The Pacific Salmon Foundation recently granted more than $5,600 for two Pacific salmon projects in Delta.
The total value of the projects including volunteer time and community fundraising is more than $105,000. The Foundation's Community Salmon Program supports habitat stewardship, Pacific salmon enhancement and watershed education, and is funded primarily from sales of the federal government's Salmon Conservation Stamp.
"We are pleased to support all of the projects by the Burns Bog Conservation Society and the Cougar Creek Streamkeepers," said Dr. Brian Riddell, president and CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation in a news release. "They are good examples of salmon education initiatives, which is a key component of our Community Salmon Program."
The projects in the Delta are for the Burns Bog Conservation Society, Stepping into Nature Festival, Cougar Creek Streamkeepers and the Gray Elementary School rain garden.
The Foundation's Community Salmon Program supports community groups, volunteers and First Nations across the province. All give countless hours each year to monitor watersheds, develop and implement habitat rehabilitation projects, and educate communities about the conservation and protection of salmon. The program requires grantees to find local matching funds for projects. On average, grantees raise an additional seven dollars for every dollar they receive through cash and in-kind donations at the community level.
The majority of funds generated each year for the Community Salmon Program come through sales of the federal Salmon Conservation Stamp.
