Hamilton Marsh has been identified as an exceptional dragonfly habitat. Dr. Robert A Cannings is Curator of Entomology at the Royal British Columbia Museum. He has studied dragonflies for 30 years and is the author of many popular and technical publications on dragonflies. Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odanata) See Dr. Canning’s report: The Odanata of Hamilton [...]

MAJOR BROOD MARSH: The Canadian Wildlife Service conducted a breeding waterfowl survey of lakes and marshes on Vancouver Island. Of the 32 marshes studied in the central Vancouver Island area, Hamilton Marsh was the most productive waterfowl breeding marsh. Over 120 species of birds have been recorded at Hamilton Marsh.  Find out more about bird [...]

Hamilton Marsh has amazing values in terms of habitat, water filtration and storage.  The wetland itself is 36 hectares in size and sits on 360+ hectares of second growth forest. It is the largest body of water in the French Creek watershed. What are wetlands worth in terms of dollars?  “The economic value of wetlands [...]