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Chum Arriving in Good Numbers, October 2024
Volunteers are excited to report the best initial Chum salmon numbers observed in Byrne Creek in several years. By the end of October...
Paul Cipywnyk
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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Byrne Creek Fish Kill, Jan. 25, 2023
It was a sad day on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, today. Photos from the fish kill today on Byrne Creek in SE #Burnaby, BC. Several...
Paul Cipywnyk
Jan 25, 20231 min read
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2022 Year in Review
I hope everyone is surviving the freeze and the snow. If you're out and about on the creek, please be careful on the icy bits. Not sure...
Paul Cipywnyk
Dec 22, 20221 min read
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Male Coho Salmon Fight over a Female
On Dec. 11, 2022, I got some video of several Coho males fighting each other for spawning rights. Shot in the sediment pond.
Paul Cipywnyk
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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Chum Salmon Arriving to Spawn
We were happy to finally see a pair of Chum salmon spawning in Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, today - Oct. 31. For decades, Chum would...
Paul Cipywnyk
Oct 31, 20221 min read
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Training Volunteers for Spawner Monitoring
We had a good spawner-monitoring orientation tour this morning with eight volunteers, despite not seeing any fish aside from a few...
Paul Cipywnyk
Oct 25, 20221 min read
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Volunteers Whack Invasive Plants
Eight volunteers with the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers whacked Invasive Himalayan Blackberry this morning. Thanks to City of Burnaby Parks...
Paul Cipywnyk
Aug 21, 20221 min read
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Stewardship Series Tour of Byrne Creek
Thanks to the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver for organizing a Byrne Creek tour yesterday as part of their Stewardship Series...
Paul Cipywnyk
Jun 15, 20221 min read
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Kids Release Coho Salmon Smolts in Byrne Creek
Coho salmon smolt release on Byrne Creek in Burnaby, BC. Thanks to Isaac and Brian from DFO for bringing the fish, and thanks to the...
Paul Cipywnyk
May 26, 20221 min read
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Salmon in the Classroom Chum Release
Byrne Creek in SE #Burnaby, BC, hosted a Salmon in the Classroom realease of Chum fry raised by elementary schoolkids today. We talked...
Paul Cipywnyk
May 11, 20221 min read
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Chum Salmon Fry Attract Predators
We released Chum fry on Thursday, April 21, with kids from Glenwood Elementary School in SE Burnaby, BC. The fry came from the Kanaka...
Paul Cipywnyk
Apr 27, 20221 min read
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Great Blue Heron Fishing in Byrne Creek
This Great Blue Heron was fishing in Byrne Creek in Burnaby, BC. I saw it take several small fish, likely Coho fry that began popping out...
Paul Cipywnyk
Mar 11, 20221 min read
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Coho Fry Spotted March 5 & 6, 2022
Yay, we have Coho salmon fry in Byrne Creek! Volunteer Yumi spotted fry the other day, and today we took a look and saw dozens in the...
Paul Cipywnyk
Mar 6, 20221 min read
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Creek Tour With Volunteers
A group of Byrne Creek Streamkeepers volunteers toured the creek this morning. We focused on the upper third to see where the water...
Paul Cipywnyk
Feb 12, 20221 min read
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Monthly Meetings Still on Hold
Ever since Covid, we've been holding our monthly meetings outdoors at Ron McLean Park in SE Burnaby. It's still too cold, and gets dark...
Paul Cipywnyk
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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Thanks to Volunteers as Spawner Season Ends
As the spawner season winds down, I'd like to thank all the volunteers who participated in patrols and creek observations. It seems like...
Paul Cipywnyk
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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As Spawning Season Winds Down, We're Still Seeing Fish
We processed two very mushy Coho salmon spawners that we found in the overflow pond in the artificial spawning habitat on Byrne Creek in...
Paul Cipywnyk
Dec 5, 20211 min read
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Repeated Atmospheric Rivers Hammer the Creek with Heavy Flows
The ongoing waves of atmospheric rivers on the west coast are creating massive flows ripping through creeks. This is what Byrne Creek...
Paul Cipywnyk
Nov 28, 20211 min read
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Coho Salmon Seen Spawning
Yay! Saw a pair of spawning Coho salmon in the lower ravine today. We've been getting so few spawners back that this is a wonderful sight...
Paul Cipywnyk
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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Coho Dying Before Spawning
Volunteers patrolled Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, today for spawning salmon. It was a good count for our little urban creek, but...
Paul Cipywnyk
Nov 11, 20211 min read
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