World Wetland Day
Every year, February 2 marks World Wetlands Day. Established in 1971 at the RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands, this day brings awareness to the critical role wetlands play. Among the world’s most productive environments, wetlands are known as Mother Nature’s water filtration system. Our fresh water supply comes from wetlands and they provide food and habitat for a diverse collection of species.
This year’s theme for World Wetlands Day is “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future”. The City of Nanaimo works with Snuneymuxw First Nation and a number of community volunteers and stewardship groups on environmental restoration projects within the city. This work includes improvements to instream fish habitat, the removal and control of invasive species and the replanting and reestablishment of native species in order to increase the biological diversity of the many types of habitats found in Nanaimo.
As a way to monitor progress, the city has installed a number of 'Chronolog' photo monitoring sites. Changes in the environment are difficult to see and understand because they happen so gradually. Photo monitoring provides the opportunity to see environmental changes and to better connect residents with the natural habitat in their parks through 'crowd sourced' time lapse images of restoration sites around the city.
RESTORATION MONITORING SITES
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