Landslide mitigation to protect salmon habitat begins at B.C. First Nation

Landslide mitigation to protect salmon habitat begins at B.C. First Nation

A First Nation in British Columbia has partnered with an environmental group to try to mitigate the harms of a massive landslide — known locally as "Big Bertha" — on salmon-bearing streams in the area.

Remediation underway on Clayoquot Sound landslide that collapsed in 1999

Remediation is now underway on a landslide that first occurred in 1999 and has continued to send sediment into salmon bearing streams on the Clayoquot Sound in southwestern Vancouver Island. Redd Fish Restoration Society will work with Hesquiaht First Nation to stabilize the “Big Bertha” landslide. “This is the kind of work that gives us hope,” said Jessica Hutchinson, executive director of Redd Fish Restoration Society. “For years, this slope h…

Landslide mitigation to protect salmon habitat begins at B.C. First Nation – Energeticcity.ca

UCLUELET — A First Nation in British Columbia has partnered with an environmental group to try to mitigate the harms of a massive landslide — known locally as “Big Bertha” — on salmon-bearing streams in the area. The Redd Fish Restoration Society says in a statement that it is partnering with Hesquiaht First Nation on Vancouver Island’s west coast to stabilize and prevent further erosion from the slide, which is sending sediment into local strea…