2024 Comox Valley Dinner & Auction

Join us on Saturday, September 21st at the Florence Filberg Centre to celebrate our 20th annual Comox Valley Gala Dinner & Auction.

Join us at Hops for Habitat in Port Alberni

Join us in Port Alberni for Hops for Habitat - A Salmon Event at Twin City Brewing Company on Monday, August 26.

Drought risk remains a pressing issue for salmon in B.C.

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Record-low snowpack, below-average freshet, and lingering drought conditions from 2023 set the stage for a challenging summer in salmon-bearing watersheds. Drought conditions in British Columbia stretching back to 2022 continue to put pressure…

Drink Beer, Protect Salmon!

Join us on Thursday, August 15 in Victoria at the Vancouver Island Brewing Taproom.

A window of opportunity to prevent silent steelhead extinctions

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Sturgeon Bank — a stretch of the Fraser River delta located off the west coast of Richmond, British Columbia — has lost at least 160 hectares of tidal marsh habitat over the last three decades due to dredging, dikes, and other human interventions.

New Wildfire Playbook promotes salmon recovery in post-blaze strategy

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PSF’s new Wildfire Playbook is a first to offer solutions to help salmon and their habitats recover after wildfires burn in salmon-bearing watersheds. June 25, 2024 Vancouver, B.C. – As wildfires in British Columbia grow larger and more…

Statement: Open-Net Pen Aquaculture Transition

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On behalf of Michael Meneer, President & CEO, Pacific Salmon Foundation June 19, 2024 Today, the Government of Canada has made an important decision to end open-net pen aquaculture in B.C.’s coastal waters within the next five years,…

PSF’s Third Kids Art Contest Celebrates Pacific Salmon

The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 Kids Salmon Art Contest, our third annual celebration of youth talent and salmon stewardship. This year, more than 300 students from British Columbia and the…

The burning issue: wildfires and salmon

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The 2024 wildfire season has already begun in British Columbia. The fire and drought impacts this summer will depend on how much rain falls throughout June, yet experts have predicted a long and dry fire season ahead. Unfortunately, this…

New Report Highlights Devastating Impact of Log Boom Operations in Cowichan Estuary

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June 11, 2024 Cowichan Tribes, BC Conservation Foundation, and Pacific Salmon Foundation year six study results demonstrate need for more to be done to save salmon populations. DUNCAN, B.C. - Today, Cowichan Tribes, in collaboration with…

Haida Gwaii Youth Leader Awarded Full Scholarship To Simon Fraser University

The PSF-supported Scholarship Foundation of the Pacific program empowers young students from Haida Gwaii to become leaders in their community. Haida Gwaii student and salmon volunteer Riley Dorman was named the 2024 scholarship recipient by…

Pacific Salmon Foundation Announces $1.4 million for Salmon Projects

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May 16, 2024 PSF funds 113 community salmon projects, leveraging $9 million in total value for salmon. The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) has granted $1,445,226 to 113 community salmon projects —including many Indigenous-led initiatives…