An update on gravel mining at Norrish Creek, attempted restoration work to improve flows at Worth Creek, and what still needs to happen to defend wild salmon.

Guest author Erin Stakiw reflects on her research on flood management in the Fraser and how it is about more than water—it’s about governance, equity, and how we choose to live with rivers.

Gravel mining in Norrish Creek has caused serious, possibly unlawful damage to fish and habitat. With groundwater-fed creeks drying up and wetlands disappearing, we’re joining allies to demand immediate federal and provincial action to defend wild salmon and their habitat.

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.

Read in detail about the collaborative effort for conservation and cultural preservation of the Gill Bar.

The last time there were salmon in Agassiz Slough, Mahatma Gandhi was still alive, Columbia Records had just introduced the first long playing record, and the calendar read 1948. Salmon in the slough had been consigned to history, because a dike system had virtually closed the troubled waterway – until this spring. The

Thanks to public pressure, including over 1050 letters sent to decision-makers and the advocacy of local stewards, the province of B.C. has walked back their plans to mine gravel from the Vedder River in a pink salmon spawning year. Pink salmon return to the Vedder and the rest of the Fraser River system

Lina Azeez After learning in June about salmon habitat destruction on Strawberry Island in the Heart of the Fraser, Watershed Watch and our supporters kicked up a fuss and helped stop the unpermitted, and possibly illegal, activity. Strawberry Island, just downstream of Nicomen Island, is in a highly sensitive and significant reach

Strawberry Island, in the floodplain of the lower Fraser River is in imminent danger Birds eye view of Strawberry Island with the proposed dike drawing Recently, my colleague Roxanna went out to Strawberry Island to scope out reported damage to fish habitat. Strawberry Island is one of only five remaining large mid-river

Join us on December 15 at 7pm for the online premiere screening of Resilient Waters, a new short film by videographer and photographer Fernando Lessa. Resilient Waters is a project we developed, in collaboration with MakeWay, to identify and prioritize flood control infrastructure upgrades for disconnected waterways that once functioned as salmon habitat in