We paddled from Cheam to Dewdney, encountering sturgeon, salmon, seals, deer, osprey, eagles, vultures, gulls and a lot more. We paddled past islands, bars and beaches, circled in eddies and slipped down rapids and runs. The wildness of this river in our midst is palpable and amazing.
You can sign to support the expedition's Fraser River challenge to protect 30% of the watershed by 2030 (we are at just over half of that now) fraserriverkeeper.ca/take-action...
Great graphic of an important but poorly understood issue.Shifting baseline syndrome (SBS) is what happens when we forget how vibrant the natural world used to be. Each generation grows up with a more depleted environment and calls it “normal,” simply because it’s all they’ve ever known.
Think about walking through a park and thinking, “This seems healthy.” But maybe 30 years ago that same park had twice as many birds, wildflowers, or insects. If you never saw that version, you don’t feel the loss — and that quiet forgetting becomes the new baseline. Over time, we start accepting degraded ecosystems as normal.
Researchers warn that this shift lowers our expectations, increases our tolerance for decline, and reduces our urgency to protect what’s left.
What helps:
Intergenerational conversations that reconnect us with what nature used to be.
Direct experiences with nature that sharpen our awareness of change.
Remembering (knowing) the past is the first step to restoring the future. #nature #environment #awareness #nativeplants #landscaping ...
Just finished a great 3 weeks monitoring Salish sucker populations in a bunch of watersheds with some fabulous people.
Thanks to Sto:lo Guardians Chris Adams, Kaylo Julian, Dion Weisbrod, and Santana McKay, to Kwantlen First Nation Guardian Tim Dickson and to Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance biologists, Caytlyn McFadden, Jessa Dewick, and Doug Van Loan. ...
Male Western Toad. We found a breeding site in Fishtrap Creek. It wasn't hard - there was a group of them in one pond, all calling loudly. This one even kept going when I picked him up for his portrait sitting. ...
Touched and honoured to be nominated for these awards. I was unable to attend the dinner/ceremony, but was able to pick these plaques up today. I really want to thank those who nominated us!
Had we won, I would have said that fostering diversity isn't just the right thing to do, its also a solid business plan. Diversity of people brings diversity of ideas and perspectives. It strengthens a business and makes it more adaptable. For us, that means working to integrate western science with Indigenous knowledge and worldviews - which has brought deeper insights and amazing opportunities. ...
Had the opportunity to join the Fraser River Challenge voyage for a day. fraserriverkeeper.ca/expedition2026
We paddled from Cheam to Dewdney, encountering sturgeon, salmon, seals, deer, osprey, eagles, vultures, gulls and a lot more. We paddled past islands, bars and beaches, circled in eddies and slipped down rapids and runs. The wildness of this river in our midst is palpable and amazing.
You can sign to support the expedition's Fraser River challenge to protect 30% of the watershed by 2030 (we are at just over half of that now)
fraserriverkeeper.ca/take-action ...
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Great recent talk on the state of salmon and barriers to recovery - both physical and policy.
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Great graphic of an important but poorly understood issue.Shifting baseline syndrome (SBS) is what happens when we forget how vibrant the natural world used to be. Each generation grows up with a more depleted environment and calls it “normal,” simply because it’s all they’ve ever known.
Think about walking through a park and thinking, “This seems healthy.” But maybe 30 years ago that same park had twice as many birds, wildflowers, or insects. If you never saw that version, you don’t feel the loss — and that quiet forgetting becomes the new baseline. Over time, we start accepting degraded ecosystems as normal.
Researchers warn that this shift lowers our expectations, increases our tolerance for decline, and reduces our urgency to protect what’s left.
What helps:
Intergenerational conversations that reconnect us with what nature used to be.
Direct experiences with nature that sharpen our awareness of change.
Remembering (knowing) the past is the first step to restoring the future. #nature #environment #awareness #nativeplants #landscaping ...
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Just finished a great 3 weeks monitoring Salish sucker populations in a bunch of watersheds with some fabulous people.
Thanks to Sto:lo Guardians Chris Adams, Kaylo Julian, Dion Weisbrod, and Santana McKay, to Kwantlen First Nation Guardian Tim Dickson and to Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance biologists, Caytlyn McFadden, Jessa Dewick, and Doug Van Loan. ...
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Male Western Toad. We found a breeding site in Fishtrap Creek. It wasn't hard - there was a group of them in one pond, all calling loudly. This one even kept going when I picked him up for his portrait sitting. ...
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Touched and honoured to be nominated for these awards. I was unable to attend the dinner/ceremony, but was able to pick these plaques up today. I really want to thank those who nominated us!
Had we won, I would have said that fostering diversity isn't just the right thing to do, its also a solid business plan. Diversity of people brings diversity of ideas and perspectives. It strengthens a business and makes it more adaptable. For us, that means working to integrate western science with Indigenous knowledge and worldviews - which has brought deeper insights and amazing opportunities. ...
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