In the Pacific Northwest, community led restoration projects have a legacy of being a prolific and proactive means to improve salmon habitat across ecosystem types. Community-led initiatives funded in part through the Community Salmon Program have resulted in the rehabilitation of more than 1.1 million square meters of streams and the planting of more than 360,000 trees and shrubs throughout British Columbia. There is also a strong focus from Pacific Salmon Foundation on estuarine and marine initiatives; the Marine Science Program carries out direct research and conservation efforts, while the Community Salmon Program funds activities such as tidal marsh rehabilitation and eelgrass restoration.
The Atlas below is an interactive map of habitat restoration projects funded by the Community Salmon Program, with projects from other community-based groups to be added in future.
Welcoming Additional Restoration Information
We are interested in collecting information on community-funded salmon habitat restoration projects through British Columbia over time. This information may be of estuarine, marine or freshwater restoration operations, including effectiveness monitoring. Please see the Contact Us page and send us an email if you have information to share: or use the Data Submission Form.
Oral History and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
We also recognize the huge value in gathering traditional and historical ecological knowledge and one goal of the Data Centre is to collate these vital types of information. See the First Nations page for details of the First Nations Ecological Knowledge Project
Please see the Contact Us page and send us an email if you have information to share.
