Tag: 2025
2025: Our year in Review
2025 Annual Report 2025: What We Achieved Together And what’s in store for 2026. Your support makes it all happen. Together, we’re building a sustainable future in the Skeena where wild salmon continue to thrive, sustaining the people, cultures, livelihoods and the natural systems that depend on them. Thank you for being part of this […]
Citizen Letter to an MP — Uphold the North Coast Oil Tanker Moratorium
The North Coast of British Columbia is one of the most ecologically rich, culturally significant, and irreplaceable coastlines in Canada. Our salmon rivers, wildlife, forests, and communities rely on clean water, healthy ecosystems, and a stable, resilient marine environment. I’m writing today because a major political development could put all of that at risk.
SkeenaWild warns DFO cuts threaten salmon and communities that depend on them
The federal budget announced yesterday includes $500 million in cuts to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) over four years. That’s five times deeper than the $100 million in cuts over three years Stephen Harper proposed as part of his 2013 budget.
Southeast Alaska 2025 Salmon Season Summary
Southeast Alaska’s 2025 salmon season fell short of forecasts, with pink salmon catches down 10 million. A major fishing shift into District 104 raises new concerns for BC-bound salmon and highlights the need for transparent, cross-border management.
2025 SkeenaWild Film & Photo Festival Finalists Announced
Join us November 22 in Terrace for a showcase of films and photos celebrating the wild people, places, and creatures of the Skeena. Community screenings will follow across Northwest BC and Haida Gwaii.
Summer Series: Skeena & North Coast Fisheries Updates 2025
Our fisheries biologist, Kait Yehle gives us a pre-season Skeena and North Coast fisheries forecast and an environmental conditions report of what we might expect in the coming months as salmon start to come home. We will continue to put out videos throughout the season with updated numbers.
Environmental group in court to challenge substantial start decision of massive KSM mine
Decision allows mega mine to proceed on what group says is an outdated environmental assessment. If built, the KSM project would be one of the world’s largest gold-copper mines
Federal government stops monitoring B.C. salmon runs at the height of the season
Federal government stops monitoring B.C. salmon runs at the height of the season Conservation groups demand urgent action from Ottawa to address “unprecedented management failure.” Conservation organizations are sounding the alarm as key salmon monitoring programs on the province’s north coast are being shut down at the peak of the spawning season. The collapse of […]
SkeenaWild Welcomes Nathan Meakes as New Assistant Director
SkeenaWild is pleased to welcome Nathan Meakes as our new Assistant Director. With a strong background in biology and years of fisheries advocacy, Nathan will help guide our programs in fisheries, habitat protection, science, and education. His leadership will support our mission to defend and rebuild wild salmon populations and the communities that depend on them.
Summer 2025: SkeenaWild Salmon Education in Action
From camps to community events, SkeenaWild’s 2025 education programs inspired youth and families to learn, celebrate, and protect wild salmon.