Students from the Sc 9 Discovery class helping to spread mulch down to keep reduce the spread of invasive plant species. 

what exactly are we talking about? our driving question is "How do native plants effect the ecosystem?" Why are they so important to not only us but to many animals too? why do we depend on them so heavily, and what benefits do they give to the whole ecosystem as a whole?

Symbiotic Relationship between Native and Invasive Plantsinvasive plants affect the health and population of native plants and benefit the environment by keeping native plant's numbers in control by feeding off of native plants. (creeping buttercup: ranunculus repens)

 native plants of BC (also in Bowker creek) maple bigleaf, sword fern, snowberry and salal    

Above you will see the tolerance levels of the Coho Salmon compared to Bowker Creek's levels.  The levels above are the maximum amount of levels that a Coho Salmon can tolerate.

The idea to restore Bowker Creek began to bloom several years ago.

If and when the Coho Salmon return, we hope that the millions eggs they lay will not be harmed so the Salmon community can thrive once more in Bowker Creek.