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On this Day: August 19th 2017
Fish Escape
The Washington State Atlantic farmed salmon Pen Break.
Tag Archive: Salmon
Two rivers get smolt fish in Merritt BC.
On this Day: May 21st 1871
The first European Rack Railway.
NVIT Lecture theater 7PM
There is a speaker and topic change at this months Nicola Naturalists Society meeting. Tom Willms will present on the thermal disparities of the Nicola river.
Tom Willms is a PhD candidate with UNBC, an Instructor at NVIT, and an active member of the Nicola Naturalist Society. He will share some of his research in characterization of thermal refuge habitat in the Nicola River and the importance of these refugia to salmonid fish. His work explores groundwater-surface water interactions in streams and uses some new technologies, including drone-based thermal imagery.
Free parking membership or donation requested.
There is free parking and an opportunity for membership in the society at the meeting. No food or beverage in the lecture theater.
On this Day: November 19th 1998
Van Gogh ‘s Artist wiith out a beard sells for over 70 million dollars US.
Alan Burger and a speaker discuss a presentation, Nicola Naturalists, Merritt BC ,Ca File Photo KDG
Otter Nicola River Merritt a good indcator of health File photo KDG
Jessica Urquhart will be presenting on the health of Salmon in the Nicola Watershed at the January 17th meeting of the Nicola Naturalists.
The presentation is at 7PM NVIT lecture theater, at the top of the hill Belshaw avenue in Merritt.
Jessica Urquhart is a Fisheries Technologist with the Nicola Watershed Stewardship and Fisheries Authority (NWSFA), the “fisheries department” of the Nicola Tribal Association. Working with its member communities, as well as private property owners, the NWSFA undertakes an annual program of stock assessment and fish habitat restoration projects in the Nicola Watershed. NWSFA staff interact with other First Nations and DFO to advocate for the protection and restoration of the Nicola Watershed’s fisheries resources. With information provided by the entire NWSFA fisheries team, Jessica will discuss how the team plays an important role in the management of the salmonids of the Nicola Watershed.
Free parking at the school, no drinks or food in the lecture all, the group says that all are welcome, membership or donation requested.
Editors note: this meeting is on a Wednesday against the usual Thursday monthly meeting.
On this Day: January 4rth 1999
Jesse Ventura a professional wrestler becomes governor of Minnesota.
Fish trap Coldwater river
Merritt BC
photo KDG
The local fisheries authority with the first nations are doing a Coho study on returning Salmon on the Coldwater river, I’m Merritt. The study will keep this trap up to December and harvest ships from returning hatchery Cohos, count and release wild fish, then walk the river and survey dead fish expired after spawning.
Rob on the site says that some of the fish he processed are in the 70 centimeter range. Coho are also known as Silver Salmon and don’t have the black lips of Chinook.
The trap will be stored at the authorities warehouse after the study
On this Day: October 25th 1995
Seven students are killed when a train strikes a bus in Spruce Fox Grove. Il.
Kingfisher
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Kingfisher birds were happily working the local river down town Merritt. They are ” responsible for missing salmon populations” source ” tongue in cheek”
On this Day: October 11th 1952
A British report is published saying children under 15 die by accident more often in the home than any other place, mostly from burns and scalding.
Salmon in the Nicola river, finished its natural life cycle.. Photo KDG
Salmon in the Nicola River, on the western entrance to Merritt BC, finished the cycle of life and passed by natural causes.
On this Day: October 4th 2004
Space ship one wins an award for private spacecraft.
A returning Salmon rises out of the water in the Nicola river by the highway 8 entrance,(train bridge walking trail, ) Merritt BC August 12th/16
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The weekend saw the return of the salmon to the Nicola River here in Merritt. Numbers of fish were in the river at the junction of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers on the weekend.
A fish trap is upstream from the junction on the Coldwater River by Voght park, there is little indication of fish taking to the trap route at this writing.
On this Day: September 13th 16o9
Henry Hudson reaches his namesake river the Hudson.
The sunset on the day of this writing is going to be at 7:12 and sunrise was 6:42, one half hour to go to equinox when its 12 hours of each. This will happen on the 23rd of September. then the march to the winter solstice begins. and the shortest day begins.
September 18th 2009
The decades run of the daytime soap The Guiding Light ends. The Talk eventually takes over the CBS time slot from long time soaps…
Looking for tagged fish.
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On Wednesday a pair of observers of First Nation origin were rowing down the Nicola River in a rubber raft.When challenged by the PR they said “we are looking for Chinook Salmon” .”We tagged a thousand of them last year and they should be here anytime” They run every year, said the person in control of the boat.
Merritt has two small rivers that join in the city. The Coldwater and the Nicola they continue as the Nicola to the Thompson at Spence’s Bridge and then on to the the Fraser and the Pacific ocean.There is a fish hatchery at Spious creek west of Merritt that is open to the public for tours. A serious fish tagging program is undertaken and a cabled intervention point is on the Coldwater River off the Voght park walking trail.
The Coldwater river was visibly seen to be suffering during the drought this summer but on viewing the this morning looks healthy and well due to rains in the Coldwater river valley high into the Coquihalla area to the south. The river is however void of fish at this point from a layman’s perspective and access. Chinnok Salmon are on the UNC red list for endangered species.
According to the local newspaper of record the city has announced plans to purchase three city lots on Charters street (* one is in the Nicola river) for a preserve.the lots are said to have access problems which may make them suitable for the preserve.
Chinook are anadromous fish native to the North Pacific Ocean and the river systems of western North America, ranging from California to Alaska, as well as Asian rivers ranging from northern Japan to the Palyavaam River in the Arctic north-east Siberia. They have been introduced to other parts of the world, including New Zealand and the Great Lakes of North America. A large Chinook is a prized and sought-after catch for a sporting angler. The flesh of the salmon is also highly valued for its dietary nutritional content, which includes high levels of important omega-3 fatty acids. Some populations are endangered, however many are healthy. The Chinook salmon has not been assessed for the UCN Red List.
Source: Wikipedia
On this Day: September 3rd 1976
The Viking 2 spacecraft lands on the Utopia Planitia,Mars.
Have a great weekend!
The Nicola River this morning has returning salmon in it.The river level its self was noticeably managed this year with what seemed to be higher water levels and silt for some time. However today the returning salmon are quite visible off of Voght street next to The Rotary Park turn coming into Merritt from the North on highway 5A.
A number of species run in the fall we generally expect Sockeye.
There was a city worker hat brought 8 tables into the old chamber office at 2158 B Voght Street for the polling place for the by-election. The city said it had to spend the same for the by election as for the general,$15000.00 however we think that the small office indicates that the general elections accounting may not have taken in regular city workers costs.
Today in history: September 14,2007
The first run on a British bank in a hundred fifty years happens in the 2007 financial crisis.
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