Thank you for being a Habitat Hero

Pacific salmon are facing increasing pressures year on year from development and climate change, plunging roughly half of Pacific salmon populations into various states of decline. Salmon need people like you now more than ever, so thank you for your commitment to protecting and restoring this incredibly important keystone species.

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Thanks for joining us as a Habitat Hero for salmon! Here you will find regular updates on the impact of your gift and exclusive content on projects that you are helping to support, as well as contests and invites to special events. Jump in, the water’s fine!

Expanding salmon research and habitat restoration on Vancouver Island

PSF is excited to launch a new multi-year Pacific herring project with support from the B.C. Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. In partnership with First Nations and the University of Victoria, we will investigate how salmon and herring interact with each other to understand the vital role herring play in our marine food web.

PSF is proud to provide funding to organizations like Peninsula Streams Society who are restoring salmon habitat in the Victoria region. This important community work is made possible through our Community Salmon Program. The majority of these funds are generated through sales of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Stamp, commonly known as the Salmon Stamp, by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Enter to win tickets to the Coast Mountain Film Festival!

Our winning donor will receive a pair of tickets to the festival’s Environmental Night held on Friday, March 29, 2024 (7:30 – 9:30 p.m) at the Kay Meek Arts Centre in West Vancouver. (ticket value: $46)

More info about the film festival.

You are one of nearly 600 Habitat Heroes. You are helping to raise more than $10,000/month for wild Pacific salmon. That’s enough to provide a mid-level grant to a community group working on a salmon enhancement project in one of many communities across B.C., every single month!

Together, we can make a big splash for salmon! You are helping us work towards our target of 1000 Monthly Donors. Once we reach 1000, our Habitat Heroes will be helping us raise over $250,000 per year for salmon restoration efforts. Imagine how much we can achieve then!

Questions? Ask Krysten!

If you have questions about the impact of your monthly gift or if you’d like to talk to us about any of the work being done by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, please reach out to Krysten Maier, Development Officer, kmaier@psf.ca, 604-664-7664 ext. 1021

Salmon School

How many distinct salmon populations are the in B.C.?
There are more than 9,000 salmon populations (species and stream combinations) in B.C., organized into about 450 conservation units applied in resource management.
How many eggs does a female salmon lay?
Females lay thousands of eggs, usually between 2,000 and 10,000 depending on their size and species. Unfortunately, at present less than one percent of these eggs survive to the next generation.
What is the biggest Pacific salmon species?
Chinook, also known as Tyee (meaning King), generally weigh between 30 and 40 lbs. They live the longest of Pacific salmon (up to eight years) and prefer larger river systems. Their size and splendour make them wonderful catches, but it also contributes to their scarcity relative to other Pacific salmon.
How long can a spawning salmon go without eating?
Once salmon return to freshwater from the marine environment to spawn, they do not eat. Adult spawners can go 6 months without eating, all the while transferring body fats into their gametes for reproduction.
What effect does warming water temperatures have on salmon?
As water temperatures rise, salmon can suffer from decreased swimming performance and early signs of stress and slow migration—it’s like trying to run a marathon in a sauna! With an increase of a couple more degrees, salmon are more prone to pre-spawn disease and even mortality.
How many Chinook salmon can an adult killer whale eat each day?
Chinook salmon makes up at least 80% of Southern Resident Orcas’ diet. An adult must consume between 18-25 salmon to meet its daily energy requirements. The whales’ ability to produce offspring is also highly dependent on salmon availability.

News & Updates

The Mamalilikulla’s game plan to recover salmon populations

Blog, Salmon Steward

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.

A habitat lifeline for juvenile salmon in the Fraser River

Blog, Salmon Steward

A look from above: how drones can support salmon battling climate change

Blog, Salmon Steward

This story originally appeared in the Winter 2023 edition of Salmon Steward, the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s quarterly print magazine. With climate change comes warming waters – a potential death sentence for salmon. As water warms,…

Salmon recovery lessons from the Evergreen State

Blog, Salmon Steward

Patchwork efforts to manage and conserve salmon in B.C. lack coordination. A tried and tested model from Washington state inspires planning for a new provincial salmon recovery strategy. This story originally appeared in the Winter 2023 edition…

An aerial view of a giant kelp bed in the Barkley Sound.

Tackling kelp data gaps in Barkley and Clayoquot Sounds

Blog, Salmon Steward

This story originally appeared in the Winter 2023 edition of Salmon Steward, the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s quarterly print magazine. Healthy kelp is essential to the well-being of Pacific salmon in B.C. Every summer, millions of juvenile…

Saving Stranded Salmon

Blog, Salmon Steward

Extreme climate events like drought and flood can wreak havoc on salmon migrations. PSF worked with partners across B.C. this summer and fall during an unprecedented, province-wide drought to improve fish passage in rivers like xʔəl̓ilwətaʔɬ where salmon were stranded.

Thank you for being a Habitat Hero

We made this monthly donor page just for you!

Expanding salmon research and habitat restoration on Vancouver Island

Enter to win tickets to the Coast Mountain Film Festival!

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Questions? Ask Krysten!

Salmon School

How many distinct salmon populations are the in B.C.?

How many eggs does a female salmon lay?

What is the biggest Pacific salmon species?

How long can a spawning salmon go without eating?

What effect does warming water temperatures have on salmon?

How many Chinook salmon can an adult killer whale eat each day?

News & Updates

The Mamalilikulla’s game plan to recover salmon populations

A habitat lifeline for juvenile salmon in the Fraser River

A look from above: how drones can support salmon battling climate change

Salmon recovery lessons from the Evergreen State

Tackling kelp data gaps in Barkley and Clayoquot Sounds

Saving Stranded Salmon

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