Cutthroat trout found during Fraser River connectivity project
David Scott finds a rare ocean-going ecotype - a cutthroat trout way out on the North Arm jetty this afternoon during his fieldwork for the Fraser River connectivity project.
Fraser Connectivity Project
Seven years in the Lower Fraser
In 2014, Raincoast initiated its work in the Lower Fraser River.
Tracking Raincoast’s impact through 2020
These conservation efforts and our research have reached millions around the world. Tangible conservation success. 2020 was not all bad - let’s make 2021 even better.
Crucial time for wild salmon
This is a crucial time for wild salmon that depend on the Fraser River.
Fraser Estuary Connectivity Project makes substantial difference to salmon
We are right in the middle of our exciting initiative to breach the Steveston jetty.
Part 1 of ‘wild salmon surrounds us’ S1 E5
In part 1 of this 2 part salmon lesson, viewers learn about salmon as the foundation species of BC.
Fraser Estuary Connectivity Project Phase II complete
In November we finished the second phase of construction for our Fraser Estuary Connectivity Project. The aim of the project is to provide juvenile salmon...
Phase 2 breach construction ends
Phase 2 breach construction at the Steveston jetty east breach wrapped up Friday and everything went great. We are conducting our construction in two phases...
Habitat connectivity project on Fraser Estuary – documenting the second phase
Tomorrow I head back to the Fraser Estuary with Raincoast Conservation to document the second phase of our habitat connectivity project...
Riley Finn: The importance of the Lower Fraser River to salmon populations
Next week Riley Finn, Raincoast Research Associate and University of BC MSc student in the Conservation Decisions Lab, will be giving a @wildresearch Seminar Series Talk.
He will discuss the importance of the lower Fraser River to salmon populations, …
Fraser Connectivity Project makes the news
Fraser Connectivity Project made the cover of the paper today. The article in The Star Metro Vancouver talks about...
Early Sockeye
Sockeye fry in the estuary in August? We caught this little beauty in the estuary this morning, the first time we have ever captured a juvenile sockeye rearing in the estuary this late in the season!!
While most sockeye remain …
Fraser River Update
Earlier this year we began the first phase of our five-year restoration project in the Fraser Estuary making breaches in the Steveston Jetty to allow young salmon access to Sturgeon Bank.
Since breaching the Jetty, we have been monitoring to …
Marsh Boys 2019…
Calendar coming soon….
Photo by Eric Perlett.…
Coyote tracks in the Fraser estuary
Did you know coyotes are common in the Fraser estuary? We found these tracks while...
Fraser Connectivity Update
Fraser Connectivity Project monitoring continues at our jetty breach locations yesterday! The west breach is looking great with a nice channel developing onto the foreshore, transporting freshwater, fine sediment and fish into the estuary instead of out to sea!
Learning the Ropes: Fraser Connectivity Project
Eric Perlett learning the ropes of the Fraser Connectivity Project!…
Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program
The Fraser is one of the world’s great rivers. Historically it produced more salmon than any other place in North America. ⠀
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Given the importance of Fraser River salmon ecologically, culturally and economically, and the intensity of development pressures …
Starting with Fraser River
Thanks to everyone who came out tonight to learn about the road to recovery for the Southern Resident killer whales at the temple of stoke! It all starts with recovering Fraser River Chinook salmon populations!…
Ongoing positive results in Steveston
We are continuing to see positive results for our habitat connectivity project in the Fraser Estuary. Young Salmon are still using the breaches we created in the Steveston Jetty to access Sturgeon Bank.
…“The best investment both for chinook salmon
Water flowing through a Steveston jetty breach
This is a picture of water flowing through one of our breaches of the Steveston jetty, note the rock on the right hand side blocking the water from flowing that way! Check out our new video about the whole project! …
Office in the field
This is yesterday's office. Here I am downloading data from my data logger...
(De)construction complete
We have completed (de)construction of three breaches of the Steveston Jetty. The Steveston Jetty is an 8 km long rock jetty which controls the position of the main arm of the Fraser River as it enters the estuary for the …
Rare cutthroat trout
This little beauty made a rainy morning so worth it. This is the first cutthroat trout...
