Buy the forest land to support the salmon

[Sushihunter]

http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/forest+land+support+salmon/2660438/story.html



Buy the forest land to support the salmon

By Susan Rowntree, Times ColonistMarch 9, 2010

Now that shoreline access is going to be maintained for generations to come between Sooke and Jordan River, let's think of our wild salmon.

If the University of British Columbia could buy the rest of the Western Forest Products lands for forestry studies, this could lead to the restoration of wild salmon-bearing creeks that are not adjacent to lice- and virus-infested salmon farms.

Salmon can migrate to this area without being exposed to fish farms because this area is free of them to date.

From the southern tip of Vancouver Island between Sooke and Bamfield wild salmon might have the best chance of recovering their numbers in southwestern B.C.

UBC, streamkeeper volunteers, indigenous bands et al. could benefit from restoration of the logged banks, headwaters and areas of what were healthy salmon spawning grounds and creeks.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to recover wild salmon if a body like UBC forest studies could rehabilitate the remaining unbought, previously forested WFP land.

Healthy forests support fish.

Susan Rowntree
Victoria

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[Dogbreath]

It's a great idea, about 15 years ago I bought a small chunk up in the Thompson through a programme run by the Land Conservancy to protect Steelhead spawning habitat.

Of course it's no panacea, as anyone familiar with Interior Steelhead will tell you, the challenges faced by Salmonids in a warming world are innumerable.

 

[Charlie]

12,000 hec = 29,652.645 acre
OR 29,652 acre and 3,125.5 yd²

12,000 hec = 46.3322 mi²
OR 46 mi² and 9,262,850.0 ft²

That is a fair amount of land and is an interesting thought and not a bad one; however, I am confused? Certainly if it were the original 12,000 hectare proposed that would help, but that alone won’t save the “wild” salmon in BC? The article even states, “that are not adjacent to lice- and virus-infested salmon farms” – so, if everyone knows “that” is the problem… why not resolve “that” problem. Would be less expensive to the public?

Then are they still talking about the 12,000 hectare, or is it now just the 2,300 hectare, or is the whole thing just going to be tied up in court for the next ten years?

Are the articles just something to substantiate UBC’s “low” offer of one-third the market value… Can I buy some of that, too? “Negotiations broke down because UBC's offer was about one-third of the marketplace valuation of about $130 million.”
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/W...ould+revived/2531900/story.html#ixzz0iFaa0Az2

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/S...stern+Forest+Products+land/2525523/story.html
Then this: “to put 2,300 hectares up for sale, including waterfront between Sooke and Jordan River, are also simmering at the Pacheedaht First Nation in Port Renfrew”

Just my 2 cents and IMHO… Way to many questions here, all around… and not nearly enough answers? This is "public" land, right! I agree with First Nations here (not saying you should give it to them), but I would have a problem with UBC or anyone else being allowed to buy "PUBLIC" property for one-third the worth? [V]

Who is trying to do what, to who? [?][?]

FYI Dogbreath, Global warming is not “currently” the “innumerable” challenges facing the Salmonids, someday but not yet! The warming world isn’t near as innumerable, as the challenges they face with mankind killing them off, especially the - “fish farms”!