Giant stonefly exoskeletons

Yesterday, our favourite cedar tree by the creek had at least 13 giant stonefly exoskeletons on it. Mossom is well known for its diversity and abundance of aquatic insects – stoneflies, mayflies and caddisflies – plus those bllue-listed tailed frog tadpoles we are always finding when we look for aquatic insects. The presence of these […]

MOSSOM CREEK: Salmon monitoring continues this spring – The Tri-City News

George Assaf considers himself more of a science geek than a sensitive guy but even he understood why his wife cried when she watched the spectacle of the coho returning to Mossom Creek one autumn. “It was such a beautiful effort,” he said, recalling the experience of seeing the fish jump, push and wriggle their […]

Local youth donates birthday money

It’s so touching that our TriCity youth are coming out to support the hatchery rebuild project.  Recently we had Abigail, a local elementary student deliver a fantastic donation to BIMES President Kyle Pilon. Money was collected from Abigail’s friends who made this donation rather than buying gifts for her birthday! Wonderful idea !!

Mossom Project

Griffin Andersen, a Mossom Creek Hatchery volunteer and student at Moody Middle, created this video about the recent fire to present to his peers and inspire others to help with the rebuild effort.   We appreciate his hard work and his efforts to make a difference!

Mossom Creek hatchery to be a leader in sustainability – The Tri-City News

posted Mar 19, 2014 at 2:00 PM— updated Mar 19, 2014 at 3:18 PM Plans to build a state-of-the-art hatchery and education facility on the footprint of the destroyed Mossom Creek Hatchery are taking shape. With a cost initially pegged at $1.2 million, including corporate and community donations and in-kind services, a low-impact, innovative building is set to rise from the ashes […]

Moody Middle Delivers!

Thanks to a dedicated group of Moody Middle Leadership Students, we are $785 closer to our rebuild goals!  Students participating in the Me to We program sold Cobbs Bread scones to raise money for the hatchery.  We are so proud of their efforts and that their heart are with Mossom Creek Hatchery and the effort […]

Liking the Lichen

Finding big ragged pieces of Lungwort lichen in the Mossom Creek watershed reveals two things.  One, it has been windy recently.  Two, the air quality in the Lower Mainland is improving. Lobaria pulmonaria, like all lichens, is extremely sensitive to pollutants in the air.  It used to be that I could not find such lichen […]

BC Hydro presents grant for rebuild project

A special gathering of available executive committee was held today to greet Steve Higgenbottom of BC Hydro on the occasion of a very generous donation handover to the rebuild fund for the Mossom Creek Hatchery.

BIMES 2014 AGM Executive Appointed

At the February, 2014 Annual General Meeting, the following directors were appointed to the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society (BIMES) executive: Reiner Specht, Treasurer Rod MacVicar, Director at Large Serving for the second year of their two year terms are: Kyle Pilon, President Ruth Foster, Secretary Brian Henke, Membership Director 3 new board positions were […]