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Our Mission:
To protect and enhance the integrity and biodiversity of the Tod Creek Watershed.
Why choose the watershed boundaries for our area of interest? It makes both ecological and social sense to consider ourselves as members of a watershed community. A watershed is a web of interconnected ecological processes that should be considered as an integrated whole. All life in the watershed, including people, are part of these natural systems. All of us affect the watershed and are dependent on it. As we live and work on our land, we create a collective influence on the natural systems of the watershed. The effects of our individual activities are not isolated to discrete pieces of personal property but are part of ecosystem processes that operate at the watershed level.
Location:
The watershed is located in the north west portion of the district of Saanich within the Rural Saanich Local Area.
While it is situated primarily in Saanich, its boundaries include portions of the Districts of Highlands, View Royal and Central Saanich. The watershed in Saanich covers an area of 23 square km and drains into the Saanich Inlet via its main outflow, Tod Creek. There are approximately 21 km of watercourses, 29 known wetlands. Parts of Gowlland-Tod Provincial Park and Mt. Work Regional Park fall within the watershed.
Major Waterbodies
Tod Inlet
Prospect Lake
Durrance Lake
Maltby Lake
Killarney Lake
Philippa Lake
Trevlac Ponds
Meadowbrook Reservoir
Major Creeks
Tod Creek
Killarney Creek
Durrance Creek
Bleathman Creek
Wray Creek
| Membership We are local residents who usually meet on the first Wednesday of every second month at various homes at 7:30 p. m. Please phone or e-mail for date and location of next meeting. We are open to anyone who lives in the watershed and are happy to access skills and accommodate interests of any who care to join us. |
Contacts:
Mary Haig-Brown Frances Hunter |