"Heart of the Watershed"

a Symposium on Restoring the Courtenay River Estuary

Here are some sample videos (first 5-10 minutes) and slide presentations given at the "Heart of the Watershed" Symposium on the Courtenay River Estuary on October 3, 2008 !

DVD's were made of most presentations at our event and these are being made available for borrowing from the Project Watershed Office. Please contact us if you wish to check out a video.

Friday Morning Opening Address
Mary Everson, Comox First Nation Addressing Symposium Attendees
Friday Morning Presentations	Click the links below to view presented slides saved as Acrobat Reader (PDF) files.
Wedlidi Speck, First Nations Perspective on Estuary Environment
Dr. Rob Butler - Function and Importance of Estuaries
Dr. Will Marsh - Planning for Sustainable Systems	Dr.Will Marsh's Morning Presentation
Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon - The Upside of Down	Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon Presentation
Dan Buffett: Ranking of Estuaries in BC: Where does the Courtenay Estuary Fit In?	Dan Buffet Presentation
Tim Clermont: State of the Courtenay River Estuary	Tim Clermont Presentation
Friday Afternoon Case Study Presentations
Michele Deakin: Englishman River Estuary	Michele Deakin Presentation
Shannon Anderson: Campbell River Estuary Management
Peter Law: Cowichan River Estuary Management	Peter Law Presentation
Rob Lawrence & Pam Shaw: Nanaimo Estuary Management	Rob Lawrence & Pam Shaw Presentation
Friday Evening Presentations
Dr. Will Marsh - Moving Toward a Sustainable Courtenay River Estuary	Dr. Will Marsh's Evening Presentation
Dr. Rob Butler: Restoring the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem
Saturday Case Study Presentations
Mike Richards: Green Boating	Mike Richards Presentation

For the event website which contains information about the event's program click here.