Steller stand-up for Port Moody hatchery rebuild
A behind-the-scenes tour of the UBC Marine Mammal Open Water Projects at the Steller Sea Lion Research Station at Reed Point Marina in Port Moody was auctioned off for $500 at the recent Mossom Creek Hatchery gala. The money will go toward rebuilding Port Moody’s Mossom Creek Hatchery, which was destroyed by fire in December […]
MOSSOM CREEK HATCHERY: Lafarge plays major role in rebuilding Port Moody hatchery
by Diane Strandberg – The Tri-City News posted Aug 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM Mossom Creek Hatchery 2.0 started taking shape in Port Moody this summer when Lafarge Canada began building forms and pouring concrete to get the hatchery building up and running in time for the fall salmon spawning season. Above, on the team are (front) volunteer project […]
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 […]
Swamp Lanterns a.k.a Skunk Cabbage
Originally published by the Tri City News. Otherworldly, they rise like luminous golden flames from the swamp’s black ooze. And, unmistakably, there is something in the air. Here on the wet coast there is no surer sign of spring. Skunk cabbages, modest of moniker but fabulous in form, once again decorate our lowland wet spots […]
Liking the Lichen
Finding big ragged pieces of Lungwort lichen in the Mossom Creek watershed reveals two things. One, it has been windy recently. Two, the air quality in the Lower Mainland is improving. Lobaria pulmonaria, like all lichens, is extremely sensitive to pollutants in the air. It used to be that I could not find such lichen […]
Mossom Creek Satellite Map
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