by Randy | Jul 1, 2022 | News, Restoration, Salmon, Spills, Stoney Creek
At Stoney Creek Environment Committee we know it takes many hands, and a multitude of voices, to defend a creek. So we appreciate others who raise awareness of the dangers facing an urban salmon bearing stream. Recently the Univercity Community Association wrote about...
by Alan James | Mar 6, 2021 | News, Salmon, Stoney Creek, Water Monitoring
Stoney Creek Road Salt and Salmon Project aims to identify the extent of road salt contamination in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and support academic research into the effect of road salt on Coho salmon. We hope this will eventually lead to salt being classed as a toxic substance requiring a licence to apply it.
by Wendy Snyder | Jun 2, 2017 | News, Salmon, Stoney Creek, Storm drain marking
Moscrop Secondary school students gathered last week on the streets that border Guichon Creek to raise awareness in the local school neighbourhood about problems with storm drain run-offs and the health of the fish population.
by Randy | Nov 27, 2016 | News, Salmon
by Randy | Oct 24, 2016 | Salmon
Nine volunteers walked the creek last Sunday and counted over 700 live and dead Chum and three live Coho. That count was added to the Saturday count of 100. Why not go see the fish for yourself? Here’s a link to a map showing good viewing...
by Randy | Oct 20, 2014 | Birdwatching, Salmon, Stoney Creek
One of the activities that we get involved with is trapping juvenile fry and trout in the Stoney Creek watershed. We try to do this throughout the seasons as it gives us an idea of the numbers of fish in various locations, and we can see the sizes of the fish see how...