Morrison Creek Streamkeepers

Holes in the smolt fence have been found and plugged, as a result numbers have started to climb. In the case of the chum fry they have started to soar, mornings of 1200, and as of today 5000 fry went through the traps. Add to this coho smolts numbering over…

We are still tweaking things at the smolt fence, looking for those elusive little holes fish seem to find so easily. At one point we were down to zero fish being caught. By week's end things are finally working the way they should. Mostly we are getting a few nice…

The fence was installed on Saturday, APRIL 21ST. Thanks to Dave Radford, Steve Patterson, Stewart McIntosh, Gerald Lohmann, Ralph Shaw, and Dave Davies. The hilights of our first week have been, several hundred fry, mostly chum and coho, although one chinook fry and a couple pink have gone through as…

Once again, Morrison Creek Streamkeepers are setting up a counting fence to find out how many young salmon are on their way to sea from their birthplace in Morrison Creek.

In November 2006 we were pleased and honoured to have Dr Dick Beamish come to Courtenay to give a fascinating talk on lampreys. His interesting and entertaining style made a memorable evening for the room full of people who attended. At one point he quipped that he had previously thought…

Morrison Streamkepers have hosted a number of public events lately, including well attended watershed walks. This is a great watershed to explore, with numerous trails where the public can access the creek and explore its many mysteries in all seasons. Our new interpretive signs provide maps to help you on…