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Adams River Salute to the Sockeye
PSF in the News
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 10:32
In the last month we have seen a “good news” story emerge about wild salmon with the historic return of Sockeye salmon in the Fraser River. (Sockeye is one of seven species of wild salmon that live in the waters of British Columbia, along with Coho, Chinook, Chum, and Pink salmon, and Cutthroat and Steelhead Trout).
October will add more good news when millions of those Sockeye salmon return to the Adams River to spawn and die, thus completing their two to three year life cycle. More than 100,000 visitors will make a pilgrimage to the Adams River and Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park to witness this natural phenomenon as the river becomes choked with dead rotting salmon. As these fish decompose, nutrients will leach back into the river, providing nourishment for some 190 species of plants and animals – from algae, fungi, and mosses to insects, birds and large mammals, as well as salmon offspring. As scavengers drag the rotting salmon into the forest the remains seep nitrogen into the forest floor, which acts as a natural fertilizer.
The Pacific Salmon Foundation will host a major educational display for visitors to the "Salute to the Sockey" celebration during Thanksgiving weekend - October 8-10 at Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, located mid-way between Chase and Sorrento. The display will include fun games for kids and a chance to win a free night's stay at any B.C. Accent Inn Hotel through the hotel's Fish for the Future program, which benefits the Foundation with a $1.00 donation anytime an Accent Inn guest shows their fishing license at check in. Click here to learn more.
Fish for the Future
PSF in the News
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:39
ANGLER'S LOVE OF SALMON BLOSSOMS INTO BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION
Accent Inns Founder and Chairman Terry Farmer Launches New Conservation Program for Wild Fish
By Michael Meneer, Pacific Salmon Foundation
Last year, Accent Inns founder and chairman Terry Farmer attended a presentation about the state of wild Pacific salmon given by Pacific Salmon Foundation president Brian Riddell in Victoria. During the presentation, Riddell said that government alone should not be depended on to ensure abundant wild salmon for the future and called on everyone in attendance to personally support wild Pacific salmon conservation efforts. Not long after, Farmer, a long-time B.C. angler, sent the Foundation a personal donation and expressed an interest in having the Accent Inns hotel chain also support wild Pacific salmon conservation.
PSF Leverages Federal Support for Community Salmon Projects
PSF in the News
Monday, 30 August 2010 12:38
PSF Leverages Federal Support for Community Salmon Projects
Minister Chuck Strahl Announces Support for Pacific Salmon Foundation and BC's Fishery Sector
August 27, 2010
Pemberton, British Columbia
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced Government of Canada support to help the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) strengthen economic opportunities in various British Columbia communities.
Read more: PSF Leverages Federal Support for Community Salmon Projects
PSF's Riddell on A Channel
PSF in the News
Monday, 16 August 2010 08:39
PSF Blog - August 16
PSF President on A Channel
"A Channel" did a very nice story about the campaign to make Pacfic salmon an official symbol in British Columbia. It's also a good news story about the return of Pink Salmon on mid Vancouver Island. Click here to watch the story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlgYxv0kf4M
Visit ThinkSalmon.com to learn more about the campaign to make Pacific Salmon an officially recognized provincial symbol.
Posted by Michael Meneer
Salmon as B.C. Symbol Campaign Reaction
PSF in the News
Wednesday, 04 August 2010 08:53
From the PSF Blog - Positive Reaction to Campaign to Make Salmon B.C. Symbol
Last week the Pacific Salmon Foundation and Fraser Basin Council launched a campaign to encourage the provincial government to make wild Pacific salmon British Columbia's official fish. (Actually, Vancouver Sun columnist Miro Cernetig got this rolling a year back and we're doing our part to help build support)
Even with the August holiday exodus upon us, we have received very favourable response from the public at http://www.thinksalmon.com/. (Please let us know what you think too!)
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