Help protect more than 100 acres of floodplain forest along the Xwésam (Salmon) River.

[Redders]

Nature Trust of BC is raising funds to protect 100 acres of floodplain forest on the Salmon River. Well worth a donation - the Salmon needs all the help it can get.

https://www.naturetrust.bc.ca/our-projects/xwesam-salmon-river-floodplain-forest

 

[wildmanyeah]

does it come with no trespassing signs?

 

[eroyd]

Is there a logging, development or a particular threat?

 

[Ryan A]

Nature Trust of BC is raising funds to protect 100 acres of floodplain forest on the Salmon River. Well worth a donation - the Salmon needs all the help it can get.

https://www.naturetrust.bc.ca/our-projects/xwesam-salmon-river-floodplain-forest

Cool Nature Trust removed all the rip rapp on a chunk of land they want to conserve in my neighbourhood and the river is washing away the bank now into the chuck.

 

[SG2.0]

If you just call it the salmon river I might think about it ….

 

[Bryan Allen]

Which Salmon River ????

 

[IronNoggin]

Which Salmon River ????

it's near Sayward on Vancouver Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_River_(Vancouver_Island)

 

[terrin]

it's near Sayward on Vancouver Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_River_(Vancouver_Island)

Pretty sure the mouth of the river used to be a log sort back in the day.

 

[salmonkiller01]

They should have the Atlantic salmon hatchery close as that feeds into the salmon river. I am sure pathogens are released in the water. Maybe they have a filtration that kills bacteria, pathogens…. They should I guess

 

[Redders]

Not sure there's been any problems with pathogens but there is certainly the odd escapee from fish farms that end up making way back to the Salmon. Was a few a few years back not heard much recently. Main problem the Salmon face is logging and industrial development. BC Hydro dam removed 2017 so fish now have access to most of its 80km length. Now facing prospect of wind farms in the headwaters of Memekay and White Rivers with no environmental assessment.
Personally happy to chip in a bit of cash to protect some of the lower river permanently regardless of what they choose to call it. They've already done a bunch of great work in the estuary.

 

[Bryan Allen]

it's near Sayward on Vancouver Island.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_River_(Vancouver_Island)

Thanks Nog....figured that but there are other Salmon River flows in BC.

 

[eroyd]

Salmon river was one of the few rivers on V.I. where you had a decent chance of a 20lb steelhead. Genetics that are still there and worth preserving! Same with the Gold and another little river down south.