Upper Pitt Restoration Project
The first five years of the Upper Pitt restoration project has been an ambitious collaboration between Katzie First Nation, the Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. It began in 2018 after a landslide, triggered by a collapsed forestry culture, affected Blue Creek – an important waterway for salmon and coho.
With the support of various funders, including WWF, PSF, and the BC Parks Foundation, thousands of meters of new spawning channel have been created in this exceptionally beautiful watershed.
LFFA has been proud to support Katzie in their stewardship of their traditional territory, and looks forward to supporting them as they embark on a ten-year full floodplain restoration plan, which will include the piloting of several innovative restoration techniques and benefit from the presence of Katzie’s growing Guardian program.
Upper Pitt Stock Assessment
In partnership with Katzie First Nation, and as part of their 10-year strategic plan for the area, LFFA has developed a stock assessment program for the mainstem of the Upper Pitt River.
Using an Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar (ARIS), the assessment team captures high-resolution images of salmon in order to estimate the local populations.
