Qualicum Beach Creek Estuary Works

QUALICUM BEACH, BC

Lanarc’s work set out to restore and enhance the riparian, estuarine, intertidal, and foreshore landscape adjacent to the newly restored Beach Creek Estuary and Marine Spit.

Lanarc worked with an interdisciplinary team, Town Staff, and the community to design a landscape rooted in Greenshores principles that would be resilient to seasonal storms and sea level rise.

This project was completed in follow up to the Beach Creek restoration and in tandem with Qualicum Beach Memorial Roundabout to coordinate with road and infrastructure upgrades.

Lanarc’s efforts included design of the observation deck, seating opportunities, interpretive signage, large swathes of dune grass along the spit and foreshore, native plants in the upland areas, sedge grasses in the intertidal zone, and roof top planting over the utility facility.

Since the completion of this work fish have returned to Beach Creek, otters camp out in the spit, and many other forms of wildlife have started call Beach Creek Estuary home.

Qualicum Beach Nature Park & Signage

QUALICUM BEACH STREAMKEEPERS & TOWN OF QUALICUM BEACH

Lanarc worked closely with Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers, Arrowsmith Naturalists, and the Town of Qualicum Beach to develop the landscape and interpretive signage design for this tribute to the late Faye Smith Rosenblatt, noted ocean environmental champion and wild salmon advocate.

The waterfront site includes native plant restoration, an accessible covered viewing platform, and extensive interpretive signage that provides information about the site’s native vegetation, habitat areas, ecological identity, and Faye Smith Rosenblatt’s legacy. Natural materials are integrated throughout to echo the surrounding landscapes and offer places to perch and spots to rest, while taking in beautiful views of Qualicum Beach.