Log Booms, Estuaries & Salmon

PSF, along with Cowichan Tribes and BCCF, recently released a report spotlighting the impact log booms have on salmon and local ecosystems in the Cowichan estuary on Vancouver Island.

Read the report and view a storymap via the link below.

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Report Drought Affecting Salmon.

If you see drought conditions in your area that are impacting salmon habitat or might be impeding salmon migration, please use the reporting tool.

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and animals – including
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How we support salmon

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Watershed
Initiatives

Our Salmon Watersheds Program is actively strengthening the baseline of scientific information available for wild Pacific salmon populations and their habitats.

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Community
Investments

Our Community Salmon Program supports volunteer and community–driven organizations that undertake salmon conservation and restoration projects.

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Marine Habitat
Conservation

Our research efforts, conservation initiatives, and commitment to salmon health studies make up our Marine Science program in the Salish Sea.

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Drought Affecting Salmon

Last fall a collaborative effort near Lillooet gave thousands of salmon the chance to migrate upstream to spawning grounds after becoming stuck at a section of rapids that was blocked off by low flows due to drought. This project was led by Xwísten (Bridge River Indian Band), Xaxli’p (formerly known as Fountain Band), and Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance, and supported by PSF, First Nations Fisheries Council of B.C., DFO, and the Province of B.C. It was one of more than a dozen rapid drought response projects supported by PSF’s Climate Emergency Fund in 2023.

If you see drought conditions in your area that are impacting salmon habitat or might be impeding salmon migration, please use the reporting tool here.

News & Stories

Ashes in the current: hope and recovery in B.C.’s most famous salmon river

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Witnessing the sockeye salmon migration at the Adams River is one of Canada’s greatest natural events. Every four years during a ‘dominant’ cycle, millions of bright red sockeye salmon make the 450-kilometre journey from the mouth of Fraser River near Vancouver, all the way into the Interior of British Columbia. It’s a gruelling journey through canyons and rapids, all while avoiding predators, battling low flows, and persisting through high river temperatures.
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A red sockeye salmon underwater

State of Salmon: Edition 3.0

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The Pacific Salmon Foundation released its third State of Salmon Report, finding that 51 per cent of populations in B.C. and the Yukon are in long-term decline.
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Community Bursary Spotlight: Alyssa Joseph

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Meet Alyssa Joseph, a Malahat Nation Marine Guardian, graduate student, and steward whose work is helping document changes in salmon habitats. Each year, the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) awards multiple $2,500 bursaries to emerging salmon leaders like Alyssa. 
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