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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.
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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.
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The SkeenaWild Film & Photo Festival is back for 2025!
The 2025 SkeenaWild Film & Photo Festival is back for its 14th year! Submit your short film or photo showcasing the people, wildlife, and wild places of the Skeena Watershed by October 15. Join us this fall for inspiring screenings across northwest BC.
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New Report Highlights Red Chris Mine’s Impacts and the Path to Responsible Mining in Northwest BC
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust’s independent investigative report illuminates key environmental concerns related to mining in northwest BC. The Red Chris Mine, an open pit copper-gold mine in the Stikine watershed, serves as a cautionary tale for future mining projects in the province. The report dives deep into Red Chris’ monitoring data and reporting, accessed through Freedom…
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Swim The Skeena Challenge
The mighty Skeena River runs 690km from the Sacred Headwaters (Spatsizi Plateau) to the Skeena Estuary near Lelu Island, passing various stunning and essential sites. Join this year’s ‘Swim The Skeena Challenge,’ a joint partnership with SkeenaWild and the City of Terrace. Swim the equivalent distance of the Skeena River at the Terrace Aquatic Centre…
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The Future Is Selective
The Future Is Selective This summer, B.C. salmon fishing has offered a glimpse into a sustainable future. In the Skeena, fisheries have opened with strong returns for species like pink,…
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Defend Skeena Steelhead From Alaska’s Nets
Unsustainable net fisheries are the largest source of mortality for steelhead bound for the Skeena River – especially when those fish are released dead.
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10 Years After Mount Polley: Lessons Learned
August 4th marks the 10th anniversary of the catastrophic dam failure at Mount Polley, an open-pit copper mine near Quesnel, B.C. The collapse released 25 million cubic meters, the equivalent of 10,000 Olympic swimming pools, of tailings and water into critical sockeye salmon habitat.
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Summer Series: Skeena & North Coast Fisheries Updates 2024
SkeenaWild Executive Director Greg Knox and Fisheries Biologist Kaitlin Yehle, outline this season’s preliminary outlook and in-season updates for salmon and steelhead across the North Coast, Skeena and other tributaries in Northwest B.C. They also give updates on the current environmental conditions to give you up-to-date information on the actual returns we’re seeing.
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Ocean Wise pulls sustainability recommendation for southeast Alaska salmon
Watershed Watch Salmon Society, SkeenaWild Conservation Trust, and Raincoast Conservation Foundation are very pleased that Vancouver-based eco-label Ocean Wise has removed salmon harvested in southeast Alaska from its list of recommended sustainable seafood products.