Redd Fish Restoration Society

Redd Fish Restoration Society Restoring wild fish habitat on the West Coast of Vancouver Island since 1995

06/09/2026

What is a redd? Why does redd scouring affect salmon populations?

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

🔴Redd: a salmon nest. Each one can hold hundreds to thousands of eggs.

🔴Redd Scour: when a salmon nest gets washed away.

Historical logging and climate change have made our rivers on the West Coast of Vancouver Island more “flashy”.

This means we have more frequent and intense high-flow events. In watersheds that have already been altered by development or industry, water from heavy rainfall is rushed into the streams in the valleys below. The land surrounding the rivers has less ability to absorb, retain, transpire, and slow the flow of water.

These conditions increase the risk of redd scour, where salmon nests are flushed downstream before eggs have a chance to hatch.

Since each redd contains so many eggs, and with already a small chance of survival, redd scour can have a major impact on salmon populations.

This video explains our multi-year scour chain study in hiłsyaqƛis (Tranquil Creek), where we have been working to understand where and when redd scour is happening.

Check out our YouTube for the full video!

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Thank you to , , , & the BC Salmon Restoration Innovation Fund for supporting this important research over the years.

06/05/2026

Happy World Ocean’s Week!

This ocean’s week, we are highlighting the complex underwater world of husmin (kelp). Often called the forests of the sea, these kelp ecosystems have towering canopies formed by giant kelp and bull kelp that provide shelter for hundreds of species. From tiny invertebrates to harbour seals and sea otters, they offer a place to forage and find refuge from the vast open ocean beyond.

Husmin forests also protect the land, by buffering wave energy and preventing coastal erosion. If we have to put a number on it, kelp forests provide up to 500 BILLION dollars of ecosystem services per year. From storing carbon to protecting shorelines, kelp forest ecosystems kelp forest ecosystems are irreplaceable.

Our kelp monitoring program in the Barkley and Clayoquot Sounds, in partnership with Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government, tukʷaaʔatḥ Nation Government, and ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ First Nation, tracks the changes over time to existing kelp forests in these areas. This data helps us understand what might be impacting the health of these ecosystems, as well as preparing us to act if we need to intervene with restoration efforts in the future.

This drone footage was taken during our 2023 kelp monitoring efforts in Barkley Sound.

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Earlier this week, our team went to check on our newly transplanted eelgrass bundles at our restoration sites in ƛaʔuukʷ...
06/03/2026

Earlier this week, our team went to check on our newly transplanted eelgrass bundles at our restoration sites in ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ territory. Although the had just been placed last week by a dive team, we already noticed juvenile salmon swimming in amongst the plants!

Although it is too early to tell if our transplanted eelgrass has rooted successfully, it’s a reminder of the importance of this habitat to not only juvenile salmon, but also myriad of other species.

This pilot project, in partnership with the ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ nation and the .tribal.parks is helping us build up our knowledge base, testing our restoration techniques, and laying the groundwork for future restoration efforts.

Healthy eelgrass meadows support salmon, other wildlife, and coastal communities, and remind us that we are inextricably linked both above and below the surface.

05/27/2026

First look at our eelgrass “volunteers” who have been transplanted to a new site in Clayoquot Sound.

We hope they are so happy here!

This work is part of a pilot project in collaboration with Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation to restore eelgrass meadows to an important estuary in their territory. Follow along to learn more!

05/26/2026

Our marine team completed an amazing leg of our eelgrass restoration project!

From shoot collection, bundling, and finally transplanting, this pilot program with ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ .tribal.parks is officially in motion. Kleco for your support and vision for this work.

We’re looking forward to seeing how they grow and adapt to their new homes in Clayoquot Sound 🌊

Our annual sea star surveys kick off this Tuesday, May 19th! To get involved, check out the link in our bio, or email ou...
05/15/2026

Our annual sea star surveys kick off this Tuesday, May 19th!

To get involved, check out the link in our bio, or email our volunteer coordinator [email protected].

Hope to see you there!

it’s already been a week since the West Coast Triple Plank?!?We’re still riding the high that was last weekend. Being ab...
05/11/2026

it’s already been a week since the West Coast Triple Plank?!?

We’re still riding the high that was last weekend. Being able to be surrounded by an amazing community brought together by planks and passion for the outdoors is the highlight of our year, every year.

This year we raised over 30k for wild salmon habitat restoration 🫨 with portions of the funds supporting and .

To date, we have raised over $180,000!!! Every year, y’all show up strong, joining us for this epic weekend centered around giving back to the communities and spaces that support our adventures.

Big thank you to our supporters and , who have shown up year after year in a major way to help us keep this fundraiser going.

Another shout out to the and , and

Hosts with the mosts: for housing our plankers and letting us celebrate in the best way.

and for sponsoring the fun this year!!!! 🍻

Sharon & the Boys and for throwing down tunes 🦅

, , for all that you do every year for the comp!

Most of all, thank you to and for the love and energy you pour into this competition.

As said last year, is truly “for the STOKED, the PEOPLE, the JOY of board sports, and obviously the SALMON ❤️”

Till next year!

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04/30/2026

Happy Day 1 of …. let’s spend the weekend together?

Not participating but wanna be apart of it all?

Surf is taking place at Cox Bay MAY 2ND, 7-4:30

Skate is at the Tofino Skatepark MAY 3RD, 10-4ish

Support and by buying merch, donating, showing love.

The 10th annual West Coast Triple Plank kicks off April 30th. This friendly competition is for all ages, all levels, and...
04/20/2026

The 10th annual West Coast Triple Plank kicks off April 30th.

This friendly competition is for all ages, all levels, and all fun. 100% of the proceeds go towards our work on the west coast.

To date, has raised 127k for wild salmon, and we’re not slowing down!

Cheer on competitors as they hit snow on May 1st, surf (no matter the conditions) at Cox Bay on May 2nd, and wrap up with the skate jam in Tofino on May 3rd.

Huge shout out to a few of many amazing sponsors for the 2026 comp: for letting us take over the campground for the weekend and hosting our awards ceremony, for donating all the drinks for the weekend 😯😯😯, for sponsoring the event year after year after year…, for the gear donations….there are so many more folks who help bring this comp to life. We could not do it without the many people who grind to make this happen.

PRESS RELEASE: Restoring “Big Bertha”- Major landslide mitigation begins in hiškʷiiʔatḥ (Hesquiaht) territory.One of the...
04/14/2026

PRESS RELEASE: Restoring “Big Bertha”- Major landslide mitigation begins in hiškʷiiʔatḥ (Hesquiaht) territory.

One of the largest and most persistent landslides in Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island is finally beginning to heal.
 
Redd Fish Restoration Society, in partnership with Hesquiaht First Nation, has launched a new phase of restoration to stabilize “Big Bertha”—a massive logging-related landslide that first collapsed in 1999 and continues to send sediment into critical salmon-bearing streams nearly three decades later.
 
The work marks a significant milestone in a long-term effort to restore watershed health in Hesquiaht territory, where 493 landslides now cover more than 430 hectares (an area roughly equivalent to 1200 football fields). Many of these slides are actively delivering sediment into rivers and streams, decimating local salmon populations.
 
“This is the kind of work that gives us hope,” said Jessica Hutchinson, Executive Director of Redd Fish Restoration Society. “For years, this slope has been a source of ongoing damage. Now, we’re finally in a position to begin slowing down the damage and supporting recovery.”

See link in bio to read more.

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