Hoy / Scott Watershed Society is a non-profit group that runs a small salmon hatchery, and conducts a salmon enhancement program in Coquitlam, BC, Canada under the guidance of the Department of Fisheries & Oceans and with the help of the City of Coquitlam Hoy - Scott Watershed Society,(HSWS) is a volunteer run society that operates a small salmon hatchery at Hoy Creek, and conducts a salmon enhanc
ement program in partnership with the City of Coquitlam, and technical expertise from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada,(DFO). With help from DFO, the City of Coquitlam, Coquitlam Optimists, and volunteers the old trout rearing facility on the Frederick Brewer property was restored in 1995, and Coho from the Port Coquitlam Hunting and Fishing Club hatchery were placed in it on July 1995, a metal dumpster was used to store the equipment needed until the hatchery building was completed in 1997. In addition, we steward the Hoy and Scott Watershed, promote watershed restoration, public awareness, education and preservation. The group regularly conducts creek and riparian restoration, and is politically active with respect to local environmental issues. Our volunteers have a wide variety of backgrounds, which assist in the operation of the group. Throughout the years, by creating public awareness with the community about urban activities that interfere with salmon habitat, we believe our society has served as a benefit to our local environment. We are involved with improving salmon habitat, and protecting the natural beauty of Hoy and Scott creeks, that so many residents, local and abroad, rely on for recreation. More at: http://www.hoyscottcreeks.org
