A 400 m section of Shelly Creek that flows through the Shelly Farm in Parksville was restored to provide rearing habitat for Coho Salmon fry and smolts. What a transformation! Read More

The drought we're experiencing this summer is so bad that the BC River Forecast Centre is expecting fish to die in the shallow, warm rivers. Our volunteers have jumped into action. Read More

How far do the resident Cutthroat Trout roam in Shelly Creek? This is important to know if this unique population of Coastal Cutthroat Trout is to be protected. To answer that question and more, we have begun our own PIT tagging project for tracking the travels of the trout in Shelly Creek. Read More

A Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tagging program is one of the tools the Pacific Salmon Foundation and BC Conservation Foundation are using to identify "survival bottlenecks" in Coho, Chinook, and Steelhead populations in the Salish Sea. What is a "survival bottleneck"? Read More

Rainwater pouring into storm drains from our streets, parking lots and other hard surfaces has a devastating effect on our streams and shorelines. Not only does the pollution in the water harm fish and other aquatic life, the volume of water that flows through the pipes during a heavy rainfall causes erosion and destroys critical habitat. Read More