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Watershed Watch Salmon Society
- Watershed Watch: 25 years of standing strong for wild salmon conservation May 2, 2024Craig Orr, Watershed Watch's Founder and Former Executive Director reflects on the 25th anniversary of Watershed Watch Salmon SocietyDene Moore
- Watershed Watch 50/50: You could net up to $10,000! April 19, 2024We’re celebrating 25 years of Watershed Watch Salmon Society with our first-ever 50-50 raffle. Get your tickets to help us defend wild salmon and you could win!Meghan Rooney
- Salmon die-off mystery solved, now we wait for 6PPD action April 17, 2024The car tire chemical 6PPD is deadly to salmon when it runs off into urban streams. Watershed Watch has asked the Canadian government to review its use.Dene Moore
- Honouring the life of John Allen Fraser, wild salmon conservationist April 11, 2024John Allen Fraser, passed on April 6, 2024, at the age of 92. John was a tireless advocate for environmental conservation and for the protection of wild salmon.Stan Proboszcz
- Join our webinar on Alaskan interceptions of B.C. salmon April 9, 2024Watershed Watch and SkeenaWild invite you to join our webinar on our recent analysis of Alaskan interception of B.C. salmon and steelhead on May 3, 2024.Meghan Rooney
- A good buy or greenwashing? Seafood eco-label misleading April 3, 2024The UK-based Marine Stewardship Council will recertify the Alaska salmon fishery as sustainable in May, despite its devastating bycatch of B.C. wild salmon.David Mills
- B.C. Flood Strategy – A good plan on paper March 26, 2024B.C.'s new Flood Strategy includes many things Watershed Watch has been advocating for, including incorporating nature-based flood defenses — what's missing is the funding to make it a reality.Lina Azeez
- World Water Day March 20, 2024On March 22 the planet celebrates World Water Day, a time to reflect on the importance of fresh water in all aspects of life and advocate for its sustainable management.Meghan Rooney
- Fish Farms Kill: The long history and heavy toll salmon farms have had on fish and wildlife March 12, 2024Warning: This article contains graphic images of wildlife killed and injured at B.C. open net-pen salmon farms, showing the heavy toll they have on wildlife.Stan Proboszcz
- Watershed Watch 2023 annual report March 5, 2024In 2023, salmon were anywhere from plentiful and thriving to sparse and struggling. While we have a lot more work to do, we had some major victories in 2023. Read Watershed Watch's 2023 Annual Report.Aaron Hill