We live across the street from this creek.
We frequently walk next to it or cross over on our way to do errands or to go for walks. It is a kokanee creek (kokanee are landlocked, freshwater salmon that are close relatives of the sockeye) that at the moment is being rehabilitated to make it easier for the fish to travel to their spawning grounds.
In the 1950s, the creek bottom was coated with concrete to more easily facilitate winter run-off, but the fish were severely impacted. Ladders were installed but they aren’t very effective. Now, the city is returning the creek, section by section, to its original condition.
Happy Saturday.
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Humans shouldn’t give Mother Nature a concrete bottom.
She says Put your cement mixers back where you got ’em!
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Totally agree, Mister M. Great description! So many of us think that we can control her, but she will win in the end, concrete bottom notwithstanding.
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Turning creeks into drainage ditches or pushing the water under ground for more development is never a good idea. Glad they are doing the rehab. Happy Saturday Lynette. Allan
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Thanks, Allan. There were drainage outlets incorporated into the 1950s “redesign” that caused flooding further up and then decades of tinkering thereafter. They finally got it that the interference was causing more problems and the reversal is now costing millions but at least the damage has been acknowledged and is being rectified. Cheers.
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That is good news! Are there any salmon there now?
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There are. I have seen quite a few very small ones – kokanee only grow to about 40 or so cm, about the size of a trout – maybe they are last year’s hatchlings. Very good to see them!
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I’m happy to hear that the city is restoring the creek. The fish, and so many others will benefit greatly.
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For sure. A couple of days ago I saw a rather large fish (it wasn’t a kokanee as they are very identifiable) swimming upstream, so I think that this little creek is beginning to do better already. Cheers.
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I’m glad to hear that they’re fixing the creek bed. I mean, the fish don’t want a concrete bottom. Nature always knows better, right?
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Yes, I think so too. Nature always knows best. It’s going be such a pretty creek (it actually already is, though) once the restoration is finished.
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Nature always knows best. Glad to hear the city is correcting its mistake and reverting the creek back to its original condition.
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It sure does. I am glad too. Not only do the completed sections look much better but it’s so much better for the fish and the environment.
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