Tsolum River Restoration Society
mberships. It is easy to give; simply click either one of the icons here and you can contribute one time or set up regular, monthly or annual donations. The "donate" button is Paypal and Canada Helps is a secure not-for-profit service facilitating donations for NGO's.The Tsolum River is closed to all fishing year round due to special
conservation values. Please see the "About TRRS" Page.
Please contact us if you have information, questions, suggestions, ideas, photos or video that you would like to see posted
The photography of Father Charles
Brandt
Click here to see his
incredible galley of photos
click here for Tsolum Legacy Video
Volunteers Have Counted the Tsolum River Pink Salmon!
Some 35 volunteers were involved in a full count of the river and our profound thanks go out to each and every one of you.
60,000 pink salmon is the official number for 2013
As of today
(October 4) spawning has slowed and that wonderful smell of a healthy river is taking over as the carcasses feed the forest and aquatuc habitats
For more information please call Jack at 250.897-4670 (please leave a message with your name and number if no answer) or email tsolumriver@shaw.ca
For our Latest Spring Bulletin Newsletter
Excellent videos and films about the Tsolum River
by filmmaker Ed Homer
Click Here for Ed's full website
Check out this link about Garry Oaks...
Rainwater Management work being done by Convening for Action On Vancouver Island (CAVI) Check it out! Click Here
The Tsolum Celebrates Another Year in the Right Direction
Water Quality continues to improve, we are understanding the fish cycles better and we have small improvements in pink and coho salmon and cutthroat trout numbers. In addition, banks continue to be stabilized, riparian zones replanted and our knowledgable membership grows with dedicated volunteers and landowners throughout the 260 sq. Km watershed.
Thanks to a $4.5 million dollar allocation of BC taxpayers money to remediate the old mine we have effectively seen the end of 44 years of acid rock drainage.
Motivated by the two highest flow events in the history of the
Past News
Tsolum River Partnership wins Premier’s Award of Excellence for Innovation in Partnerships!
Click Here to see the video…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPRGie4qv8k
Full analysis of this and previous year’s numbers will be available soon – stay tuned.
SCOUT TREES 2011 Thursday April 7, 2011
3000 trees planted!
Click Here for the latest newsletter (Winter 2011)
http://www.tsolumriver.org/newsletters/Winter2011Bulletin.pdf
CLICK HERE TO SEE CV RECORD ARTICLE
See below "Tsolum In Flood - Highest flows ever recorded on Dec 24, 2010 at 278 Cubic Cms per second!"
ere all done by 8:30 PM!
The latest data from the minesite shows complete success to date! Not one reading has gone over target since the fall of 2009!
The Latest Media Release on the Minesite - Click Here
THE TSOLUM FACILITY SURVIVED THE FLOOD OF DECEMBER 2010!
The hatchery was in serious flood over Christmas with the building flooded and creek water running freely into the raceways...
Tsolum In Flood - Highest flows ever recorded on Dec 24, 2010 at 278 Cubic Cms per second!
New Reach of the Tsolum River not only survived the flood waters but showed its mettle!
After: Weir Feild installed
Before; note active erosion
Tsolum in flood December 24, 2010 with Weir feild completely submerged: Note flow is well away from bank and where there was active erosion we now see quiet water
After the flood: note weirs all intact, no erosion occurred and we gained a piece of large woody debris
Latest from the Minesite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yCh7Dci8l0
You are reminded that this site is an active mining operation and is OFF LIMITS to vistors! Trespassing charges will be laid.
A wonderful set of art cards and prints are available from the TRRS. Featuring the fine photography of Father Charles Brandt these can be purchased by calling Willa Cannon at 250 337-8524 These are an ongoing fundraiser for the TRRS with all sales going to make fish, repair habitat and complete watershed planning
Latest News
Breaking News - Posted by: Jack Minard on Tuesday April 5, 2011 at 8:48 am
From reports written by Dave Gooding P, Eng and Kathy Cambell, RP, Bio and Recovery Planning commentary by Ken Ashley, professor, Ecological Restoration, BCIT coupled with a ...
Breaking News - Posted by: Jack Minard on Tuesday March 1, 2011 at 10:36 am
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