Community Salmon Program Grants | Pacific Salmon Foundation
PSF’s Community Salmon Program funds volunteer and community–driven organizations that undertake salmon conservation and restoration projects.| Pacific Salmon Foundation
PSF’s Community Salmon Program funds volunteer and community–driven organizations that undertake salmon conservation and restoration projects.| Pacific Salmon Foundation
The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) is pleased to announce the winning image from our annual Salmon Conservation Stamp Competition. Valerie Rogers was awarded first place with her submission titled Rapid Ascent. Rogers’ submission is one of 20 entries in this year’s competition.| Pacific Salmon Foundation
New report highlights salmon recovery in some regions, but long-term declines persist| Pacific Salmon Foundation
The first Fraser River sockeye salmon returns have been unexpectedly high so far this year, significantly surpassing pre-season forecasts, yet experts remain cautiously optimistic as they wait to find out how many salmon successfully spawn. As of July 29, 734,400 Early Stuart sockeye had already passed through the lower Fraser River, starting a 1,200-kilometre journey to their spawning grounds near Fort St. James, B.C. It’s welcome news for a population that has struggled in recent years. I...| Pacific Salmon Foundation
Every year, PSF’s Stewardship Community Bursary program awards bursaries worth $2,500 to support multiple students in B.C. and the Yukon with a passion for salmon conservation and restoration. By alleviating financial barriers, we aim to foster the next generation of salmon stewards dedicated to advancing salmon recovery.| Pacific Salmon Foundation
Each year, the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) supports the next generation of salmon leaders through scholarships and bursaries that help students pursue their academic and professional goals in salmon conservation. This spring, two students in Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Fisheries and Aquaculture Diploma Program received PSF-supported scholarships in recognition of their outstanding academic performance and […]| Pacific Salmon Foundation
The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) has awarded an unprecedented $1.8 million to 119 community-led salmon stewardship projects across British Columbia. This funding will yield an estimated $15 million in total value for Pacific salmon conservation.| Pacific Salmon Foundation
First launched six years ago in British Columbia, Wild Salmon Day has grown into an international movement. Established by the Province of British Columbia in 2019, Wild Salmon Day began as a day of recognition to celebrate the vital cultural and ecological role of salmon in B.C. and the Yukon. In 2025, Wild Salmon Day is crossing borders.| Pacific Salmon Foundation
Floodplains provide critical, food-rich habitat for juvenile salmon. These low-lying areas adjacent to stream channels allow young salmon to grow healthy and strong before their journey to the ocean. Floodplains form seasonally when water levels are high and rivers naturally flood, creating a temporary reservoir of water that slows water flows, reduces flooding intensity, and […]| Pacific Salmon Foundation
A parasitic disease that can be lethal for juvenile salmon has been recently detected in British Columbia. Whirling disease –– named after the erratic spinning behaviour of infected fish –– was first detected in Canada in 2016 in Alberta. In December 2023, whirling disease was first detected in B.C. at Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park. A year later, it was found in Kootenay Lake, a vital habitat for kokanee sockeye salmon. In extreme cases in the western U.S., whirling disease has r...| Pacific Salmon Foundation
The earliest record of salmon in North America is of the ‘Saber-Tooth Salmon’ in fossils dating up to 7 million years ago … at up to three meters long these weren’t your typical ‘salmon’!| Pacific Salmon Foundation
