[BCFSN] [IFS] Fwd: Pinks run news

[Cheryl Thomas]

Good news that the Pinks are back ( i hope) - up our way i've been noticing
the change in the water levels with my eyes for years - people in authority
'say' that the snow pack - whatever - are not down - but with our eyes we
can see the truth.  We must change.
Cheryl

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:44 PM, Dawn Morrison <dmo6842 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you Jen for reminding us of the threat of the drought....I have been
> hearing about bizarre behaviour of the animals coming in large numbers into
> places where they don't normally habitat. I like to think that the large
> number of pink salmon are because they are thriving and not because they
> simply have no where else to go.
>
> Tough times ahead with the water issue! The UN has issued a report warning
> about the tipping point of 15 years before climate chaos, and only 2 years
> to radically chart a different path and reduce our carbon emissions
> drastically...time to slow down everything and stop using so much energy
> and consuming so much of everything!  If not now, then when?
>
>
>
> Dawn Morrison,
>
> BC Food Systems Network
> Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
> C/O 555 East 55th Avenue
> Vancouver, B.C, V5X 1N6
> Mobile: 778.879.5106
> Email: dmo6842 at gmail.com
> Website: www.indigenousfoodsystems.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 8:06 PM, Jen McMullen <mcmullen.j at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I live right on the Tsolum and you can see the fry swimming around in the
>> shallow swimming hole. Water levels are an additional concern for the
>> survival of the salmon and the Tsolum is very low, but they seem to be
>> thriving! Incredibly, there were also salmon spawning in the nearby Milman
>> Creek, but it has dried up because of the drought, so those fish were lost.
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Jen
>>
>>
>>
>> Jen McMullen
>> --
>> Fire Trail Farm
>> Master's of Dispute Resolution
>> Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge Cards
>> http://www.indigenousfoodsvi.ca/pacific-northwest-plant-knowledge-cards/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Dawn Morrison <dmo6842 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> HI All,
>>>
>>> While we face some serious issues impacting our wild sockeye salmon, the
>>> forwarded message below holds promise for restoring numbers. It's good to
>>> appreciate good news!
>>>
>>> Thank you to Sharon Niscak, Secwepemc representative of Upper Island
>>> Women of Native Ancestry Society.
>>>
>>> Dawn Morrison,
>>>
>>> BC Food Systems Network
>>> Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty
>>> C/O 555 East 55th Avenue
>>> Vancouver, B.C, V5X 1N6
>>> Mobile: 778.879.5106
>>> Email: dmo6842 at gmail.com
>>> Website: www.indigenousfoodsystems.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Sharon Niscak <springwalk2 at yahoo.com>
>>> Date: Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 9:18 PM
>>> Subject: Pinks run news
>>> To: Dawn Morrison <dmo6842 at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Dawn,
>>>
>>> Thought you would like a positive note:
>>>
>>> 2.  Good news:  The pinks are coming up the Tsolum in the thousands.
>>> This is a remarkable success because 2 years ago the Tsolum River Society
>>> made a decision to not hatche the pinks in the hatchery, but to let them
>>> reproduce naturally in-stream.  So this is the first "native" generation of
>>> pinks since 1964.  Salmon speciate fairly rapidly.  If they can repeat this
>>> miracle for five generations then they may constitute a population specific
>>> to The Tsolum.  I attach some pictures from this morning for your pleasure.
>>>
>>> Enjoy,
>>>
>>> Comox Valley,
>>>
>>> (this is from post of the president of Comox Valley Nature)
>>>
>>> Respectfully,
>>> Sharon
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Cheryl
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