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WEST VANCOUVER STREAMKEEPER SOCIETY
Presentation toProbus Club of North Shore Vancouver
July 13, 2015
“Salmon Thrive in Urban Streams –Imagine That!”
Life in one of our streamsLawson Creek
Coho Salmon – Hadden Creek
Chum Salmon – Lawson Creek
Pink Salmon – Cypress Creek
Territory
All the streams and tributariesin West Vancouver
22 of them - from Brothers Creek in the east to Larson Creek in the west
From the largest watershedCypress Creek
Brothers Creek – Second Largest
To the smallest
And many intermediate size streamsEagle Creek
McDonald Creek
Juvenile Coho and Cutthroat Trout
Aquatic Insects
Stonefly Caddisfly
More bugs (macro-invertebrates)
Mayfly Scud
So how do Streamkeepers help?
Who are we?
Society formed in 2001 (previously part of NorthShore Streamkeepers)
Today214 paid members from the community90 of the members do volunteer work
9 person board of directors16 working committees
Objectives
Maintain the health of all streams Protect and enhance fish populations
Assist with stream repairImprove stream access for salmon
Run education programsRaise community awareness
Maintain the health of our streams
Water qualityInvasive plant removalPlant native vegetation
Municipal by-laws protecting creeksWork closely with District staff
Information for the public
Nelson Creek Hatchery
Nelson Creek Hatchery
Volunteer operated
Each year we raise 120,000 chum salmon fryand
30,000 coho salmon fry
Purpose - to help build salmon stocks in localstreams
Chum Fry – ready for release
Transporting the fry
Fry release into local streams
Improving Access for Returning Adult
Salmon
Overcoming the impact of storm water
management – culverts mainly
Baffles in Culverts
McDonald Creek Rodgers Creek
Baffles in Culverts
Lawson Creek Brothers Creek
Nelson Creek at Telegraph Trail
Fish Ladder Installations
Rodgers Creek McDonald Creek
Lawson Creek – at The Legion
Lawson Creek – under the Bank of Montreal
Brothers Creek at Stevens DriveAlaska Steep Fish Ladder
Rearing Ponds
Home to juvenile coho salmon fortheir first year in freshwater and
resident cutthroat trout
Rearing Pond – Juvenile Coho SalmonMcDonald Creek – Hay Park
Larson Creek Rearing PondGleneagles Golf Course
Major Projects since 2010
Brothers Creek Viewing PlatformCypress Creek Fish Ladder
Memorial Park Centennial Rearing PondCreek and Bridge Signage
McDonald Creek – Estuary EnhancementRodgers Creek – Estuary Enhancement
Brothers Creek – At Keith RoadSalmon Viewing Platform
Brothers Creek
Cypress Creek Fish Ladder
Centennial Rearing Pond McDonald Creek – Memorial Park
Memorial ParkCentennial Rearing Pond
Centennial Rearing Pond
Rearing Pond – Memorial Park
Creek signs at road crossings
Creek signs on bridges
Education
Elementary studentsHigh school students
University age students
Storm Drain Marking
Yellow Fish beside storm drains
High School StudentsSpawner Salmon Surveys
High School Students
University Age Students StreamTeam – Citizen Science
Community Awareness
Adopt-A-FishCommunity Day
Coho Festival
Adopt-A-Fish
Coho Society, Memorial Library andWest Vancouver Streamkeepers
Adopt-A-Fish
Community Day
Estuary Enhancement Projectsand
Shoreline Preservation Program
District of West Vancouver
Shoreline Preservation and ProtectionPlan
Strategic placement of large bouldersin the inter-tidal and sub-tidal waters –
creating small reefs and tombolos.
Estuary Enhancement
Purpose
To modify creek estuaries to allowbetter access for returning adult
salmon through a broader range oftides.
Lawson Creek
Shoreline preservation work completed in 2007 - resulted in a new
estuary.
This was not an intentional salmonenhancement project.
Lawson Creek - modified
Objective – a defined channel – easeof access for returning adult salmon
In the fall of 2007 – 51 salmonentered Lawson Creek (47 coho
and 4 chum salmon)
Today, two societies work closely together to achieve their objectives
West Vancouver ShorelinePreservation Society
andWest Vancouver Streamkeeper Society
Shoreline and Estuary Projects arealways managed by the
District of West Vancouver- through the Environment
Department
McDonald CreekEstuary Enhancement Project
Completed in 2014233 truckloads of predominantly large
bouldersRock source – mostly British Pacific
PropertiesTwo excavators
Construction period – two weeks
McDonald Creek – pre-construction
Some large rock placement
No defined channel
Pre-Construction
Construction – June 2014
Post-Construction – Sept. 2014
Post-Construction
Cash cost - $130,000
Fully funded by Streamkeepersthrough grant applications.
Oversight by the District
Donors – Cash
Pacific Salmon Foundation Recreation Fisheries Conservation
Partnerships ProgramCoho Society of the North Shore
West Vancouver Community FoundationTD Friends of the Environment
CN RailFortis BC
Seaspan Marine
Donors – In-Kind
District of West VancouverBalanced EnvironmentalBritish Pacific Properties
West Vancouver Streamkeepers
Next Estuary Enhancement Project
Rodgers Creek
August-September 2015
Rodgers Creek – Jan. 2015
Rodgers Creek – Jan. 2015
Rodgers Creek – Concept Plan
Estimated cost - $140,000
Funds raised by Streamkeepers$150,000
Funds will also allow upgrade of thebaffles from the ocean to Bellevue
Avenue
Last Project
“Hadden at Hadden”
(Hadden Drive culvert replacementon Hadden Creek)
Hadden Creek Culvert – downstream side
Hadden Creek Culvert – upstream side
Female coho – spawned out
Male coho – spawned out
District of West Vancouver
Will replace this culvert in August aspart of the infrastructure upgrade
throughout the community.
Culvert will be baffled and passable forreturning adult coho salmon.
Salmon Enhancement
How simple, sometimes, this can be.
Wood Creek – 120 metre culvert.
Brothers Creek pink salmon enhancement.
Fall 2014 – 200 chinook salmon entered Brothers and Hadden Creeks and spawned.
Keith Road – 120 metre culvert below
Wood Creek – before and after complexing
Salmon Enhancement
How simple, sometimes, this can be.
Wood Creek – 120 metre culvert.
Brothers Creek pink salmon enhancement.
Fall 2014 – 200 chinook salmon entered Brothers and Hadden Creeks and spawned.
Pink Salmon – Sept. 2013
Pink Salmon – Sept. 2013
Salmon Enhancement
How simple, sometimes, this can be.
Wood Creek – 120 metre culvert.
Brothers Creek pink salmon enhancement.
Fall 2014 – 200 chinook salmon entered Brothers and Hadden Creeks and spawned.
Chinook Salmon – Nov. 1, 2014
Chinook Salmon – Nov. 1, 2014
Thank you for your interest
West Vancouver StreamkeeperSociety
Native Plantscommon in riparian areas
Willow and Red-osier
Salmonberry
RedOzier
Sword fern
Salmonberry and Sword fern
Deer fern & Oregon-grape
RedHuckleberry
Pacific willow
Vine maple beyond Red alder
Invasive Plants foundwithin riparian zones
Japanese knotweed
Japanese knotweed later
Japanese knotweed invading
It can come through a road
Young Hogweednext to Vinson Creek
Maturing hogweedHe is too close for comfort
Seeding hogweed15 ft tall, 1000 seeds per head!
Lamiun (Yellow archangel)
Spurgelaurel
(Daphne)
Policeman’s helmet (Impatiens)
Thank you
West Vancouver Streamkeepers
