BC Hydro announcement that it is removing the old diversion dam is a good step towards guaranteeing steelhead populations in the Heber River. This disused, circa 1950 dam that was used to divert water to the Campbell River John Hart Generating station will...
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Letting Go: The Art of Catch and Release
C.R. Salmon Foundation provides green for pinks
Courier-IslanderPublished: Friday, March 09, 2012 The Campbell River Salmon Foundation has provided a cheque for $4,000 to support the Pinks for the Pier program. “This quick action is a terrific show of community support for the program,” says Mayor Walter Jakeway....
A success story for sayward fish and game club and CRSF
Chinook salmon for the Salmon A success story for sayward fish and game club and CRSF By Dan MacLennan, Campbell River Courier-Islander March 9, 2012 Promising chinook returns to the Salmon River are good news to members of the Sayward Fish and Game Club. Mike Gage...
Salmon River Diversion
Dan McLennan, Courier-IslanderPublished: Wednesday April 21, 2010 A fish passage project under consideration at BC Hydro’s Salmon River Diversion could be the most significant enhancement project involving the Campbell River Salmon Foundation (CRSF), as well as the...
Simms Creek Stewards Project
Summer 2008 The Simms Creek Stewards completed a project to add spawning gravel to Simms Creek downstream from the counting fence location to just upstream of the highway bridge. CRSF and the Campbell River Community Foundation were partners We had noticed in previous...
BC Hydro’s Bridge Coastal Fish and Wildlife
Since the program’s inception in 1999, has funded $3.8 million in projects on the Campbell River System. For 2009, BCRP’s total funding for the 15 hydroelectric systems within the Coastal Region was $1.3 million. BC Hydro’s Bridge Coastal Fish and Wildlife...
Salmon River Diversion
Dan McLennan, Courier-IslanderPublished: Wednesday April 21, 2010 A fish passage project under consideration at BC Hydro’s Salmon River Diversion could be the most significant enhancement project involving the Campbell River Salmon Foundation (CRSF), as well as the...
River Gravel Put to Bed
DAN MacLENNAN, Courier-IslanderPublished: Thursday, August 06, 2009 Another Campbell River spawning gravel project has been going well this week in the upper river says Mike Gage, chair of the Campbell River Salmon Foundation. Over the last week, crews from Uplands...
More Gravel for Chinook, Steelhead
Courier-IslanderPublished: July 31, 2009 With the Campbell down at record low flows, it’s a good time to top up its spawning gravel supply. Starting this week and continuing to August 10, the Campbell River Salmon Foundation (CRSF), with funding from BC Hydro’s Bridge...