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By Lina Azeez
April 29, 2026
How B.C. can manage floods differently—using fish-friendly infrastructure and nature-based solutions to protect communities and restore salmon.

By Lina Azeez
January 19, 2026
Climate change is increasing flood risk across B.C. Learn how flood hazards, flood-prone areas, and watershed health affect people, property, and salmon.

By Lina Azeez
October 30, 2025
Four years after B.C.’s billion-dollar flood, the province’s Flood Strategy still sits unfunded—leaving people, farms, and wild salmon exposed.

By Lina Azeez
June 3, 2025
When Worth Creek ran dry in December 2024, thousands of salmon eggs were left exposed. Investigations point to gravel mining in nearby Norrish Creek as the cause. This cautionary tale highlights the hidden dangers of gravel extraction on groundwater-fed streams and the salmon that depend on them.

By Lina Azeez
May 21, 2025
Do you live in a floodplain? Many of us don’t know—but with flood risks rising, it’s more important than ever to find out. Learn how to check your risk and why it matters for both safety and salmon.

By Joty Dosanjh
April 11, 2025
Researchers shared insights on salmon survival in marine recreational fisheries and how modernizing flood infrastructure could reconnect key habitats at UBC’s 19th annual symposium on salmonid migrations, ecology and management.

By Lina Azeez
April 9, 2025
Paddle the Slough is back! Join us on May 10, 2025, for a community paddle along Hope Slough in Chilliwack, followed by a self-guided paddling challenge with prizes from May 11–June 15. Learn how this cherished waterway is both thriving and threatened—and how you can help protect it.

By Watershed Watch Staff
November 26, 2024
Tell the federal government to protect salmon from the killer compound 6PPD-q. Public comments are open until December 4, 2024.

By Watershed Watch Staff
October 9, 2024
As more and more salmon populations become endangered, we should take care not to disturb them at this critical time in their life cycle. Here are some basic tips for safe salmon spawn viewing.

By Lina Azeez
June 25, 2024
The federal government has issued a wake-up call on preparing for a future of global warming by denying the bids of several B.C. communities for funding to support large flood infrastructure projects. The decisions to deny funding for major rebuilding projects proposed by Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton underscore an urgent issue: It’s not just

By Lina Azeez
April 29, 2026
How B.C. can manage floods differently—using fish-friendly infrastructure and nature-based solutions to protect communities and restore salmon.

By Lina Azeez
January 19, 2026
Climate change is increasing flood risk across B.C. Learn how flood hazards, flood-prone areas, and watershed health affect people, property, and salmon.

By Lina Azeez
October 30, 2025
Four years after B.C.’s billion-dollar flood, the province’s Flood Strategy still sits unfunded—leaving people, farms, and wild salmon exposed.

By Lina Azeez
June 3, 2025
When Worth Creek ran dry in December 2024, thousands of salmon eggs were left exposed. Investigations point to gravel mining in nearby Norrish Creek as the cause. This cautionary tale highlights the hidden dangers of gravel extraction on groundwater-fed streams and the salmon that depend on them.

By Lina Azeez
May 21, 2025
Do you live in a floodplain? Many of us don’t know—but with flood risks rising, it’s more important than ever to find out. Learn how to check your risk and why it matters for both safety and salmon.

By Joty Dosanjh
April 11, 2025
Researchers shared insights on salmon survival in marine recreational fisheries and how modernizing flood infrastructure could reconnect key habitats at UBC’s 19th annual symposium on salmonid migrations, ecology and management.

By Lina Azeez
April 9, 2025
Paddle the Slough is back! Join us on May 10, 2025, for a community paddle along Hope Slough in Chilliwack, followed by a self-guided paddling challenge with prizes from May 11–June 15. Learn how this cherished waterway is both thriving and threatened—and how you can help protect it.

By Watershed Watch Staff
November 26, 2024
Tell the federal government to protect salmon from the killer compound 6PPD-q. Public comments are open until December 4, 2024.

By Watershed Watch Staff
October 9, 2024
As more and more salmon populations become endangered, we should take care not to disturb them at this critical time in their life cycle. Here are some basic tips for safe salmon spawn viewing.

By Lina Azeez
June 25, 2024
The federal government has issued a wake-up call on preparing for a future of global warming by denying the bids of several B.C. communities for funding to support large flood infrastructure projects. The decisions to deny funding for major rebuilding projects proposed by Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton underscore an urgent issue: It’s not just
