Published on 2020 11 04 | by Kristen Walters, Lower Fraser River Salmon Conservation Program Coordinator | in Notes from the Field
On three, we haul the lead line in. One, two, three! I kneel in the stream holding up the seine net and begin combing through debris of leaves, sticks and small rocks, looking for flashes of silver amongst the dull colours. Coho! My colleague, Ian Hamilton, a Fisheries Biologist and Habitat Restoration Department Head at […]
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Published on 2004 05 05 | by Raincoast | in Notes from the Field
With each step my foot sinks into a thick mat of woven moss and with each step I wonder whether there is anything beneath this mat to support my weight. I step cautiously, just in case, but I’m also trying to keep up with my partner, Chester Starr (the Lone Wolf), who moves swiftly through […]
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