Annual General Meeting – June 3
Mark Your Calendars Join us for our Annual General Meeting and hear about our Watershed…
Help us achieve our vision of the Fraser as a resilient watershed with salmon, people and economies flourishing in rivershed communities.
Learn more about the program and the habitat restoration work on the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm/Salmon River corridor.
Explore the Fraser and learn how to be a Watershed Defender.
A collection of relevant websites, research articles and documents to provide reliable information about technological alternatives to open-net pen aquaculture.
June 11 – July 3, 2022. Don’t worry, you don’t have to run.
June 4th, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm.
Webinar and strategy session to develop a collaborative conservation strategy.
Inspiring the next generation of Watershed Defenders.
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Mark Your Calendars Join us for our Annual General Meeting and hear about our Watershed…
Thank you to everyone who attended this Foodlands site visit on the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm. The sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm…
Each year, as summer comes to an end, salmon leave the ocean to make their…
Happy World Water Day! 💧 Today, we are reminded that the climate crisis is a water crisis. Climate change disrupts weather patterns, leading to extreme weather events which can make access to clean water unpredictable, exacerbate water scarcity, and contaminate water supplies.
Protecting and restoring precious water resources is more important than ever in the Fraser Watershed, as a healthy, resilient watershed offers natural protection against droughts, wildfires, and floods. That`s why we invite you to join the movement to protect and restore the watershed at the link in our bio. Together, we can make a real difference in preserving the watershed for future generations.
#WorldWaterDay #WaterCrisis #FraserWatershed #BeTheChange ...
Forests are critical for the health of wildlife and humanity. 🌲 They help slow the rate of climate change by removing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Forests provide habitat for wildlife and are especially important for salmon as the shade from trees and other vegetation helps keep watersheds cool.
🔗 The Fraser Watershed is home to some of the most important forests in North America. So today, on International Forests Day, please consider joining the movement to protect and restore the watershed at the link in our bio.
#InternationalDayOfForests #ForestDay #FraserRiver #FraserWatershed #ExploreBC ...
Happy #FoodlandsFriday! Today we are highlighting the Máts’íyelhp / məc̓ənəɬp (Black Hawthorne), one of the species planted at the Foodlands corridor on the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River)*. 🌳 Máts’íyelhp / məc̓ənəɬp are great for riparian restoration as they prefer wetland habitats, and their root system helps stabilize stream banks and reduce soil erosion.
🌿 Want to learn more about the Foodlands Corridor Restoration Program? Check out the link in our bio!
*Capitalized translations are Halq’eméylem (the Upriver dialect of the broader language of Halkomelem), and the lower case words are hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (the Downriver dialect). Halkomelem translation provided by knowledge keepers and speakers from the Kwantlen and Katzie Nations.
#SpeciesSpotlight #FraserWatershed #FraserRiver #GenerationRestoration #watershedrestoration #Naturegram ...
🚨 Take Action in the Lower Fraser Region! 🚨 The City of Burnaby plans to build a large organic waste facility on sensitive wetland habitat in Fraser Foreshore Park, also known as Burnaby Foreshore Park. The facility`s proposed location will remove 21 acres of rare, sensitive wetland habitat along the shores of the Fraser River, which is important for fish and bird biodiversity.
🔗 Take action and help protect the Fraser Foreshore Park today at the link in our bio!
Burnaby residents can fill out an Electoral Response Form and mail it or drop it off at Burnaby City Hall before 4 pm on Friday, April 28, 2023. Non-Burnaby residents can sign the petition to show Burnaby`s mayor and council how much the people of Metro Vancouver care about this area. Please share widely with your friends, family and community.
#WatershedCPR #FraserRiver #BurnabyBC #ProtectNature #ExploreBC ...
Happy International Day of Action for Rivers! Today, we`re celebrating the mighty Fraser River and the complex ecosystem it supports. With over sixty fish species, more than 300 species of resident and migratory birds, and dozens of iconic mammals, the Fraser Watershed is critical for the prosperity and survival of people, communities, and wildlife.
Here at Rivershed, the Fraser River is at the heart of everything we do. We`re building a movement to protect and restore the watershed using Watershed CPR (Connect. Protect. Restore.) – and we invite you to join us. Together, we can make a difference for the Fraser Watershed and the communities that depend on it. Let`s take action for a sustainable future! 🏞 Join the movement today at the link in our bio.
#InternationalDayofActionforRivers #FraserRiver #FraserWatershed #riverside #riverbend #WatershedCPR #BCWatersheds ...
Please join us in welcoming our new Graphic Artist, Leya, to the Rivershed Team! 👋
Leya is a visual artist who uses art, design and drawing to help shed light on ecological concepts. Since completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts at the University of Victoria in 2016, she has collaborated with a diverse range of scientists, organizations and communities. She strives to create images that help make evidence-based research more accessible to wider audiences, with land and water-based learning playing an important role in her creative process. Her reverence for rivers was first cultivated as a participant in a YMCA youth paddling program in the Arctic. She now leads multi-day canoe and kayak expeditions in both salt and freshwater across the coast. She currently lives, works and gardens on Taystay’ich traditional territory of the K’ómoks, Tla’amin and Qualicum First Nations.
🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more about the rest of the Rivershed team
#MeetTheTeam #WatershedCPR #Welcome #GreenJobs #WomenInNonProfits #NewStaff #NewHire #WelcomeToTheTeam #Communications #VisualArtist #GraphicDesign ...
Happy #FoodlandsFriday! Today we are highlighting the Chewõ:lhp / cəw̓i:ɬp (Black Cottonwood), one of the species planted at the Foodlands corridor on the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River)*. 🌳 Chewõ:lhp / cəw̓i:ɬp prefer wetland habitats and grow quickly, making them great trees for riparian restoration work. Their root system will help stabilize stream banks and reduce soil erosion along the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm corridor. Their branches also help shade out invasive species like reed canary grass.
🌿 Want to learn more about the Foodlands Corridor Restoration Program? Check out the link in our bio!
*Capitalized translations are Halq’eméylem (the Upriver dialect of the broader language of Halkomelem), and the lower case words are hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (the Downriver dialect). Halkomelem translation provided by knowledge keepers and speakers from the Kwantlen and Katzie Nations.
#SpeciesSpotlight #botanical #biodiversity #ecosystemrestoration #FraserWatershed #FraserRiver #GenerationRestoration #watershedrestoration #habitatrestoration #Naturegram #NativePlants ...
Today, we are celebrating the incredible women who work tirelessly behind the scenes at Rivershed. Thank you for your dedication, passion, and commitment to improving the health and resiliency of the Fraser Watershed. Happy International Women`s Day! 💚
Learn more about the inspiring women on our staff and Board of Directors at the link in our bio!
Board member Wendy DeDalt is missing from the second photo collage.
#IWD2023 #RivershedWomen #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay #WomenInspiringWomen #Womeninnonprofits #BreakTheBias #GenderEquality #EqualRights #FraserRiver #FraserWatershed #WatershedCPR ...