By OB A
The plants affect certain factors of the creek because native plants and healthy vegetation help clean water naturally because they generally have deep root systems that anchor soil and act as filters, collecting dirty runoff from streets and rooftops and separating out pollutants while absorbing water and decreasing flooding. Plants complete the carbon cycle, helping natural substances be recycled and decomposed.
By OB A
The pollution in the creek is different at different times of the year mainly because of weather factors. An example of this is there is the most pollution during rainy months like fall and spring because garbage, oil, etc gets washed from the streets through the drains into the creek.
By OB A
Some of the following things are ways we are polluting our creek;
- The turf
- Sewage output
- Gases from cars go through storm drains into creek.
- Plastic from students littering
- Gas
- Gas output from the school.
By OB E
Bowker Creek is a beautiful creek that is located in Oak Bay. The creek runs through Victoria, Saanich, and Oak Bay and discharges into the ocean in Oak Bay. Bowker Creek has been around for a long time. It is between 1400 and 1500 years of age. The creek is named after John Sylvester Bowker, an American settler who came to Oak Bay in the 1860s.
By OBJ
Salmon eat plankton, insects, and larval invertebrates when in fresh water. But when they are in the ocean, the feed on small fish. When salmon are in the ocean they still need a balance of their common diet species.
By OBJ
The perfect habitat for salmon is plants that run along the water’s edge, and overhanging branches to keep them cool. As well as debris and fallen trees to boost the intricacy of the water channel. Wood, rocks, pools, riffles, as well as clean gravel for spawning are all key to having the perfect habitat for salmon.
https://www.calsalmon.org/sites/default/files/Good_Habitat_Bad_Habitat.pdf
By OBJ
Salmon in Bowker creek used to and could possibly swim upstream from the ocean.
By OBJ
Salmon require much cleaner water that is present in Bowker creek. The storm drain runoff isn't just too dirty it also isn't deep enough for salmon to live in. Runoff from storm drains can contain nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants from fertilizers and yard waste. Which will drastically affect the salmon habitat.