Farewell, dear salmon!

On May 23/19, we took our beloved salmon to Hunter Park in Lynn Valley and released them in the creek.

(Temporary Backup) Seymour River Salmon Hatchery

We were so lucky today!  We got to explore the Seymour River Salmon Hatchery. We impressed the staff with our salmon knowledge, and we left with even more!

At Hurry Creek, students gathered sediment and collected water samples to look for invertebrates, a very important part of the food  chain. 

We spooned samples into little petri dishes to look at under microscopes. 


What IS that?!

Meanwhile, in the main Hatchery building,

Kate helped us identify different species...

... and demonstrated how they gather the eggs from spawning salmon. 

Back to Hurry Creek now for some stream surveying. Are conditions here suitable for growing salmon?

Other fun photos:









That is actually a branch making that C shape. 

Rainy on the outside, but sunny on the inside!

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for their Open House. It’s well worth the trip

Already asleep?

Cedar boughs and salmon bones back to the source

Indigenous people only use what they need from the earth. When they have finished with something, they return it so that it may continue to grow and provide for them. We returned our cedar boughs and salmon bones to the creek. 

Closing ceremony

Each family was thankful for many things. Our Elders spoke for their groups. 

I am so thankful I got to be with our children as they had this new experience. 

Matthew is a gracious, dignified Elder. 

Final bits of fun

Lots of us had lots of energy. 














And then people started getting tired. 

Lunch and chores

Thank you for cleaning the boxes. 

Thank you for scrubbing the bannock sticks. 

Thank you for washing the dishes.