For years, Pacific salmon have been dying at alarmingly high rates in urban waterways. Until recently, no one could explain why. New research may hold the answer. Read on, and then check out the related salmon shareable below!
Discover Salmon
Daily habit checks to volunteering – Burnaby, you can do it all!
The City of Burnaby has a great list of streamkeeper groups you can volunteer with, and other resources. We’ve included the link a little further down this page. And in your everyday life? There are simple but important things you can do to help prevent damage to salmon and their urban habitats….
Rock Star of the Ecosystem (salmon shareable)
It’s not just bears, whales and humans that love Pacific Salmon. The impact of these resilient but vulnerable creatures is in the soil we walk on, the air we breathe, the cities we live in – and all up and down the food chain. Research points to over 130 species that rely on Pacific Salmon…
Guardians of Byrne Creek – 20 Years Later
Burnaby volunteer groups take on protecting Byrne Creek after a destructive storm drain
spill.
Volunteers find passion & purpose with salmon
It’s almost salmon season in BC and that means volunteers are needed more than ever. Read how volunteers find themselves inspired to become part of salmon conservation.
“Grocery stores” for salmon fight impact of urban & agricultural development
Salmon in the Stave River are getting a leg up from the Fraser Valley Watershed Coalition and partner organizations, as together they put the ingredients for life back into this vital river habitat.
The International Language of Awe
A chorus of oohs and ahhs for a spectacle that can be enjoyed by all
Fewer salmon means mindful feasting at salmon festivals across BC
BC communities have long celebrated the return of the salmon to their rivers – now many are using their annual festivals as a way to call attention to the fact that fewer salmon return.
Salmon Exhibit Swims into Sooke on Vancouver Island
A curator with the Sooke Region Museum takes a deep dive into the region’s history to create a new exhibit, Seeking Salmon and finds out just how much salmon have influenced the course of human history in the region – and vice versa.
Ecologists reveal the mystery of the salmon-bear relationship
A groundbreaking study finds bears eat salmon-rich diets near Alberta border.
