Government and First Nations Working to Restore Salmon Impacted by Tŝilhqox (Chilcotin) Landslide
In a broad coalition that brought federal, provincial, and tribal leaders together to save Fraser river salmon from the Big Bar landslide in 2019, an expanded effort aimed at salmon impacted by the recent Chilcotin River landslide is underway.
On July 30, a significant landslide occurred in the lower Chilcotin River, a major tributary to the Fraser River, and severely disrupted the river habitat, blocking upstream migration of adult Chinook and Sockeye salmon, and degrading water quality.
Since the slide occurred, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has ...
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