Muchalat Lake Outlet Flow & Temperature Monitoring Nootka Sound Watershed Society's project entitled: Building a Network of Freshwater Monitoring Experts in Nootka Sound has been selected to receive $24,000 in the spring funding round for the PSF Community Salmon Program. The full media release and complete list of all Spring 2026 Community Salmon Program recipients can be found on PSF's blog post: https://psf.ca/news-media/19m-released-for-salmon-conservation-after-record-de

Check out this article on a media release with the Honourable Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature), highlighting the new nature strategy to protect Canada's natural environment. Nootka Sound Watershed Society's collaborative 2 Billion Trees planting and riparian restoration project is highlighted in the media event held May 11 in Oak Bay, Victoria, BC. "On the Island, the Nootka Sound Watershed Society is receiving $917,648 to plant more than 82,000 trees to restore

Statement by Michael Meneer, President & CEO, Pacific Salmon Foundation March 31, 2026 Today, the Government of Canada announced a $410 million investment in wild Pacific salmon conservation as part of a new $3.8 billion federal strategy to protect nature. This comes as a welcome addition just weeks after the federal government committed to renewing the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund. Given the broader economic and geopolitical challenges facing Cana

Chief Jerry Jack, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at some of the big wins for salmon this year. In September, a threatened population of Chinook salmon benefited from $1.3 million worth of restoration work in the Nootka Sound region of Vancouver Island. Just a month after construction was completed, hundreds of salmon were seen spawning at the restored site. “This project is a big deal,” says Jason Hwang, Chief Program Officer and