Did you know many schools, universities and colleges regularly perform research in our parks?
You may come across people collecting items, counting things, testing the ground, mapping the area and more! This work is done with permission and a permit is issued.
Do you have a study you would like to conduct in a Saanich Park? Check out the information we need to approve reserach in a park.
Below are exaples of projects that have taken place in our parks:
Anthropology field school in Cordova Bay (July 2023)
- Agate Park
Acadia University, Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae)
March to May 2026
- PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park)
- Swan Lake Park
Cornell University - The contributions of Arbutus and Prairie-Oak Landscapes to maintaining ecosystem services and biodiversity
April to July 2025-2028
- PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park)
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Gulls of the Salish Sea
January to March 2025
- Agate Park
- Arbutus Cove Park
- Balmacarra Park
- Cadboro-Gyro Park
- Cordova Bay Park
- Cranford Park
- Glencoe Cove-Kwatsech Park
- Gorge Waterway Park
- McMorran Park
- PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park)
- Panama Hill Park
- Panama Flats Park
- Telegraph Bay Cove
- Plus other beach access points across Saanich
Binghampton University, Gall Wasp research
May to July 2021
- Mount Tolmie Park
- PKOLS (Mount Douglas Park)