Dwight Hall
Join us for the 11th annual Powell River Dinner & Auction! The evening will consist of live and silent auctions as well as several exciting raffles. The auctions will feature fishing adventures, original artwork, giftware, jewelry and other unique items. Tickets are $50.00 each and are available at Marine Traders or Powell River Outdoors. Tables of ten are available.
We look forward to a successful fundraiser with proceeds to be directed towards salmon conservation, restoration and enhancement in the Powell River Region.
Cocktail hour: 5:30pm
Dinner: 7:00pm
Live Auction: 8:30pm
https://www.psf.ca/event/powell-river-dinner-auction
Hello and goodbye to the Fry
A pick up truck parks by a small creek, with 25,000 fry in the back. Gently scooped with a net, the young chum salmon are placed in pails light enough for a child to carry. Small hands hold pails of water as small feet make their way to the nearby creek, and parents murmur encouragement.
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A salmon’s diet changes as it grows. Juvenile salmon go for zooplankton among other freshwater food sources; adult salmon in the ocean feed on krill and small fish. But the dense collections of plants that form the very base of the marine food web – algal blooms – pose a threat.
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