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The Year of the Salmon
Nola Poirier : Jan 12.2010 
Heralding in the new year is also a time of energizing renewal. And a time for positive change. At RWB, our new year’s resolution is to do everything we can to protect ecological and cultural values in the Taku Watershed. We did our best in 2009, and now we plan to do even more.Watching salmon river stocks plummet in B.C., especially win the once mighty and salmon-rich Fraser River has inspired us to double our efforts to keep this from happening in the Taku River.
But we are small and we need some help speaking out to protect key values in this region. A strong constituency speaking for the Taku’s ecological and cultural value could persuade decision makers to recognize these values on the ground, and protect vast, interconnected regions of the Taku from industrial pressure.
Right now, the most powerful way to take action is to send a letter to the decision makers who are currently negotiating a land use plan in the region that will determine areas and values to protect, as well as areas of proposed industrial use. The Taku has the increasingly rare distinction of being a healthy, productive salmon river. And the rich and diverse watershed is host to a myriad of plants and animals – and people.
Help us deliver them a land use plan that protects habitat, culture, fresh water, and the many many other values of the still mighty and incredibly salmon-rich Taku. Visit takulegacy.org for more information.