In June 2019 a landslide struck a remote rugged canyon of the Fraser River north of Lillooet BC. Huge pieces of rock and significant debris sheared off a 125-meter cliff, crashing into the river and creating a 5 meter high waterfall. The magnitude of the obstruction impeded migrating salmon from reaching their spawning beds. What’s been happening since may go down as one of the greatest emergency responses on behalf of wild salmon anywhere in the world.
Link below to hear Lawrence Gunther in Conversation with Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s director, Gwil Roberts, responsible for restoring passage for migrating Fraser River salmon on this episode of Blue Fish Radio: