News and Events at YER
Since 2004 YER has provided youth aged twelve to eighteen with one-on-one work experience through ecological restoration methods, ecotherapy practices and mentoring support.
YER is funded by Ministry of Children and Family Development, Comox Valley Regional District and Comox Valley School District.
Through restoring local watersheds with community members, youth gain a sense of worth, belonging and place.
Photo by Ed Carswell.
Millard Nature Park YER II 2024
Millard Nature Park YER II Report 2024 – Visit the post to view this report.
Goose Spit Park Yellow Sand-verbena YER II 2024
Goose Spit Park Yellow Sand-verbena YER II 2024 Report – Visit the post to view this report.
Youth and Ecological Restoration Annual Report 2024
Youth and Ecological Restoration Program Annual Report 2024 – Visit the post to view this report.
Passing the Torch
After creating YER and coordinating it for the past twenty years, Wendy Kotilla will be passing the program on to Graham Hilliar.
Comox Valley School District #71 Annual Report 2024
View or download the YER School District #71 Report for 2024.
Goose Spit Youth Led Tour – August 16, 2024
On August 16th at 12:00 noon, the public is invited to a youth led tour at Goose Spit to learn about the yellow sand verbena plant. This Youth and Ecological Restoration (YER), Phase II project is made possible with funding from the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), Parks Department.
Millard Nature Park Youth Led Tour
On August 2 nd at 12:00 noon, the public is invited to a youth led tour in Millard Nature Park.
YER Celebrates 20 years of service
On July 1, 2024, Youth and Ecological Restoration (YER) achieves a twenty-year milestone of youth service in the Comox Valley. Since 2004, four hundred and seventy-six youth aged twelve to eighteen have benefited from the one-on-one work experience program. Through ecological restoration, ecotherapy and mentoring, they gain a sense of worth, belonging and place.
Spike Road Park Vegetation Types and Disturbance History 2023
Spike Road Park Vegetation Types and Disturbance History 2023
Heron and Eagle Foraging Monitoring in the K’omoks Estuary 2023
YER Phase II Project June 5-9, 2023
Youth and Ecological Restoration Program Annual Report 2023
Youth and Ecological Restoration Program Annual Report 2023 – Visit the post to view this report.
Comox Valley School District #71 Annual Report 2023
View or download the YER School District #71 Report for 2023.
Youth Lead Eagle and Heron Tour – Royston Seaside Trail – June 9th, 2023 at 1pm
K’omoks Estuary holds immense ecological value for resident and migrating wildlife, and is essential for K’omoks First Nation. Since 2013, research during spring low tides was conducted to count eagles and herons feeding in the estuary. On June 9th at 1:00 pm at Royston Seaside Trail, two youth from Youth and Ecological Restoration Program (YER) will lead a public tour about the eagle and heron surveys.
YER Receives Funding from School District #71
Beginning in the 2021/2022 school year, Youth and Ecological Restoration (YER) was granted funding from Ministry of Education, Mental Health, which came through Comox Valley School District #71. The first year of funding was so successful that YER has been granted funds for the 2022/2023 school year.
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