Salmon Steward

g r h t: in the community With your support, the PSF has made the following grants to date in 2013: Changing Tack Since his 50-year career as a commercial fisherman on the Fraser River ended, Terry Slack has been spearheading salmon conservation initiatives. Lately, however, the 72 year old has spent considerable time passing on his knowledge to the next generation. "Education is very important to me," he says. "It didn't used to be, but I've kind of switched [because] we're seeing more people not understanding the river itself." The cornerstone of Slack's efforts has been Fraser River Park, where he has, in consultation with the Pacific Salmon Foundation and through a $5,000 Foundation grant, helped establish information kiosks, pocket parks and walkways that encourage families to explore, learn about and, most crucially, enjoy the waterway. "The kids love it. [They] are really excited about going down with their family and having a picnic, and waiting for these fish to come up to the surface," Slack says. "One little girl said, 'When are they going to dance, Terry?'" Slack himself is a frequent fixture in the area, his grandson Jeramie in tow, handing out pamphlets on everything from how estuaries work to the top spots to check out along the Fraser. B.C.-wide................. tudy on Pacific Salmon Economic S Contribution to B.C. Recreational, Commercial & First Nations Fisheries B.C.-wide................. arine Stewardship Council M Certification Process Monitoring Bella Bella................ reat Bear Rainforest Fish Counting G and First Nations Youth Engagement Black Creek.............. almon Rearing Habitat Improvement S Bowen Island........... almon Enhancement Program S Workshop Bowser..................... ile Creek Community Hatchery N Upgrade Brentwood Bay....... alish Sea Climate Change Workshop S Campbell River........ ceans Day O Campbell River........ quarium Salmon Educational Display A Chemainus............... hawnigan Creek Counting Fence S Chilko Lake.............. hilko Smolt Outmigration Study C Chilliwack................. hilliwack River Spawning Channel C Enhancements Comox...................... ower River Fish Habitat Improvement L Comox...................... ittle River Rehabilitation L Cowichan................. owichan River Chinook Study: Early C Marine Phase Delta......................... arvis Elementary Rain Garden J Education Denny Island............Bella Bella Salmon Festival Duncan..................... owichan Eelgrass Restoration C Enderby...................... ingfisher Centre Watershed Education K Fanny Bay................ osewall Community Hatchery R Upgrades Gold River................CommunityHatchery Fish Rearing Equipment Hagensborg............. chool House Falls Boardwalk Repair S and Wetland Protection Hartley Bay.............. artley Bay First Nations Youth H Salmon Documentary Heriot Bay................Streamkeeper Training Houston................... ivers Day Celebration R Johnstone Strait..... ohnstone Strait Coho Enhancement J Project K Kitwanga.................. itwanga River Salmon Counting Kitwanga.................. itwanga Smolt Fence (KsF) K Lake Cowichan........ ake Cowichan Community Hatchery L Upgrades Langley..................... umboot Gala: Stewardship G Recognition S Lillooet..................... ekw'el'was Seton River Planting and Restoration Maple Ridge............ ell-Irving Community Hatchery B Upgrades M Moricetown............. oricetown Recapture Tagging Moricetown............. keena Steelhead Tag Data Analysis S Nanaimo.................. eparture Creek Restoration D Nanaimo.................. aslam Creek Restoration H Nanaimo.................. cience in the Park Education S New Hazleton......... ission Creek Counting Fence Repair M North Vancouver.... eymour River Community Hatchery S and Education Centre Upgrade North Vancouver....River Watershed Restoration Parksville.................. entre Creek Rearing Habitat C Improvement Penticton.................. almon Habitat Awareness Signage S Port Alberni............. omass Estuary Habitat Assessment S and Restoration Port Alberni............. eer Creek Spawning and Rearing D Channel Improvements Port Alberni............. itsucksis Creek Fish Counts K Port Alberni............. enderson River Salmon Monitoring H Port Coquitlam........ almon Parade Float S Port Coquitlam........ oquitlam River Community Hatchery C Access Road Port Hardy...............Closed-Containment Aquaculture Feasability Study Powell River............. ill Community Hatchery Upgrade M Prince Rupert.......... ommunity Hatchery Incubation C Room Upgrade Prince Rupert.......... nderstanding the Fate of Fish U Released from Commercial Fish Nets Prince Rupert.......... est Fishery Extension for Steelhead T Return Data Qualicum Beach...... randon Creek Spawning Habitat G Improvements Quesnel.................... aker Creek Clean Up B Rivers Inlet............... ivers and Smith Strategic Salmon R Recovery Saanich..................... wan Creek Habitat Improvements S Skeena Basin........... abitat Assessment for Skeena H Salmon Skeena Basin............ ollecting and Analyzing Skeena C Salmon Data for Better Management in Accordance with Wild Salmon Policy Skeena Basin........... odeling Skeena Freshwater M Fisheries for Improved Management Skeena Basin........... ata Collection for Fisheries D Management of Skeena Sockeye Skeena Basin........... teelhead Management Objectives S G Skeena Basin........... enetic Analysis: Skeena Steelhead Smithers................... oboggan Creek Community T Hatchery Upgrade Sooke....................... harters River Spawning and Rearing C Habitat Construction C Squamish................. hinook Smolt Pilot Study Squamish................. atershed Recovery Program W Strait of Georgia..... trait of Georgia Eeelgrass S Restoration Project Strait of Georgia..... trait of Georgia Estuary Program S S Strait of Georgia..... trait of Georgia Data Centre Strait of Georgia..... trait of Georgia Forage Fish Surveys S Surrey....................... ittle Campbell Salmon and Habitat L Monitoring Surrey.......................Community atchery Equipment H C Tahsis........................ omunity Hatchery Upgrade Vancouver................ BC Marine Mammal Diet Study U Vancouver................ astings Elementary Stream of H Dreams Education Vancouver................ ord Tennyson Stream of Dreams L Education Vancouver................ enome B.C Salmon Health Initiative G Vancouver................ un of River Projects Impact on R Salmon Independent Review Victoria..................... ouglas Creek Planting and Habitat D Restoration Victoria..................... almonids in the Classroom S Education Victoria..................... orage Fish Beach Sampling F Westbank................. tream to Sea Education S Youbou..................... owichan Lakeshore Stewardship C Awareness Educating elected officials, growing support for salmon During the last two years, the Foundation has worked to educate federal MPs about the work of B.C.'s salmon stewards. The Foundation highlighted the impact of volunteer groups to convince B.C. MPs to push for fairer distribution of Salmon Conservation Stamp user fees. This resulted in an increase in B.C.'s share of stamp user fees from about 20 per cent to 100 per cent, and making $1 million more in funds available to community projects through the Foundation's Community Salmon Program. Left: MPs John Weston (middle) and Robert Sopuck (second from right) joined the Foundation and West Vancouver Streamkeepers president John Barker (far right) for a tour of the newly constructed rearing pond in Memorial Park. Right: MP Andrew Saxton (front) joins streamkeeper Ron den Daas, and Foundation board members Don Swoboda, Ned Pottinger and Anne Kinvig on a tour of Mackay Creek. salmon Steward Newsletter Edition 5 SS Oct newsletter.indd 5 13-10-25 9:53 AM

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