Graham Dorsay

$1.3 million restoration project to revive Vancouver Island Chinook

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A threatened population of Chinook salmon will get a major boost from significant restoration work in the Nootka Sound region of Vancouver Island. The new project is improving spawning habitat at the outflow area of Muchalat Lake, a remote area about 90 kilometres west of Campbell River.
Redd Fish Restoration Society/Tom Balfour

Mapping the Impact of the Community Salmon Program

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In the 35 years since its inception, the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Community Salmon Program (CSP) has distributed $31 million in grants to more than 3,500 projects across B.C. and the Yukon. The funding program provides grants to streamkeepers, First Nations, schools, and conservation organizations by stewarding Salmon Conservation Stamp funds on behalf of DFO.
A group of researchers samples the Chase River for contaminants near a bridge. Photo: Vancouver Island University

Tire contaminant research hits the road

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When rain hits the east coast of Vancouver Island, Haley Tomlin and Erik Krogh might have to pull an all-nighter — all for salmon. “We do it in the name of science,” says Krogh, a chemistry professor and director of the Applied Environmental Research Laboratories at Vancouver Island University.

Remembering Mel Sheng

The Pacific Salmon Foundation mourns the passing of Mel Sheng – a dedicated habitat biologist whose life’s work strengthened salmon conservation across British Columbia. Mel was deeply respected throughout the salmon community for his kindness, humble leadership, and innovative expertise in salmon recovery.