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Collaborative work sets stage for revival of famous Shuswap sockeye run
Partners began restoring the river’s natural channels to help salmon recover after wildfire damage and habitat loss that has reduced spawning areas for decades.
- Led by First Nation Skwlx te Secwepemculecw, the Pacific Salmon Foundation and partners began work in March to restore Adams River channels damaged by the 2023 Bush Creek East wildfire.
- Over the last three decades, the river shifted from multiple channels to one, reducing spawning habitat; Jason Hwang, PSF chief program officer, explains that overhead shots from 2022 and 2026 reveal dramatic landscape changes caused by the fire.
- The Pacific Salmon Foundation projected run sizes fell by 64% due to rising ocean temperatures, dropping initial estimates from 7.7 million fish to 2.8 million as of August, despite 2026 being a 'dominant' cycle year.
- Shuswap Environmental Action Society president Jim Cooperman expressed concern over recent numbers, noting only 313,000 fish entered the Fraser River as of October 2, with fewer than 200,000 expected to reach the Adams River.
- Organized by the Adams River Salmon Society, the annual Salute the Sockeye Celebration is currently underway at Provincial Park in the North Shuswap and continues until October 25 with guided tours and cultural education.
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Collaborative work sets stage for revival of famous Shuswap sockeye run
'Now, everybody hopes that some salmon will come back'
·Salmon Arm, Canada
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