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Paul Cipywnyk

Nov 7, 20211 min read

Volunteers Spot 3 Chum in Low Return

Volunteers were happy to see a total of three Chum salmon in the creek today. The Chum return began late, and numbers have been dismal...

Paul Cipywnyk

Nov 6, 20211 min read

Chum Seen Nov. 6, 2021

Volunteers processed one dead Chum male, saw two live Chum females, and noted two redds (nests of eggs in the gravel/cobble) on a spawner...

Paul Cipywnyk

Oct 30, 20211 min read

Chum Salmon Seen Returning to Spawn

A short video of a male and female chum spotted on our salmon spawner monitoring orientation tour for new volunteers today. Thanks to all...

Paul Cipywnyk

Oct 26, 20211 min read

Orientation Tours for Spawner Patrols Oct. 30/31, 2021

We will be going on spawner patrols both this Saturday and this Sunday, starting at 10:00 am at Ron McLean Park in SE Burnaby, BC. Feel...

Paul Cipywnyk

Oct 15, 20211 min read

Spawning Salmon Arriving Soon as Heavy Rain Hits Byrne Creek in Burnaby

Volunteer streamkeepers welcome the heavy October rain in Burnaby, BC, that will entice chum and coho salmon to start returning to Byrne...

Paul Cipywnyk

Sep 11, 20211 min read

Byrne Creek Fall 2021 Bug Count

Streamkeeper volunteers usually conduct two bug counts -- aquatic invertebrate surveys -- each year. We're finally catching up after...

Paul Cipywnyk

Mar 18, 20211 min read

Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Website Moving to Modern Platform

We are gradually building this new website to replace our ancient website that was created using technology that is no longer supported,...