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# Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club

Salmon Enhancement, Streamkeeping and Education (since 1967)

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## Posts

- [News & Events](https://bowenhatchery.org/news-events/)
- [Coho Bon Voyage – Sunday June 14th, 2026, 11 am – 2 pm](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-sunday-june-14th-2026-11-am-2-pm/) - 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 because they help Club volunteers release the last of the coho fry, which have
- [Coho Bon Voyage – <br>Sunday June 8th, 2025,<br>11 am – 2 pm](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-sunday-june-8th-2025-11-am-2-pm/) - 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 because they help Club volunteers release the last of the coho fry, which have
- [Coho Bon Voyage – Sunday June 18th, 2023, 11 am – 2 pm](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-sunday-june-18th-2023-11-am-2-pm/) - 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 because they help Club volunteers release the last of the coho fry, which have
- [Coho Bon Voyage – <br>Sunday June 2nd, 2024, 11 am – 2 pm](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-sunday-june-2nd-2024-11-am-2-pm/) - 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 because they help Club volunteers release the last of the coho fry, which have
- [Coho Bon Voyage – Sunday June 12th, 2022, 11 am – 2 pm](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-sunday-june-12th-2022-11-am-2-pm/) - 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 for Bowen Island children because they help Club volunteers release the last of the
- [Keeping Hatchery Volunteers Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic – 2020 Coho Bon Voyage Cancelled](https://bowenhatchery.org/keeping-hatchery-volunteers-safe-during-covid-19-pandemic-2020-coho-bon-voyage-cancelled/) - 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, cared for them in incubation trays at the hatchery through the alevin stage, and released the fry near the Causeway
- [Happy Holiday Update - December 2019](https://bowenhatchery.org/happy-holiday-update-dec-2019/) - 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 Municipality we upgraded the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park and repaired several important components of the hatchery water system.
- [Coho Bon Voyage – Sunday June 9th, 2019, 11 am – 2 pm](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-sunday-june-9th-2019-11-am-2-pm/) - 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 because they help Club volunteers release the last of the coho fry, which have
- [Spring Update 2013](https://bowenhatchery.org/spring-update-2011/) - Our Annual Coho Bon Voyage event is always scheduled for the first Sunday in June. For 2013 this will be our 20th event and will be held June 2, from 11 am to 3 pm at the Terminal Creek Hatchery. Visit our celebration and release some wild Coho Salmon Fry into Terminal Creek right at the hatchery location
- [SEP (Salmon Enhancement Project) Workshop 2013 on Bowen Island](https://bowenhatchery.org/sep-salmon-enhancement-project-workshop-2013-on-bowen-island/) - "SEP 35th Anniversary" The Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club (BIF&WC) in conjunction with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation are pleased to announce that the Salmon Enhancement Program (SEP) Community Volunteer Workshop 2013 will be held on Bowen Island May 17 - 19 (Victoria Day Long weekend),
- [Tunstall Beach Project Aims to Revive Creek for Salmon Spawning](https://bowenhatchery.org/tunstall-beach-project-aims-to-revive-creek-for-salmon-spawning/) - By Meribeth Deen, Bowen Island Undercurrent, May 2, 2014. On the weekend of May 3, public access to Tunstall Bay beach will be blocked off so that the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club can complete a project that aims to restore Explosives Creek as a salmon spawning habitat. The creek runs onto the beach
- [Coho Bon Voyage - Sunday, June 1st, 2014  11am - 3pm](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-sunday-june-1st-11am-3pm/) - COHO BON VOYAGE ANNOUNCEMENT Sunday, June 1, 2014, 12:00 to 3:00 PM 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 Bowen Island children because they
- [A letter to members and supporters...](https://bowenhatchery.org/a-letter-to-members-and-supporters/) - As you are aware, Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery operations ceased for the summer after the last of the coho fry were released at Coho Bon Voyage on June 1st. BIFWC volunteers had a very busy season and this update highlights some of the achievements: Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery Production The Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- [Coho Bon Voyage June 2015 Report](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-june-2015/) - Coho Bon Voyage last month was again successful as many Bowen children and their parents helped BIFWC volunteers release the last of our coho fry into Terminal Creek. Smiles and laughter all around and an educational opportunity for the community to recognize the importance of salmon enhancement and protecting fish habitat. The salmon hatchery is
- [Chum Release](https://bowenhatchery.org/our-logo/) - On Sunday, April 21, 2013 we released 210,000 Chum into our Bowen Water Ways. The DFO truck arrived so that we could transfer the Chum into the tank for transportation to our Creeks. It is always great to help with another year of healthy fish that will soon be in our oceans around
- [Excitement at Coho Bon Voyage](https://bowenhatchery.org/excitement-at-coho-bon-voyage/) - Terminal Creek was abuzz with activity as the Bowen community released the last of this season's salmon fry Written by Tim Pardee for the Bowen Island Undercurrent June 7, 2018 The excitement of children seeing the wonders of nature at Coho Bon Voyage on Sunday was infectious. Everybody attending, Bowen community members and visitors from the mainland alike, could feel their vibrant energy.
- [Coho coming after big chum returns](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-coming-after-big-chum-returns/) - 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 spawner returns to Bowen this year have been fantastic – we haven’t seen anything
- [The best return of chum in years, says Pardee](https://bowenhatchery.org/the-best-return-of-chum-in-years-says-pardee/) - 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 just want to cheer them on...” Other creatures are enjoying the return of the salmon as well - like this little
- [Strong return of Chum spawners to Bowen’s Lagoon](https://bowenhatchery.org/strong-return-of-chum-spawners-to-bowens-lagoon/) - 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 letting Fish & Wildlife Club Members and the Department of Fisheries and Ocean’s Community Advisor
- [Alexandra Morton Expedition to the Discovery Islands](https://bowenhatchery.org/alexandra-morton-expedition-discovery-islands/) - 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 videos, please go to her website - http://www.alexandramorton.ca. The focus of BIFWC volunteers is on Bowen
- [Coho Bon Voyage - Sunday June 5th, 2016, 11 am - 2 pm](https://bowenhatchery.org/coho-bon-voyage-2016/) - 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 Bowen Island children because they help Club volunteers release the last of the
- [Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club AGM - Sunday, April 10th 2016, 2:00 - 3:30 PM](https://bowenhatchery.org/agm-sunday-april-10th-2016/) - You are welcome to attend our 2016 Annual General Meeting which will take place Sunday, April 10th, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM in the Bill Rush Memorial Classroom at the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park. Parking is available across from the Public Works Yard and the Gas Station on Mount Gardner Road. After
- [Protecting Bowen Beaches and Offshore Waters From Illegal Poaching](https://bowenhatchery.org/protecting-bowen-beaches-and-offshore-waters-from-illegal-poaching/) - The following article appeared in the Undercurrent, Bowen Island’s local newspaper in mid-November, 2015 Earlier this month a resident of Bowen Island observed the crew and guests of a recreational power boat, which regularly visits Deep Bay, retrieving many crab traps which had been scattered throughout the bay, unloading the catch into large coolers, dropping
- [Year-End Holiday Best Wishes](https://bowenhatchery.org/year-end-holiday-best-wishes/) - BIFWC volunteers have been busy throughout 2015; raising and releasing 100,000 chum and 20,000 coho fry into the ocean and Bowen creeks in the spring, maintaining the climbing pools and spawning area at Explosives Creek which flows across Tunstall Beach into the ocean, working with Metro Vancouver Parks to maintain the fish ladders at Bridal
- [Why are salmon dying in the Salish Sea?](https://bowenhatchery.org/why-are-salmon-dying-in-the-salish-sea/) - A major scientific effort is underway to find out why salmon stocks have declined in the Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound, which together form the Salish Sea. The initiative is being driven by two non-profit organizations – the Pacific Salmon Foundation in Canada and Long Live the Kings in the

## Pages

- [Hatchery](https://bowenhatchery.org/) - Terminal Creek Adult Salmon Spawner Counting Program Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) engineers have concluded that the current Bridal Veil Falls fish ladders do not allow spawning salmon to migrate from Mannion Bay and the Lagoon up to spawning habitat in Terminal Creek. Until a permanent solution is in place, DFO salmon enhancement
- [Hatchery Production](https://bowenhatchery.org/hatchery/hatchery-production/) - 2024 Brood Year Results [table id=16 /] * NOTE: 2024 Chum egg collection occurred on 2024-10-28 on the Alouette River 2023 Brood Year Results [table id=15 /] 2022 Brood Year Results [table id=13 /] * Note: 1,567 fry were released to Terminal Creek on June 15 at 1,299 ATU [table id=14 /] NOTE: 2021 and
- [Contact](https://bowenhatchery.org/hours-open/) - The Bowen Island, Terminal Creek Hatchery Our Hatchery is 100% volunteer run by the Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club. We do not have regular open hours except for special events like the Coho Bon Voyage held on the first Sunday of each June. But! Depending on the time of year the hatchery may have
- [Partners](https://bowenhatchery.org/partners/) - Our Partners Who Make Everything Possible The BIFWC is made up entirely of volunteers who depend on the generosity and dedication of our partners. Our Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Community Advisor, Rob Bell-Irving, is invaluable providing advice and support for 'all things salmon' with emphasis on hatchery operations and habitat rehabilitation projects. StreamTalk
- [Maps of Creeks on Bowen Island](https://bowenhatchery.org/map-of-creeks-on-bowen-island/) - Fish Bearing Watersheds of Bowen Island Bridal Veil Falls Fish Ladder
- [Governance](https://bowenhatchery.org/governance/) - Bylaws of Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club (the “Society”) PART 1 – DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION Definitions In these Bylaws: “Act” means the Societies Act of British Columbia as amended from time to time; “Board” means the directors of the Society; “Bylaws” means these Bylaws as altered from time to time. Definitions in Act apply
- [Davies Creek](https://bowenhatchery.org/davies-creek/) - Davies Creek enters the Ocean on the east side of the Island into the Bay where the ferry docks. Beginning higher up on the mountain the last portion of the Creek flows through the picnic area of Crippen Regional Park. In 2009 we rebuilt part of the creek bed and also added a "Wintering" pond
- [Terminal Creek](https://bowenhatchery.org/terminal-creek/) - Terminal Creek passes right by our Hatchery. It is also the source of our Hatchery fresh water supply. The Creek begins it's start at the dam of Grafton Lake, joins and combines its water with Killarney Creek just before the Falls and ends in the fresh water Lagoon at the ocean. Most of Terminal Creek
- [Lagoon](https://bowenhatchery.org/lagoon/) - The Lagoon is in Crippen Regional Park and is only a 5 min. walk from the Ferry. This is the causeway as seen from the ocean side of the Lagoon. This fresh water Lagoon is the first stage for spawning Chum and Coho salmon and the last stage when the fry return to the ocean.
- [Explosives Creek](https://bowenhatchery.org/explosives-creek/) - Explosives Creek flows into Tunstall Bay on the west side of Bowen Island. Tunstall Beach is one of the most popular beaches for the Bowen community, and the Tunstall Bay Community Association Recreation Centre is just above the mouth of Explosives Creek. Historically, Explosives Creek was a productive habitat for spawning salmon but culvert installation
- [Volunteering](https://bowenhatchery.org/volunteering/) - The Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club is a not-for-profit society incorporated in 1967. Without volunteering it would be impossible to carry out the many wild salmon enhancement, stream keeping and stream rehabilitation programs that we are actively involved with on Bowen Island. Although we do not release the names of our club members, most

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