Keeping Nile Creek Healthy
A tree came down during the last strong wind and rain storm and caused extensive damage to the old hatchery building which is currently being used as a storage building. Due to the stricter Covid-19 restrictions it was decided that a scheduled repair & clearing team will be delayed in starting clean up until it …
Oct 3rd the tanks were filled with gravel for the arrival of our 1 million pink salmon eggs in the next few weeks.A full crew made short work of the project leaving more time for a BBQ. A good time was had by all Chef Roy busy feeding everybody!
Once again Nile Creek Hatchery would like to thank Pacific Salmon Foundation for their generous grant. Without their help we would not have been able to accomplish our goal of eliminating silt from the tanks and improving water flow into the tanks. All six tanks were replumbed for better water distribution.Bottom of tanks had pipes …
August saw the Nash Creek diversion channel dedicated to Skip Young one of Trout Unlimited Canadian founders. This is in recognition of Skips work across the country to conserve and protect river systems and inspire a generation of conservationists.
Moved several hundred fry to the pond this afternoon, there may be a few stragglers over the next few days but that should be the last of the pinks for this year. Next we have to put together a plan to work safely in the hatchery to clean out the tanks and paint the inside …