Welcome to the Esquimalt Lagoon Stewardship Initiative (ELSI)
The Esquimalt Lagoon Stewardship Initiative (ELSI) is a broad coalition of community and environmental groups, institutions, the business community, recreational user groups and the government (federal, First Nations, provincial and municipal) working together to protect, enhance and restore Esquimalt Lagoon and the Coburg Peninsula.
Esquimalt Lagoon information
Learn more about the history and ecology of the Esquimalt Lagoon.
Recent REPORTS
2008 Water Quality Investigations: Esquimalt Lagoon
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Phytoplankton Blooms in Esquimalt Lagoon in 2008, and the Effects of Freshwater Inputs (2008)
By: Nicky Haigh
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Disturbance to Birds on Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary (2008)
By: James Clowater
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Development of a Water Quality Sampling Guide for the Esquimalt Lagoon
By: Aleshia Biggs, Maxime Lepine and David Roy, Camosun College
Report
Field Guide
Field Sheets
Field Training
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2007 ELSI Annual Report
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Restoration of the Dune Ecosystem at the Coburg Peninsula (March 2008)
By: Lindsay Kwasnicia, University of Victoria
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ELSI Dune Habitat Restoration Project
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ELSI Community Fish Monitoring Report Sept. 2004-Dec.2007 (December 2007)
By: ELSI
More information about
ELSI's Community Fish Monitoring Program