© Ellen’s Creek Watershed Group Inc. 2014
Learning about urban
watersheds
Watersheds are very complex biosystems that are essential to our
livelihood.
This section is for learning about urban watersheds and their
importance to us. It includes links to presentations and information
that are relevant to Ellen's Creek Watershed.
Ellen’s Creek Watershed Group
Healthy Brook Trout means a healthy stream
The premise behind the City of Charlottetown and Ellen’s Creek
Watershed Group’s Brook Trout Conservation and Preservation Plan
is that brook trout are an indicator of a healthy stream and a
healthy watershed.
Everything that we do to enhance the environment of the stream
for Brook Trout improves the watershed overall.
Public Forum on Managing Watersheds
On Feb. 6, 2013, the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island
held a public forum on Managing Watersheds. To see the
proceedings of this forum, click here .
At this forum, Dr. Daryl Guignon provided an overview of the issues
surrounding watersheds in PEI which are summerized as follows:
Background: Daryl Guignon presented a comprehensive history of
watershed issues in Prince Edward Island. In a clear fashion .....
Erosion from a construction site affects the
watershed
Heavy rains caused considerable soil erosion at the Plaza Corp
construction site in August, 2011, resulting in further siltation of
the Ellen's Creek Watershed. This is just an example of how
inadequate control of soil erosion impacts our watershed.
Urban Watershed
Riparian Area Health Assessment
A report entitled “Urban Watershed Riparian Area Health Assessment” was
prepared for the City of Charlottetown by Jason MacEachern in January,
2013.
This study looked at the riparian zone of Ellen’s Creek and Wright’s Creek.
“The Riparian Area Health Assessment is a survey designed to
determine the overall functionality of the riparian zone. The survey
is based on eleven parameters ..........
Microinvertebrate sampling and water chemistry
in Ellen’s Creek
In collaboration with Ellen's Creek Watershed Group, the City of
Charlottetown Water and Sewer Utility and UPEI Biology Course 462
-Watershed Ecology students, Breanna Gardner and Paula Tummon-
Flynn, a study into water and habitat quality of Ellen’s Creek was
completed in the fall of 2011.
Click on ‘More Info’ to see the copy of the final report entitled
“Macroinvertebrate sampling and water chemistry in Ellen’s Creek
The impact of trees on storm water runoff
A presentation given at the ‘Community Dialogue Series’ on
October 13, 2010, by Norman Dewar, coordinator of the Ellen’s
Creek Watershed Group, describes the impact that trees have on
reducing storm water runoff.
Norman drew much of his information from two sources:
Using trees to reduce storm runoff, and
Urban Forestry Watershed Concepts