The Youth Climate Corps of BC is an awesome program that gets the youth of tomorrow outside for training and experience working in ecological restoration and climate forward projects that help build stronger communities and ecosystems in an era of climate change.
I checked out the Squamish crew to see what they’re doing assisting the Squamish Watershed Society with restoration of the Squamish spit – removing invasive species and planting natives. Estuaries and lower river floodplains are incredibly important ecosystems that house all sorts of really important biodiversity from different plant and tree species, to all sorts of insects that feed a huge diversity of birds, and even down to the juvenile salmon that use these complex waterways to grow and mature to create healthy salmon runs that feed so much in these marine ecosystems and forests we live amongst. With all the rich organic matter that grows here, they’re also incredibly important stores of carbon, which makes them more important than ever in an era of climate change!
Back in the 70s, a training dyke was built to keep the Squamish river from flowing into its traditional floodplains so that they could be developed, and this essentially cut off a huge section of the estuary, but recent work over the past few years has installed oversized culverts and the removal of sections of the dyke to help reconnect the river to it’s estuary for more carbon storage, biodiversity, and ecological resilience amongst these wild, changing times.
The Youth Climate Corps of BC helps develop youth leadership in roles fostering climate resilience work like this, to create a better, low-carbon future, while also paying them a living wage. They have incredible opportunities like this all over the province, so check them out at @youthclimatecorps and youthclimatecorps.com to find ways to get involved in creating a better world of tomorrow!
https://nerdyaboutnature.substack.com/p/restoration-and-climate-forward-jobs?utm_source=youtube
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