Pacific Salmon Foundation is a charitable non-profit granting organization dedicated to conserving and restoring Pacific salmon and their home watersheds.

Vancouver, BC, Canada
PSF leadership recently met with Mamalilikulla First Nation Chief Winidi (John Powell) and his team to tour the Mamalilikulla Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA), northeast of Port McNeill. Learn more: vist.ly/5gczy 📸: Taylor Roades, Jim Shinkewski
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Are you a student passionate about salmon? PSF’s Stewardship Community Bursary offers $2,500 to students in B.C. or the Yukon enrolled in a program related to salmon conservation or restoration. Apply today: vist.ly/5eqhy
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Earlier this summer, PSF funded $6,000 for the BC Conservation Foundation and the Snuneymuxw First Nation to salvage juvenile salmon in Nanaimo. So far, crews have rescued more than 5,000 fish and are working toward a plan that will allow more timed "pulse" water releases.
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With PSF support, Lake Babine Fisheries are building structures that mimic beaver dams in the headwaters. These will help restore the watershed's natural ability to store water and release it slowly throughout the year. Learn more: vist.ly/5bhkd
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Ever seen 30,000 steelhead enter the ocean? Earlier this summer, Steelhead Lager joined PSF to participate in a steelhead release from the Seymour River Hatchery. Now they'll spend several years at sea before coming home to spawn in local streams.
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To combat the spread of whirling disease, Clean, Drain and Dry all boats and equipment when moving between water bodies. With PSF support, local stewards at Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society will lead community outreach among water users this summer.
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Great news! A PSF grant will extend a major coho salmon habitat restoration project led by the Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society on Birkdale Farm in Comox. Learn more: vist.ly/59wc5
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As of June 15, 2026, the provincial mountain snowpack is at 48% of normal, down from 64% of normal on June 1. PSF is working with partners to drive proactive drought planning, stream monitoring, and faster interventions for salmon. Learn more at PSF.CA
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Visit PSF’s shop to browse gifts he might actually use: t-shirts, socks, and a baseball cap, visor, or beanie perfect for a day on the water. Add a donation to help your gift go further for salmon. Find your Father’s Day gift now: vist.ly/575w7 #FathersDay #WildSalmon
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Wild Salmon Day reached 7.1 million people, and it’s all thanks to YOU 🐟 From the whole team here at PSF, we are thankful to everyone who raised the flag for salmon across B.C. and the Yukon, and around the world. #WildSalmonDay
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Happy #WorldOceansDay! PSF scientists are using innovative tagging and sampling techniques in the ocean to pull back the curtain on salmon health, diet, and environmental stressors in real time. Together, we can act to help salmon survive at sea. 📸: Tavish Campbell
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PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION retweeted
June 1 is #WildSalmonDay ! Wild salmon hold tremendous cultural and environmental value for people around the world. Kudos to the @PSF Pacific Salmon Foundation for their great efforts! More: wildsalmonday.com/
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Happy Wild Salmon Day! 🎉 Join us today to celebrate salmon and raise awareness of the threats they face! It will take all of us to ensure healthy salmon for future generations. Share the flag and use the #WildSalmonDay.
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Raise your voice for salmon! Join hundreds of people taking our 1-minute poll ahead of International Wild Salmon Day next Monday, June 1. form.typeform.com/to/ygAp9ah… @AST_Salmon @ASFSalmon @FNFish #WildSalmonDay
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PSF has released 144 grants totalling $1.93 million to support grassroots salmon conservation projects across B.C. and the Yukon, including groundbreaking habitat restoration projects. Learn more: psf.ca/news-media/19m-releas…
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On western Vancouver Island, the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and Redd Fish Restoration have spent a decade reviving the Tranquil Creek watershed. Restoration success stories like this show us what’s possible. But we need to do more, and fast. Learn more at vist.ly/54wg2
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With support from PSF, Rivers to Ridges educators are collaborating with Indigenous knowledge holders to co-develop new salmon-focused educational resources in the Yukon this summer. Learn more: vist.ly/5455u
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Together, we can restore natural watershed functions that shape flows and shelter salmon. We can bring salmon back. It starts with healthy habitats. On Wild Salmon Day, June 1, we’re coming together to celebrate salmon habitat restoration efforts around the world – join us!
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Share the flag on June 1 and use the hashtag #WildSalmonDay. Learn more at WildSalmonDay.com! In partnership with Pacific Salmon Foundation, BC First Nations Fisheries Council @fnfish, Atlantic Salmon Federation @ASFSalmon, Atlantic Salmon Trust @AST_Salmon
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