New: Morice Sockeye Rebuilding Plan
Recently released report provides a blueprint for the recovery of sockeye salmon in Wet’suwet’en Territory. Download the report here .mkd-grid { width: 96% !important; } ...
Province Urged to Complete Grizzly Bear Project
Nov. 23, 2020 TERRACE – A volunteer committee that keeps a watch on resource use and development within a large portion of northwestern B.C. is urging the provincial government to complete a project to fully map out critical grizzly bear habitat. Although a grizzly bear wildlife habitat area of 69,275 hectares was established in 2018, just half has been sufficiently mapped to date, says the Plan Implementation Committee created through the formation of the Kalum Land and Resource Management Plan. The plan area covers 2.1 million hectares of the northwest, stretching south of Kitimat and north of Terrace, taking in several timber supply areas and tree farm licences and contains large...
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Sockeye salmon stocks are crashing. Long-lost notebooks saw it coming....
When The Salmon Spoke
When the Salmon Spoke, presented by Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission and Ping Chong + Company, in collaboration with SkeenaWild Conservation Trust and Salmon Beyond Borders, premiered online on May 31, 2020. Featuring captivating life stories from community members of the Stikine River, as well as cinematic imagery, indigenous music and visual art, this production connects coastal Tlingit and Haida communities and inland Tahltan communities of Alaska and British Columbia. When the Salmon Spoke is a part of Ping Chong + Company’s acclaimed “Undesirable Elements” series of community-specific documentary performances, adapted as a digital experience in the COVID-19 era. The production is led by Tis Peterman...
Summer Education Programs
Watershed Nature Science Camps (5-11 years) SkeenaWild's Watershed Nature Science Camp is an outdoor program that includes interpretive walks, stream surveys, nature science and art activities, and games. 2022 Summer Schedule: WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS ARE NOW FULL! To be placed on a wait list, contact christine@skeenawild.org. July 11-15 (9:00 am to 3:00 pm) at Ferry Island Municipal Campground, Terrace BC - FULL August 8-12 (9:00 am to 3:00 pm) at Furlong Bay Provincial Campground at Lakelse Lake, Terrace BC - FULL $150 per child per week Transportation and bursaries are available. Youth Conservation Camp (12-16 years) - CAMP IS NOW FULL! To be placed on a wait list,...
The Salmon Century Project
Watch Michael Price presentation on his wild salmon population research. ...
Salmon, Climate Change & What You Can Do About It
Watch our Salmon & Climate Change virtual presentation. ...
Activities
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIMENTS Smell Your Way Home Game Salmon have an incredible migration pattern, but which sense organs to salmon use to navigate back to their home stream? Get some first-hand experience what it’s like to sniff your way back to your natal stream! Soil Erosion Bottles This experiment / demonstration activity shows how unprotected soil on the edge of a stream can be washed away by rain, causing damage to the stream and salmon eggs. It also reveals how vegetation dependent on soil to survive can help protect it. Make a Watershed - Using simple materials like rocks, spray bottles, and cocoa powder, this activity illustrates...
Education Resources
Sockeye salmon stocks are crashing. Long-lost notebooks saw it coming....