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It is our mission to preserve and enhance the Gorge Waterway through environmental and climate education, restoration, biological monitoring, reconciliation, collaboration, conservation, stewardship, and community involvement.

Water Advisory Resources

$500,000+

Raised for
Ecosystem Conservation

300+

Community Volunteers Contributing to our Cause

70,000+

Nature House Visitors Since 2008

1600+

Native Plants Planted in Esquimalt Gorge Park

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Two people leaning in to identify a plant together

LEARNING
RESOURCES

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A bee with its legs packed with pollen, heading toward a golden rod, where a small woodland skipper is just taking off

VISIT THE
NATURE HOUSE

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Garden-gloved hands patting fresh soil around a newly planted plant

OUR
PROJECTS

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A group of restoration volunteers hunched over and pulling out invasive species in the Park

VOLUNTEER
TODAY!

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D O N A T E

Directly contribute to environmental education and the long-term stewardship of the Gorge Waterway and its surrounding ecosystems. Every dollar counts in supporting our programs and projects.

B E C O M E  A  M E M B E R 

Become a member with us to stay involved and up-to-date with our organization while contributing to the long-term stewardship of the Gorge Waterway and its surrounding ecosystems.

V O L U N T E E R

We welcome volunteers of all ages and backgrounds to join us in our mission. Whether you have a passion for ecological restoration or a talent for nature interpretation, we have a role for you!

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The Gorge Waterway Action Society acknowledges and respects the lÉ™k̓ʷəŋən Peoples on whose traditional and unceded territories we work and the Songhees, Esquimalt, T'Sou-ke, W̱SÁNEĆ and other First Nations peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

©

2026

by the Gorge Waterway Action Society.

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