By Patrick Penner, Tri-Cities Dispatch, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Salmon have returned to the Tri-Cities’ by storm, literally.
The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) said returning fish were spotted at four locations in the Tri-Cities over the last week: Noons Creek, Hoy Creek, Oxbow channel off the Coquitlam River, and Hyde Creek.
Continue reading Tri-Cities’ salmon return by stormBy Patrick Penner, Tri-Cities Dispatch, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
When the Hoy Scott Watershed Society hosted their annual Salmon Come Home event last Sunday, the creek was “barely a trickle,” said Tyler Storgaard, hatchery manager.
B.C.’s drought conditions persisted throughout the latter end of the summer and didn’t break until Monday.
Continue reading Only time will tell drought’s full effect on local salmon runs
