Parents and kids welcome! Every year in June (except the last two!) the Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club has an Open House at the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park on Bowen Island. This is a very special event

The Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club (BIFWC) manages the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery located in Crippen Park under the supervision of Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO). We received 100,000 pink salmon eggs last November,

BIFWC volunteers have been busy over the last year. With the help of our partners Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO), the Pacific Salmon Foundation, Metro Vancouver Parks, the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation, and Bowen Island

Parents and kids welcome! Every year in June the Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club has an Open House at the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park on Bowen Island. This is a very special event for Bowen Island children

Written by Tim Pardee for the Bowen Island Undercurrent
November 29, 2016

As this year’s incredible chum spawner return becomes a fond memory, we realize that all good things must come to an end. But wait, here come the coho!

Chum

from Bowen Island Undercurrent
NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Chum salmon returning to the Bowen Island Lagoon have attracted crowds this past week. One on-looker described salmon watching as being akin to watching professional sports, “You

Written by Meribeth Deen for the Bowen Island Undercurrent
October 21, 2016

The call came in on Tuesday evening: adult chum were spotted swimming up the fish ladder and into Bowen’s fresh water lagoon. Tim Pardee sent out an email

One of the strongest advocates for wild salmon, and an opponent of salmon farming on the West Coast, is Alexandra Morton. You’ll find her sampling expedition last weekend interesting. If you wish to see more of her studies and

Parents and kids welcome! Every year on the first Sunday in June the Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club has an Open House at the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park on Bowen Island. This is a very special event for