Pemberton group to open educational salmon centre for local residents and visitors

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June 17, 2011

VANCOUVER SALMON VOLUNTEER GROUPS RECEIVE $112,000 IN GRANTS
Pemberton group to open educational salmon centre for local residents and visitors

VANCOUVER – Fourteen volunteer groups in the Metro Vancouver area have received $112,687 to support the conservation and recovery of Pacific salmon populations and habitat in British Columbia. The grants were provided through the 2011 spring funding round of the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Community Salmon Program.

One group, the Stewardship Pemberton Society has received $17,500 to complete the interior, and purchase programming materials for the One Mile Lake Nature Center in Pemberton.  The One Mile Lake Nature Center will serve as a hub for educational opportunities for a variety of age groups and learning abilities.  Current programming is aimed at kindergarten to grade 12 students in partnership with the Salmonids in the Classroom program.  The society has also started a secondary program for disadvantaged teens in cooperation with an existing program called Summitt.  Several other environment focused programs are also in place with a view to expand once the center has officially opened.  Grand opening for the center is scheduled for early this summer.

“Volunteers are the unsung heroes of Pacific salmon sustainability,” said Pacific Salmon Foundation president and CEO Dr. Brian Riddell. “Their impact on the environment can be seen throughout the province, from salmon hatcheries and stewardship centers to strategically placed rocks, trees and vegetation that protect salmon-bearing streams. These are all the result of dedicated volunteers working thousands of hours to ensure a strong future for Pacific salmon.”

Projects funded through the Foundation’s Community Salmon Program focus on monitoring and rehabilitation of salmon habitat and salmon stocks, education and community stewardship. This year’s spring funding round granted $345,434 to 43 projects across British Columbia.

The grants are made possible in part as a result of money raised at the annual Pacific Salmon Foundation Vancouver Gala Dinner and Auction.  The next dinner will be held on May 2, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Major corporate support in greater Vancouver is provided by Port Metro Vancouver.

Since the Foundation’s inception in 1989, the Community Salmon Program has awarded $9 million to 1,229 projects.  In the last five years alone, grants made by the Foundation have helped the volunteer community throughout B.C. to create positive results:
 
 ○ Approximately 670,000 square metres of stream, lake and estuary habitat created or rehabilitated
 ○ More than 280,000 square metres of streamside  planting, including 42,000 trees and shrubs
 ○ More than 11 million salmon raised  at conservation hatcheries
 ○ More than 260,000 people reached through public education,
 ○ 30,000 volunteers engaged in wild Pacific salmon conservation.

The Foundation works as a catalyst to partner with and motivate more than 30,000 dedicated volunteers, and communities, organizations and businesses through grants from its Community Salmon Program. Funding for the program is comprised of partial proceeds from federal conservation stamps on saltwater sport and commercial fishing licenses, voluntary contributions from commercial fishermen, and private donations.

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Contact:                Michael Meneer, 604-664-7664 ext. 127, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
                            Elayne Sun, 604-664-7664 ext. 123, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

About the Pacific Salmon Foundation:
The Pacific Salmon Foundation was created in 1987 as an independent, non-governmental, charitable organization to protect, conserve and rebuild Pacific Salmon populations in British Columbia and the Yukon. The Foundation’s mission is to be the trusted voice for conservation and restoration of wild Pacific salmon and their ecosystems and works to bring salmon back stream by stream through the strategic use of resources and local communities. www.psf.ca

Surrey volunteer group to replace 20 year old egg trays at Tynehead hatchery

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June 17, 2011

VANCOUVER SALMON VOLUNTEER GROUPS RECEIVE $112,000 IN GRANTS
Surrey volunteer group to replace 20 year old egg trays at Tynehead hatchery

VANCOUVER – Fourteen volunteer groups in the Metro Vancouver area have received more than $112,687 to support the conservation and recovery of Pacific salmon populations and habitat in British Columbia. The grants were provided through the 2011 spring funding round of the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Community Salmon Program.
Surrey volunteer group, the Serpentine Enhancement Society has received $12,880 to replace salmon egg trays at the Tynehead hatchery.  The Tynehead Hatchery was built in 1988 by an extremely dedicated group of volunteers. Some of these volunteers remortgaged their homes to fund the construction. The completed project included a fish hatchery, classroom, and research station.  The hatchery is currently using donated recycled egg trays older than 20 years, that have caused tens of thousands of young salmon deaths.  The old trays are so brittle, they frequently detach from their protective screens and fall to the floor.  The new trays will greatly increase salmon survival.
“Volunteers are the unsung heroes of Pacific salmon sustainability,” said Pacific Salmon Foundation president and CEO Dr. Brian Riddell. “Their impact on the environment can be seen throughout the province, from salmon hatcheries and stewardship centers to strategically placed rocks, trees and vegetation that protect salmon-bearing streams. These are all the result of dedicated volunteers working thousands of hours to ensure a strong future for Pacific salmon.”

Projects funded through the Foundation’s Community Salmon Program focus on monitoring and rehabilitation of salmon habitat and salmon stocks, education and community stewardship. This year’s spring funding round granted $345,434 to 43 projects across British Columbia.

The grants are made possible in part as a result of money raised at the annual Pacific Salmon Foundation Vancouver Gala Dinner and Auction.  The next dinner will be held on May 2, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Major corporate support in greater Vancouver is provided by Port Metro Vancouver.

Since the Foundation’s inception in 1989, the Community Salmon Program has awarded $9 million to 1,229 projects.  In the last five years alone, grants made by the Foundation have helped the volunteer community throughout B.C. to create positive results:
 
 ○ Approximately 670,000 square metres of stream, lake and estuary habitat created or rehabilitated
 ○ More than 280,000 square metres of streamside  planting, including 42,000 trees and shrubs
 ○ More than 11 million salmon raised  at conservation hatcheries
 ○ More than 260,000 people reached through public education,
 ○ 30,000 volunteers engaged in wild Pacific salmon conservation.

The Foundation works as a catalyst to partner with and motivate more than 30,000 dedicated volunteers, and communities, organizations and businesses through grants from its Community Salmon Program. Funding for the program is comprised of partial proceeds from federal conservation stamps on saltwater sport and commercial fishing licenses, voluntary contributions from commercial fishermen, and private donations.

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Contact:                  Michael Meneer, 604-664-7664 ext. 127, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
                              Elayne Sun, 604-664-7664 ext. 123, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

About the Pacific Salmon Foundation:
The Pacific Salmon Foundation was created in 1987 as an independent, non-governmental, charitable organization to protect, conserve and rebuild Pacific Salmon populations in British Columbia and the Yukon. The Foundation’s mission is to be the trusted voice for conservation and restoration of wild Pacific salmon and their ecosystems and works to bring salmon back stream by stream through the strategic use of resources and local communities. www.psf.ca

Squamish group to celebrate the return of chum and coho to Sea to Sky corridor

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June 17, 2011

VANCOUVER SALMON VOLUNTEER GROUPS RECEIVE $112,000 IN GRANTS
Squamish group to celebrate the return of chum and coho to Sea to Sky corridor

VANCOUVER – Fourteen volunteer groups in the Metro Vancouver area have received more than $112,687 to support the conservation and recovery of Pacific salmon populations and habitat in British Columbia. The grants were provided through the 2011 spring funding round of the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Community Salmon Program.

Squamish River Watershed Society has received $2,884 to celebrate the return of coho and chum salmon to the Sea to Sky Corridor at Britannia Park, for B.C. Rivers Day – a province-wide initiative to raise understanding about the importance of rivers in British Columbia.  The Coho and chum carcasses provide vital nutrients to other species such as trees, plants, insects and bald eagles.  The annual return of the chum and coho to the Sea to Sky corridor also triggers the return of bald eagles.  The October event will coincide with the chum and coho runs and promote public understanding about the important linkages between salmon, bald eagles and the health of the surrounding ecosystem.  The society will partner with Squamish nation, School District 48 and Britannia Mining Museum to provide displays and tours of their salmon work.

“Volunteers are the unsung heroes of Pacific salmon sustainability,” said Pacific Salmon Foundation president and CEO Dr. Brian Riddell. “Their impact on the environment can be seen throughout the province, from salmon hatcheries and stewardship centers to strategically placed rocks, trees and vegetation that protect salmon-bearing streams. These are all the result of dedicated volunteers working thousands of hours to ensure a strong future for Pacific salmon.”

Projects funded through the Foundation’s Community Salmon Program focus on monitoring and rehabilitation of salmon habitat and salmon stocks, education and community stewardship. This year’s spring funding round granted $345,434 to 43 projects across British Columbia.

The grants are made possible in part as a result of money raised at the annual Pacific Salmon Foundation Vancouver Gala Dinner and Auction.  The next dinner will be held on May 2, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Major corporate support in greater Vancouver is provided by Port Metro Vancouver.

Since the Foundation’s inception in 1989, the Community Salmon Program has awarded $9 million to 1,229 projects.  In the last five years alone, grants made by the Foundation have helped the volunteer community throughout B.C. to create positive results:
 
 ○ Approximately 670,000 square metres of stream, lake and estuary habitat created or rehabilitated
 ○ More than 280,000 square metres of streamside  planting, including 42,000 trees and shrubs
 ○ More than 11 million salmon raised  at conservation hatcheries
 ○ More than 260,000 people reached through public education,
 ○ 30,000 volunteers engaged in wild Pacific salmon conservation.

The Foundation works as a catalyst to partner with and motivate more than 30,000 dedicated volunteers, and communities, organizations and businesses through grants from its Community Salmon Program. Funding for the program is comprised of partial proceeds from federal conservation stamps on saltwater sport and commercial fishing licenses, voluntary contributions from commercial fishermen, and private donations.

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Contact: Michael Meneer, 604-664-7664 ext. 127, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
Elayne Sun, 604-664-7664 ext. 123, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

About the Pacific Salmon Foundation:
The Pacific Salmon Foundation was created in 1987 as an independent, non-governmental, charitable organization to protect, conserve and rebuild Pacific Salmon populations in British Columbia and the Yukon. The Foundation’s mission is to be the trusted voice for conservation and restoration of wild Pacific salmon and their ecosystems and works to bring salmon back stream by stream through the strategic use of resources and local communities. www.psf.ca

North Vancouver volunteer group to refit public washroom as salmon hatchery

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2011

VANCOUVER SALMON VOLUNTEER GROUPS RECEIVE $112,000 IN GRANTS
North Vancouver volunteer group to refit public washroom as salmon hatchery

VANCOUVER – Fourteen volunteer groups in the Metro Vancouver area have received more than $112,687 to support the conservation and recovery of Pacific salmon populations and habitat in British Columbia. The grants were provided through the 2011 spring funding round of the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Community Salmon Program. Three of the grants went to North Vancouver groups including: North Shore Streamkeepers, Seymour Salmonid Society and Young Naturalists’ Club of British Columbia.

North Shore Streamkeepers has received $6,000 to continue refitting a public washroom in Heywood Park to serve as a hatchery for stocking Mackay Creek with salmon.  The funding will help purchase hatchery equipment and tools, and art supplies.  The art supplies will be used for a public art mural on the new hatchery space that will be created through a series of community art workshops.  The community art workshops will engage K-12 students and possibly adults in ecosystem themed art, while educating them about the importance of environmental awareness.

“Volunteers are the unsung heroes of Pacific salmon sustainability,” said Pacific Salmon Foundation president and CEO Dr. Brian Riddell. “Their impact on the environment can be seen throughout the province, from salmon hatcheries and stewardship centers to strategically placed rocks, trees and vegetation that protect salmon-bearing streams. These are all the result of dedicated volunteers working thousands of hours to ensure a strong future for Pacific salmon.”

Projects funded through the Foundation’s Community Salmon Program focus on monitoring and rehabilitation of salmon habitat and salmon stocks, education and community stewardship. This year’s spring funding round granted $345,434 to 43 projects across British Columbia.

The grants are made possible in part as a result of money raised at the annual Pacific Salmon Foundation Vancouver Gala Dinner and Auction.  The next dinner will be held on May 2, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Major corporate support in greater Vancouver is provided by Port Metro Vancouver.

Since the Foundation’s inception in 1989, the Community Salmon Program has awarded $9 million to 1,229 projects.  In the last five years alone, grants made by the Foundation have helped the volunteer community throughout B.C. to create positive results:
 
 ○ Approximately 670,000 square metres of stream, lake and estuary habitat created or rehabilitated
 ○ More than 280,000 square metres of streamside  planting, including 42,000 trees and shrubs
 ○ More than 11 million salmon raised  at conservation hatcheries
 ○ More than 260,000 people reached through public education,
 ○ 30,000 volunteers engaged in wild Pacific salmon conservation.

The Foundation works as a catalyst to partner with and motivate more than 30,000 dedicated volunteers, and communities, organizations and businesses through grants from its Community Salmon Program. Funding for the program is comprised of partial proceeds from federal conservation stamps on saltwater sport and commercial fishing licenses, voluntary contributions from commercial fishermen, and private donations.

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Contact: Michael Meneer, 604-664-7664 ext. 127, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
Elayne Sun, 604-664-7664 ext. 123, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

About the Pacific Salmon Foundation:
The Pacific Salmon Foundation was created in 1987 as an independent, non-governmental, charitable organization to protect, conserve and rebuild Pacific Salmon populations in British Columbia and the Yukon. The Foundation’s mission is to be the trusted voice for conservation and restoration of wild Pacific salmon and their ecosystems and works to bring salmon back stream by stream through the strategic use of resources and local communities. www.psf.ca