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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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