Helping Pacific Salmon Survive the Impact of Climate Change on Freshwater Habitats

For many generations in western Canada, five species of Pacific salmon have provided a defining role to native and non-native peoples. As a reflection of this cultural importance, there has been a long-standing tradition of communities and governments…

Selection and Use of Indicators to Measure the Habitat Status of Wild Pacific Salmon

This report is in support of strategy 2 of the Wild Pacific Salmon Policy (WSP). This report recommends specific indicators that can be utilized to describe habitat status. It makes further recommendations including that of undertaking pilot…

Role of Public Groups in Protecting and Restoring Habitats in British Columbia, with a Special Emphasis on Urban Streams (The)

There has been an upsurge of community and public involvement in the protection and rehabilitation of British Columbia.

Conflicts between People and Fish for Water: Two British Columbia Salmon and Steelhead Rearing Streams in Need of Flows

Using the Nicola and Englishman rivers as examples, this background paper explains how water levels and flows influence the productivity of salmon. It describes the regulatory regimes for water access and how there has been increasing competition…