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- Bertrand Creek Enhancement Society -

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                    B.C.E.S. is a non-profit society working to immprove the conditions of the Bertrand Creek
                  the Salish Sucker, and the Nooksack Dace . B.C.E.S. has been instrumental in cleaning
                    up the creek in the urban area making small parks and trail systems. We have also worked
                    with Langley Enviromental Partners Society (L.E.P.S.) to fence the creek in agricultural areas
                    preventing livestock from harming spawning fish.ivestock from harming spawning fish.
 

At B.C.E.S. our motto is "A vision without a task is but a dream" ,and our vision is to restore and revitalize Bertrand Creek as a harmonius corridor that relates optimum wildlife habitat to the legacy of a viable recreation setting.Thus our task is to bring Bertrand Creek back to a natural clean produtive stream, with a green belt and well treed streamsides with small parks, trails, bridges, view points and interpretive signs, that are in harmony with fish, wildlife and the community giving people a place to teach, relax and enjoy nature.

1. Raise awareness of Bertrand Creek
• advertise our events and work parties
• produce a quarterly news letter
• place our display, pamphlets and educational material in Malls and at workshops and seminars
• enter a decorated float into various parades
• celebrate Earth Day, Pitch-in-week and BC Rivers Day
• provide educational tours, talks and work parties
• being advocates for Bertrand Creek
2. Raise community pride and ownership in Bertrand Creek .
• partner with schools ,service clubs and the general public in a variety of hands-on projects
• build trails and bridges
• planting bees
• storm drain marking
3. Streamside Vegetation Management.
• remove invasive plant species, especially blackberries which are a low value fish/wildlife habitat
• plant trees and shrubs ( recommended by BC Ministry of Enviroment ) that have high habitat values
4. Protecting the stream and stream edges.
• fencing to reduce livestock and people impacts
• cleaning up garbage in and around town
5. Instream complexing.
• adding habitat diversity to the stream. Such as.
• marsh benches
• side channels
• root wads ( woody debris )
• bank undercuts
• boulders and gravel riffles
6. Building trails and bridges along the stream green way corridor, including small park areas, viewpoints and interpretive signs.
7. Maintaining existing man-made structures and the natural enviroment.

                 AGM Highlights      Photos

Bertrand Creek Enhancement Society
P.O. Box 1332
Aldergrove, British Columbia
V4W 2V1
Canada
  [email protected]