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FOR THE LOVE OF WILD SALMON

Press Release


 

Restoring “Big Bertha”: Major Landslide Mitigation Begins in Hesquiaht Territory

 

 

We urge the federal government to uphold their promise to renew the BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF).

 

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Redd Fish Restoration Society (Redd Fish) is a registered charity focused on restoration, research, and education. For 30 years, Redd Fish (formerly Central Westcoast Forest Society) has worked with the nuučaanuł Nations in Clayoquot, Nootka, and Barkley Sound on ecological restoration in their ḥahuułi (territory).

Our leadership is composed of a board of directors with appointed representation from the five Nations in the region including the hiškʷiiʔatḥ (Hesquiaht) Nation, ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht) Nation, ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht) Nation, Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (Ucluelet) Government, and tukʷaaʔatḥ (Toquaht) Nation Government. Together our mission is to use the best available science, technology, and Indigenous ecological knowledge to restore damaged coastal ecosystems and rebuild wild salmon populations. 

 


by the numbers

Since Redd Fish began in 1995, we have made a quantifiable difference in local watersheds.

427,417 kg

garbage removed

 

308 ha

in riparian restoration

 

514,951 m

logging roads deactivated

241,000

trees planted

 

89,413 m

of streams restored

 

20

wildlife studies

8,696

shrubs/herbs planted

 

1498.4 cubic m

clean spawning gravel added

 

$34,612,237

raised for Projects (as of AUG. ‘22)

*Stats updated July 2024


Find out about some of the challenges facing wild salmon populations.


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This film explores the practice, the methods and the need for habitat restoration in British Columbia's temperate rainforest's. At Central Westcoast Forest Society, we see a clear connection between healthy landscapes and healthy communities. Our coast is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but decades of destructive logging, mining, and development practices have left vast expanses of our temperate rainforest in need of a helping hand. Many wildlife species have become endangered and wild salmon runs that once teemed with life are struggling to survive. Our job is to get the hard work done, and to get it done now. To find out more about the work we do visit: http://clayoquot.org Writer / Producer - Drew Burke http://www.languagetofino.com Director of Photography / Editor - Mark Wyatt http://wyattvisuals.com Shot in the Kennedy Watershed in the heart of the Clayoquot Sound, BC, Canada. Featuring: Warren Warttig Jessica Hutchinson Andy MacKinnon Saya Masso Adrian Burnie Chuck Mack Danielle Francis Jaime Pascoe Nico Hayes Jake Van Dort Ken Easton Andrew Mack
http://clayoquot.org At Central Westcoast Forest Society, we see a clear connection between healthy landscapes and healthy communities. Our coast is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but decades of destructive logging, mining, and development practices have left vast expanses of our temperate rainforest in need of a helping hand. Many wildlife species have become endangered and wild salmon runs that once teemed with life are struggling to survive. Our job is to get the hard work done, and to get it done now. Please visit http://clayoquot.org/donate to learn more and donate to a great cause. Writer / Producer - Drew Burke Director of Photography / Editor - Mark Wyatt http://wyattvisuals.com/project/central-westcoast-forest-society Shot in the Kennedy Flats Watershed in the heart of the Clayoquot Sound, BC, Canada. Featuring: Warren Warttig Tim Sutherland Jessica Hutchinson Lily Burke Kat McGlynn Adrian Burnie Chuck Mack Jason Valentine Marcus Mickey Special Thanks to: Dennis Currie: Marine Guide Joe Leblanc: http://www.atleoair.com Adam Dewolfe: (additional wildlife footage) http://www.adamdewolfe.com/Intro.html Technical: Canon 5d Mark III, Panasonic Gh2, Various Nikon and Canon Lenses. Rode NTG3, Mix Pre-D, Tascam DR40
http://clayoquot.org At Central Westcoast Forest Society, we see a clear connection between healthy landscapes and healthy communities. Our coast is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but decades of destructive logging, mining, and development practices have left vast expanses of our temperate rainforest in need of a helping hand. Many wildlife species have become endangered and wild salmon runs that once teemed with life are struggling to survive. Our job is to get the hard work done, and to get it done now. "Solina Sea" - Gareth Dickson http://garethdickson.co.uk Writer / Producer - Drew Burke http://languagetofino.com Director of Photography / Editor - Mark Wyatt http://wyattvisuals.com Shot at the Atleo River, BC, Canada on September 23rd, 2013 maps.google.ca/maps?q=atleo&hl=en&ll=49.36611,-126.054468&spn=0.067912,0.187025&sll=49.355768,-126.03756&sspn=0.135853,0.37405&t=h&hq=atleo&z=14 Shot on: Blackmagic Cinema Camera BMCC 2.5k Rode NTG2, Mixpre-D, Dr-40

 
 
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