Help us say no to DFO funding cuts
This past year, Mossom Creek Hatchery celebrated 40 years of stewardship work that brought wild salmon back to Mossom Creek and other streams at the head of Burrard Inlet. This incredible effort relied on a unique partnership between hard-working volunteers and the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Salmonid Enhancement Program (SEP). On Friday May 26, BIMES […]
Did you know that there are gnomes living in the Mossom Creek watershed?
Did you know that there are gnomes living in the Mossom Creek watershed? Gnome plants that is (Hemitomes congestum). These rare and unusual plants don’t photosynthesize. Instead they get their nourishment through a process called mycoheterotrophy – they extract sugars from the fungus associated with tree roots (mycorrhizae), in this case, probably Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla). The photo […]
Artist boosts Mossom hatchery rebuild with painting donation
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted May 21, 2014 at 9:00 AM Kyle Pilon, president of the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society, with artist Wynn Dennett and her painting of the Mossom Creek Hatchery. — Image Credit: SUBMITTED PHOTO There is now a gravel pad where a building used to be and a hole is all that’s left […]
Summer construction start eyed for new Mossom hatchery
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted May 21, 2014 at 9:00 AM— updated May 21, 2014 at 2:44 PM The people who are working to replaced the burned Mossom Creek Hatchery face a race against time as they still need $150,000 to build the facility in time for the salmon spawning season. The Port Moody hatchery, which has been an important […]
$100,000 boost for Mossom Creek Hatchery
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted May 13, 2014 at 7:00 PM Fundraising for the Mossom Creek Hatchery rebuilding project got a boost last week with a $100,000 grant from the Pacific Salmon Foundation — and project team members are as happy as fish fry at feeding time. “That really gave us a push and moved us […]
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