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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


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


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


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


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


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 7, 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
Nov 6, 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 30, 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 26, 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
Oct 15, 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
Sep 12, 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,...
Paul Cipywnyk
Mar 18, 20211 min read
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