kennedy Lake during the Central Westcoast Forest Society's Women's Fly Fishing & Stream Ecology Workshop. This skills centred workshop provided women the opportunity to emerse themselves in the basics of fly fishing & ecology here on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, Canada.

Atleo River Restoration

Central Westcoast Forest Society has developed a restoration plan for the Atleo Watershed in the Ahousaht First Nation's traditional territory. Restoration work is set to begin this summer!

Restoration

Central Westcoast Forest Society, together with Parks Canada, is working to repair the damage done by historic logging practices so that salmon can once again flourish in this watershed.

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New FILM!

Central Westcoast Forest Society is excited to announce the release of a beautiful and insightful film that highlights stream ecology and the restoration work we are involved in on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

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Fishing Workshop

CWFS is always looking for creative ways to educate people and offer opportunities to learn and be inspired by the natural environment. This February we offered an introductory Women's Fly Fishing & Stream Ecology Workshop.

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