salmon Steward magazine 17
salmon-FriEndly
shorElinEs
Often scenic shorelines like the
Rodgers Estuary in West Vancouver
become challenges for salmon, because
developments like seawalls cause sand
to accumulate and can prevent access to
spawning streams. In 2015, the Pacific
Salmon Foundation partnered with
the West Vancouver Streamkeepers
to improve access to Rodgers Creek.
Before the project was finished Pink
salmon were venturing into Rodgers
Creek for the first time on record.
hatchEriEs: community hubs
Community hatcheries serve as hubs for volunteer streamkeeping
activities. Though the primary focus is to raise young salmon for
enhancing local fisheries, streamkeepers also use hatcheries to
deliver salmon education and community outreach programs like
festivals. In 2015, the Pacific Salmon Foundation was proud to
support equipment upgrades for the Hoy-Scott Creek
Hatchery in Coquitlam, which serves as a hub for the
"Salmon Come Home" festival.
community
Planting
ProjEcts
Healthy plant habitats
beside streams are vital
for keeping stream water
cool and supporting small
insects that salmon feed on.
Pacific Salmon Foundation
grants frequently support
community planting
projects — like the Trestle
Tree Planting initiative in
Chilliwack — that also engage
the community in learning
about their local watersheds.
PartnEring with
First nations
The San Juan River supports all five species of
Pacific salmon, as well as a popular saltwater
recreational fishery and First Nations food
fishery. In 2015, the Pacific Salmon Foundation
partnered with Pacheedaht First Nations on
Vancouver Island and seven co-funders to
recover an unstable channel of the river that
had lost vital plant habitat and been overcome
with sediment. Excessive sediment fills in
spaces in gravel where eggs are laid, negatively
impacting gravel habitat for spawning fish and
emerging fry.
