Welcome to Mainstreams
Centred in Kimberley, British Columbia Mainstreams’ prime focus is healthy water.
Mission:
Mainstreams is a trans-boundary British Columbia Society whose purpose is to educate and heighten awareness on water related issues and solutions. This will be accomplished by the use of sound science, through:
School water education programs
Demonstration and/or monitoring projects
Sharing access to project results
Community education presentations to encourage informed choices of stewardship and governance within the Columbia Basin Watershed, for the benefit of all inhabitants
Current Activities:
Water education for Schools in the Columbia, East and West Kootenay Regions:
5-field-based programs (Creek Science, Stream Trailer, Water Science, Wetlands and Mark Creek Flume Restoration Tour )
4-classroom programs (Macro Invertebrates, Climate Change Adaptation 1.0: Solutions for the Kootenays, Climate Change Adaptation 2.0: Living With Wildfire and Beavers)
Riparian habitat enhancement in Mark Creek, Kimberley, BC and Joseph Creek at Spooner Park in Cranbrook, BC
Past Activities:
Coordinating Columbia Basin Water Quality Project (2007 – 2018) www.cbwq.ca
Administering the Columbia Basin Watershed Network (2012 – 2016)