November 01, 2009
Silverdale Creek Wetlands
On the way home from Harrison Lake we took the slower route 7, and at one point before Mission saw trails and what looked like a spawning channel to the north of the road. We found an access road, and discovered the Silverdale Creek Wetlands. We'd heard about the project, so we set out to explore. There were "Mother Bear with Cub" warning signs all over, so we kept our eyes peeled, proceeded slowly, and made plenty of noise!
It was a beautiful area, with ponds, marshes, and a spawning channel. We found only one dead spawner in the wetland area, but saw several more dead, and one live one swimming upstream, from the bridge over the creek near the entrance.
Look closely - there, in the middle foreground, it's
a huge concrete salmon. Steamkeepers around the
lower mainland have been sharing the mold for
these beauties
Despite it being November, there were still lots of dragonflies about
Lots of bird boxes of various sizes adorn many erected perch "trees"
The only spawner we saw in the habitat
The same spawner can be seen in the foreground
And a close-up of a second concrete salmon in the habitat
Posted by Paul at November 1, 2009 09:42 PM