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Migrating Fish of the Fraser Watershed
The Fraser River is not only one of the largest sockeye salmon-producing rivers in the…
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The Southern Resident orcas are an endangered population of fish-eating orcas found in the Salish Sea, and roughly 80% of their diet consists of chinook salmon. Chinook salmon populations in the Fraser Watershed are critically important to this endangered orca population but due to climate change, habitat impediments, and degradation, 14 of 16 populations of Chinook in the Fraser Watershed are now considered threatened or endangered (COSEWIC).
Historically, Southern Residents spent most of the summer feeding on migrating chinook as the fish head back to natal streams in the Fraser Watershed to spawn. Recent research compiled years of whale sighting data and found that as the Fraser River Chinook salmon populations dropped, the time Southern Resident orcas spent around the San Juan Islands declined by more than 75%.
These findings are a reminder that Watershed CPR (Connect. Protect. Restore) is vital to the health and resiliency of the Fraser Watershed and the Chinook that live there. Together, we can make a real difference for future generations, orcas and salmon.
💙 Make sure you`re following @rivershedbc and @orcaconservancy to learn more about the Fraser Watershed and the Southern Resident killer whales!
📷 J Pod
#OrcaActionMonth #FraserRiver #SalishSea #Orca #ChinookSalmon #PacificSalmon
Happy #FoodlandsFriday. Today`s #SpeciesSpotlight is the Western Screech Owl kennicotii, the coastal subspecies. These nocturnal birds are a threatened species and have been severely impacted in British Columbia by habitat loss. 🦉
The Western Screech Owl is considered an indicator species of healthy riparian habitat. Surveys recently conducted along the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River)* corridor found that the restored areas and surrounding forest could be utilized by Western Screech Owl juveniles dispersing and leaving their parents` nest. The Foodlands team will be continuing restoration efforts along the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm corridor, as breeding pairs of these owls need more extensive, healthy areas to thrive.
🌿 Want to learn more about the Foodlands Corridor Restoration Program? Check out the link in our bio!
This project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the federal Department of Environment and Climate Change. Additional support provided by the @PacificSalmonFoundation’s Community Salmon Program, @DrBronner’s and the @healthywatersbc; a program that was funded by the Government of British Columbia and delivered by @refbc in partnership with Watersheds BC.
*hәn̓q̓әmin̓әm (Downriver dialect of Halkomelem) translation provided by knowledge keepers and speakers from the Kwantlen and Katzie Nations.
#SpeciesSpotlight #FoodlandsFriday #OwlsOfInstagram
Here at Rivershed, we love salmon! For #BCWildSalmonDay, some of our team members share why salmon are important to them. 🐟
Today we celebrate Pacific salmon and recognize their tremendous cultural, economic and environmental role around British Columbia. As keystone species, aquatic and terrestrial habitats depend on stable populations of salmon. It is critically important that the Fraser Watershed is resilient and healthy to support salmon populations. Join the Watershed Movement today and together, we can make a real difference for future generations.
💧Do you love salmon, too? Follow the link in our bio, donate $50 or more, and we’ll send you a sockeye salmon enamel pin!
#PeopleforSalmon #WildSalmon #PacificSalmon
📢 Our Annual General Meeting is happening this weekend! Join us on June 3rd to hear about Fraser Watershed CPR (Connect. Protect. Restore.) efforts.
🔗 RSVP at the link in our bio.
#AnnualGeneralMeeting #MeetTheTeam #FraserWatershed
Sound on! Listen to the Pacific Tree Frog! 🐸
In the spring, the Foodlands program collaborates with @birds.canada for multi-year amphibian and bird surveys through their Marsh Monitoring Program to help track the success of habitat restoration efforts along the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River)* corridor. We listened for calls in the river and nearby marshes and heard the Pacific Tree Frog, a native species commonly found in the Lower Fraser and other southern parts of BC.
Volunteers will return to the survey stations again in June and hope to hear a greater diversity of amphibian and bird calls as the weather warms up. Special thanks to Blake from Birds Canada for the support in organizing surveys and training volunteers! Stay tuned for more updates on Marsh Monitoring Surveys!
🔗 For more information about the Foodlands Corridor Restoration Program, visit the link in our bio!
This project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the federal Department of Environment and Climate Change. Additional support provided by the @PacificSalmonFoundation’s Community Salmon Program, @DrBronner’s and the @healthywatersbc; a program that was funded by the Government of British Columbia and delivered by @refbc in partnership with Watersheds BC.
*hәn̓q̓әmin̓әm (Downriver dialect of Halkomelem) translation provided by knowledge keepers and speakers from the Kwantlen and Katzie Nations.
#FrogsOfInstagram #FoodlandsFriday
Do you know some of the migratory fish species found in the Fraser Watershed? Salmon are the most popular, but did you know that three-spine stickleback migrate? Three-spine stickleback are small fish named for the spines on their back. Some sticklebacks will stay in freshwater their entire life, but others will migrate to feed on plankton and fish, then return to freshwater to spawn in the spring.
🐟 Read more about migratory fish in the Fraser Watershed in our new blog post linked in our bio!
📷 Photo credit: Jason Ching/University of Washington
#DidYouKnow #FishMigration #FraserWatershed #SalmonConservation #FraserRiver #BCWildlife
There are over 1,900 species of animals and plants at risk of extinction in British Columbia. The Fraser Watershed is a vital ecosystem that supports many at-risk wildlife species such as the Western Painted Turtle, White Sturgeon, Pacific Water Shrew and Northern Spotted Owl. 🦉
Protecting and restoring habitats that species at risk depend on is essential for their survival. So today, for Endangered Species Day, please consider joining the movement to protect and restore the Fraser Watershed at the link in our bio. Together, we can make a real difference for future generations.
#EndangeredSpeciesDay #BCWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #FraserRiver
Happy #FoodlandsFriday! The team from @kerrwoodleidal has been conducting species-at-risk surveys on the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River)* corridor. One of the species of focus for the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm Restoration Corridor is the wəq̓ə́q (Oregon Forestsnail)*, an endangered species listed by both SARA and COSEWIC that is endemic to the Pacific Northwest. Primary threats to the wəq̓ə́q are habitat loss and fragmentation.
So far, the surveys have found the Glossy Pillar Snail and Robust Lancetooth Snails, which is an introduced species that prey on other snails. 🐌 Moving forward, the Foodlands team is working on recommendations to incorporate big leaf maple and stinging nettle, a primary food source for wəq̓ə́q, into the habitat restoration work along the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm as these types of vegetation are highly valuable for this endangered snail species. 🍃
🔗 For more information about the Foodlands Corridor Restoration Program, check out the link in our bio!
This project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the federal Department of Environment and Climate Change. Additional support provided by the @PacificSalmonFoundation`s Community Salmon Program, @DrBronner`s and the @healthywatersbc; a program that was funded by the Government of British Columbia and delivered by @refbc in partnership with Watersheds BC.
*hәn̓q̓әmin̓әm (Downriver dialect of Halkomelem) translation provided by knowledge keepers and speakers from the Kwantlen and Katzie Nations.
📷: Patrick Lilley
#GenerationRestoration #SnailsOfInstagram
