Biggest juvenile sturgeon release event into the Nechako River - Vanderhoof Omineca Express

Biggest juvenile sturgeon release event into the Nechako River - Vanderhoof Omineca Express

The 2026 Juvenile Sturgeon Release Event on June 5 at Riverside Park in Vanderhoof was the biggest release event ever, with nearly 950 students, plus educators, volunteers, community members, and Indigenous Elders. Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative helped commemorate the 100th anniversary of Vanderhoof’s incorporation with the release of a special sturgeon that was named ‘Marjorie.’ The event starts in the classroom in the weeks leading…