Riley Finn is a Raincoast research associate. He is studying at UBC. He loves data sets, river systems, salmon, threat modelling, and understanding how humans fit into the landscape. You can find him in the estuary.
Most of this seasonally available habitat is no longer accessible.
There is currently renewed interest in locating historical streams that have long been paved over and lost in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Mapping these historical landscape features offers a connection to the land that has been lost through urbanization and highlights opportunities for restoration…
Much of this data currently contained within the atlas comes from provincially available data online, as well as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the local stewardship organizations that we have met with. We hope that the map can be used to support decision making, management and…