T
he Adams River has one of the
largest Sockeye salmon runs in
North America and every fourth
year is a "dominant" salmon
run. The Adams River return provides a huge
environmental boost to the surrounding eco-
system thanks to decaying salmon carcasses.
It also offers an economic boost thanks to
hundreds of thousands of tourists who come
from all over the world to Roderick Haig-
Brown Provincial Park for the Salute to
Sockeye Festival.
The 2014 return of Sockeye salmon
did not disappoint and I considered myself
fortunate to be on hand. This year was par-
ticularly special for me because I was there
to represent the Pacific Salmon Foundation
as the new chair of our board of directors.
The Foundation's support for the conserva-
tion of Adams River Sockeye and their habitats
is emblematic of how we make a difference.
In 2014 the Pacific Salmon Foundation was
proud to partner with Fisheries and Oceans
Canada, the Province of British Columbia
and a corporate donor, Rocky Mountaineer,
to provide the Adams River Salmon Society
with a $75,000 grant for educational kiosks
Adams River Salute to the
Sockeye: A model partnership
for salmon conservation
co-EDIToRs
Michael Meneer
Elayne sun
EDIToRIAL cooRDINAToR
Matt currie
ART DIREcToR
Bernhard Holzmann
coNTRIBuTINg wRITERs
Natashia cox & Rachel Drennan
Melanie Knight
Dr. Isobel Pearsall
D.c. Reid
April white
PRoDucTIoN cooRDINAToR
Tammy Nguyen
PRoDucTIoN MANAgER
Kristina Borys
ADvERTIsINg DEsIgN
chris sherwood
PRoDucTIoN TEcHNIcIANs
Ina Bowerbank,
sheila stewart
ELEcTRoNIc IMAgINg
Mandy Lau
Laura Michaels
AccouNT MANAgER
Katherine Kjaer
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chair's message
The viewing platform
funded by Rocky
Mountaineer helps
protect sensitive
riparian habitat.
Pacific Salmon Foundation board and staff
attended the Salute to Sockeye Festival (Jim
Hudson, board; Elayne Sun, staff; Costanza
Testino, staff; Heather Graham, staff; Roger
Flowerdew, board chair).
