Salmon Steward

salmon Steward magazine 3 On the cover: Cindy Verbeek, northern B.C. project coordinator for A Rocha, sent PSF this great image of her daughter, Rebekah, taking part in streamkeeper training at Buck Creek, Houston, B.C. PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ross J. Beaty Sitka Foundation Bruce Bell Ward Bond Island Outfitters Jim Hudson, CA, CPA Immediate Past Chair, PSF Board Roger L. Flowerdew, CA, CPA Compass Star Strategic Advisors Past Chair, PSF Board Anson Frost Priority Management – Vancouver Treasurer, PSF Board Brenda Gaertner Mandell Pinder LLP Jeff Giesbrecht Pamela Goldsmith-Jones Terry Lanigan Past Chair, PSF Board Peter Lister Seaspan Murray Ned Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance Kevin Nugent Chair, 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 Trevor Scott Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, LLP Secretary, PSF Board Paul Sprout Don Swoboda, P.Eng. EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS Ian D. Angus T.M. (Mike) Aspey, 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. George Reifel Reifel Cooke Group Rob Waters Oak Bay Marine Group (Ret.) Stuart Wolfe W.J.D. (John) Woodward Woodcorp Investments Ltd. RECREATIONAL FISHING ADVISOR Rick Bourne Visit psf.ca and click Subscribe to our e-News 2020 Spring/Summer Edition 17 The New Stewards 2019 PSF scholarship and bursary recipients. 18 By the Numbers: PSF Stats 19 Where We're Headed PSF's new Strategic Plan is charting a fresh course for salmon conservation. By Michael Meneer 22 Who Cares About Salmon? Stakeholders across B.C. reflect on their personal paths to stewardship. 30 Salmon Champions Spotlighting the many donors who give generously for Pacific salmon. 32 The Difference Your Investment Makes A map of projects funded by the Pacific Salmon Foundation. 34 Donor List Cumulative giving to December 31, 2019. 36 In the Community Pacific Salmon Foundation grants for 2019. 38 Financials 2019 Financial Summary. 4 Chair's Message Introducing PSF's new chair, Kevin Nugent. 5 Supporter Spotlight Pacific Salmon Endowment Fund Society. 6 PSF Hot Topics VP of Salmon Jason Hwang answers a few pressing questions for Pacific salmon in B.C. 9 Salmon Stamp Dollars at Work Donors and anglers help keep crucial community initiatives afloat. By Margaret Buttner & Daniel Lanigan 12 Fundraising for a Cause PSF Events. 14 Salish Sea Marine Survival Project 2.0 The next phase of PSF's historic Pacific salmon conservation initiative hones in on preserving nearshore habitats. 16 Streaming Salmon PSF's new YouTube series spotlights the many ways in which Salmon Matter. By Jollean Willington

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