The q̓íc̓əy̓ people are the descendants of the sockeye and we care for salmon like family. If their habitat is not restored, they will not come home. I ask everyone to plant trees along creeks to create more shade for Salmon. – Elder Rick Bailey
Tree Planting Gallery
In the summer time, the temperature of the Fraser River in some places is beginning to rise to near lethal conditions for Salmon. The sockeye are particularly susceptible to increasing water temperature as they thrive in cooler waters. Elder Rick envisions that if widely implemented, planting trees along creeks, could eventually reduce the temperature of the river.
Riparian Restoration Work since 2019
| Trees Planted | Invasive Species Pull | Creek Clean Up | People involved | |
| 2024 | Fraser River (307) | 22 SFU PDP students | ||
| 2023 | Kanaka Creek (222) Campbell Valley (100) New Brighton Park (200+) | Mundy Park | 109 people: SFU PDP Students (34); two grade 6/7 classes (50); Elementary students (25); SFU Master’s Students (18) | |
| 2022 | Hoy Creek (195) Kanaka Creek (282) Frey Property (140) | Hoy Creek; Katzie Slough (blueberry farm) Katzie Slough (Meadowbrook village) Katzie Slough (Meadowbrook village) | Katzie Slough (Meadowbrook village) Latimer creek Maddaugh Forest (x2) Katzie Slough (Meadowbrook village) Allouette Dyke | 297 people: SFU undergraduate students (35); elementary students (40); elementary students (40); elementary students (50); elementary students (50); SFU PDP students (32); elementary students (20); elementary students (50); |
| 2021 | Kanaka Creek (250) | Kanaka Creek Mundy Forest | 75 people: SFU PDP students (35); elementary students (40) | |
| 2019 | Kanaka Creek (600) Nelson Creek (250) Como Lake Creek (150) | Como Lake Creek Kanaka Creek | Katzie Slough (Airport way) Kanaka Creek | 225 people; SFU Master’s students (50); High School Students (50); elementary students (50); elementary students (75) |
| 2696 | 9 | 8 | 728 individuals (23 classes) |
