Salmon Steward

Ian D. Angus Ross J. Beaty Sitka Foundation Bruce Bell Ward Bond Island Outfitters Jim Hudson, CA, CPA Chair, PSF Board Roger L. Flowerdew, CA, CPA Compass Star Strategic Advisors Immediate Past Chair, PSF Board Anson Frost Priority Management — Vancouver Treasurer, PSF Board Brenda Gaertner Mandell Pinder LLP Jeff Giesbrecht Terry Lanigan Past Chair, PSF Board Ann Masse, PhD Barrick Gold Murray Ned Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance Kevin Nugent Vice Chairman, PSF Board E.L. (Ned) Pottinger, M.Sc., P.Ag, P.Geo. PGL Environmental Consultants Past Chair, PSF Board Jason Quigley One-Eighty Consulting Group George Reifel Reifel Cooke Group Trevor Scott Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, LLP Secretary, PSF Board Paul Sprout Don Swoboda, P.Eng. W.J.D. (John) Woodward Woodcorp Investments Ltd. Past Chair, PSF Board EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS T.M. (Mike) Apsey, C.M., LL.D. (Hon.), R.P.F. (Ret.) Hon. John A. Fraser, P.C., O.C., O.B.C., C.D., Q.C., LL.D. (Hon.) Robert Gayton, PhD, FCPA George W. Hungerford, O.C., O.B.C., Q.C. Hungerford Group Hon. John L. Nichol, LL.D., C.C. Rob Waters Oak Bay Marine Group (Ret.) Stuart Wolfe RECREATIONAL FISHING ADVISOR Rick Bourne Visit psf.ca and click Subscribe to our e-News 2019 edition PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 4 Chair's Message The Pacific Salmon Foundation welcomes a new President and CEO. 5 Supporter Spotlight Pacific Salmon Endowment Fund Society 6 Big Action for Salmon! Celebrating major investments in wild salmon by our federal and provincial governments. 7 A Gift in Parting PSF hits the road in 2019, hosting estate planning events across B.C. By Margaret Buttner 7 By the Numbers: PSF Stats 8 Salmon Tell Their Own Story The Adult Salmon Diet Study uses salmon stomachs (and the volunteers who collect them) to fill key data gaps. By Fiona Morrow 10 Scorched Ecosystem A new initiative could set the template for restoring habitat ravaged by wildfires. 11 In Hot Water Rising sea levels pose a major challenge to salmon and their habitat. By Dr. Brian Riddell 12 Democratizing Data How PSF's Pacific Salmon Explorer is making salmon data accessible to all. By Fiona Morrow 14 Salmon Stamp Dollars at Work! PSF donors and B.C. anglers are pow- ering community-driven stewardship. By Margaret Buttner 16 PSF Fundraisers Our year in photos. 18 The Difference Your Investment Makes A map of projects funded by the Pacific Salmon Foundation. 20 Leave a Legacy in the Salish Sea Crucial ongoing SSMSP programs need your support. 22 Who Cares About Salmon? Stakeholders from across B.C. reflect on their personal paths to stewardship. 30 Salmon Champions Spotlighting the many donors who give generously for Pacific salmon. 32 Donor List Cumulative giving to December 31, 2018. 34 In the Community Pacific Salmon Foundation grants for 2018. 38 Financials 2018 Financial Summary CONTENTS On the cover: Frozen salmon carcasses from Howard English Hatchery are used as fertilizer to enrich the ecosystem in Victoria's Douglas Creek (p. 14). salmon Steward magazine 3 COVER: DARYL WICK Correction: In the spring 2018 edition of Salmon Steward, this sculpture was incorrectly attributed to Ed Oldfield. While Ed Oldfield created the raku base, the carving was done by chainsaw artist Mike Brown.

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