Watershed Workforce on the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River)

This Lower Fraser Watershed Workforce program offers young people a chance to spend time on the land and water in relationship to the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm (Salmon River) in Langley, at an active Foodlands corridor where restoration and long-term care of land and water are underway.

This program is for young people who are curious about rivers, interested in how land and water are cared for, or wondering what watershed stewardship can look like in practice. This is a way to learn by being there.

Since care for this place is ongoing, participants are able to learn from work that is unfolding over time rather than from a single project or moment.

Learning Across Connected Waters

Time may be spent on the Fraser to explore how waters connect across regions, alongside time on the land near the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm to observe restoration and stewardship work in practice.

Experiences may include:

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A paddle on the Fraser River.

Two people standing on the banks of the flooded sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm Corridor; one standing in a blue jacket, the other crouching.

Time spent near restored riparian and floodplain areas along the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm.

Listening to those involved in caring for this place.

An upright cylinder made of wire is shown surrounding a young tree to protect it from local beavers. Behind it, a young woman with dark hair wearing a dark grey hoodie and red gloves is hammering in posts to secure the wire caging. Behind her are tall grasses and young saplings.

Exploring the kinds of skills, roles, and responsibilities that support long-term stewardship.

These experiences help young people understand how stewardship roles and skills show up in real places, and how they connect to long-term care for land and water.

Learning from an Active Restoration Corridor

Spending time alongside an active Foodlands corridor makes visible how restoration and stewardship unfold over many years. Participants can observe how restored areas change over time, how maintenance and monitoring support long-term health, and how care for land and water is shaped by relationships and shared responsibility.

Time spent on the Fraser River helps place this work within the larger watershed context, showing how actions in one place connect to the health of the whole.

Watershed Workforce activities connected to the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm evolve from year to year, shaped by relationships, capacity, and current restoration activities.

2026 Program OPEN for registration

A FREE 2-day overnight experience for youth (ages 15 to 20) on September 26 and 27. Day one will focus on hands-on restoration work at the sc̓e:ɬxʷəy̓əm Foodlands site, with opportunities to learn from experts. Day two includes paddling the Fraser River in Voyageur canoes. Register below

About Watershed Workforce

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