
Where to spot salmon: Metro Vancouver and Sea-to-Sky
Blog, Salmon SpottingFall in Metro Vancouver signals the start of salmon spawning season for coho and chum, as well as pinks in odd-numbered years like 2025. 27 million pink salmon are predicted to return to the Fraser River in 2025 – the highest forecast in…

Where to spot salmon: Vancouver Island
Blog, Salmon SpottingHere are some of our favourite public spots to view spawning salmon on Vancouver Island. We've included family-friendly locations with clearly marked trails and viewing areas. If you have a favourite spot to share, email us!
Goldstream…

Where to spot salmon: Southern Interior B.C.
Blog, Salmon SpottingHere are some of our favourite public spots to view spawning salmon in the Southern Interior of B.C. We've included family friendly locations with clearly marked trails and viewing areas. If you have a favourite spot to share or more information…

Where to spot salmon: Tri-Cities
Blog, Salmon SpottingFall in the Tri-Cities signals the start of salmon spawning season for coho and chum, as well as pinks in odd numbered years like 2025. Here are some of our favourite public spots to view spawning salmon in Port Moody, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam!…

Where to spot salmon: Northern B.C.
Blog, Salmon SpottingHere are five of our favourite public spots to view spawning salmon in Northern B.C., from Terrace to Prince George and Valemount. We’ve included family-friendly locations with clearly marked trails and viewing areas. If you have a favourite…

Where to spot salmon: Fraser Valley
Blog, Salmon SpottingHere are some of our favourite public spots to view spawning salmon in the Fraser Valley. We've included family-friendly locations with clearly marked trails and viewing areas. If you have a favourite spot to share, email us!
Chehalis…

Study finds last decade was the worst on record for salmon monitoring in B.C. and Yukon
Blog, PressA new study has found that the past decade was the worst on record for monitoring salmon populations in British Columbia and the Yukon since broadscale surveys began more than 70 years ago.

Remembering Champions of Pacific Salmon: Peter McCully and Pat George
BlogThe salmon conservation community in British Columbia recently lost two remarkable individuals: Peter McCully and Pat George. Their passion for salmon, stewardship, and education touched countless people and contributed to healthier salmon populations…

Where cottonwoods grow, salmon follow
Blog, Community Salmon Program, Salmon StewardThe Deadman River, located in the traditional lands of the Skeetchestn Indian Band, near Kamloops Lake, is an area where cottonwoods have vanished due to industrial development and climate change. The Deadman is a key tributary to the Thompson River, providing valuable habitat for pink, coho, steelhead, and Chinook salmon.

Community Bursary Spotlight: Samantha Rhodes
Blog, Community Salmon ProgramPSF’s Stewardship Community Bursary program awards multiple $2,500 bursaries every year to post-secondary students in B.C. and the Yukon who are pursuing a career related to Pacific salmon.
Eligible applicants must be residents of B.C.…

As B.C. enters another drought season, how will salmon fare?
Blog, Climate Adaptation SeriesExtreme drought conditions have impacted watersheds in British Columbia for several years, and 2025 is no exception. Emergency fish salvage and monitoring efforts are underway due to exceptionally warm and dry weather this year that has led to low flows and warm waters, causing life-threatening challenges for salmon.

Sockeye salmon returning to Fraser River in great numbers
BlogThe 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.