Events & Media

KAYAKING THE INSIDE PASSAGE: TACOMA, WASHINGTON TO GLACIER BAY, ALASKA: (August 9)
In May 2009, Phil Magistro and Apryle Craig embarked on a 1,250 mile sea kayak journey along the Inside Passage—through Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. Join Phil and Apryle as they describe their 111-day experience along the coast, share photos and video, and discuss the fate of the wild Pacific salmon. Aug. 9 at 7 pm.

Admission is free, but seating is limited, so attendees are encouraged to come early for a good seat. To see the full schedule of programs in the 2010 Our Wonderful World Adventure Series, pick up a brochure at the library or visit
www.estesvalleylibrary.org.

Thanks to everyone who came out for our slideshow last night at REI.  We had over 80 people!!  And had lots of great questions.  Thank you for the donations, which will be passed on to Living Oceans Society.

If you have any suggestions for how we could improve future slideshows, please email us.  Or if you have any questions we didn’t cover last night or just want to go paddling some time, email us at:
philandapryle@elevatedattitude.com

And an update on the salmon provided by Farmed and Dangerous:

Victory! Massive new net-cage salmon farm proposal denied

A proposal by Grieg Seafood to put in a massive new salmon farm along a migratory route at Gunner Point in the northern Georgia Strait has been denied! The Strathcona Regional District’s decision to restrict the proliferation of open net-cages on this important migration route has sent a clear message to industry that closed containment is the only acceptable direction for the aquaculture industry in BC. Read more»

British Columbians set to walk for wild salmon

In the streams and rivers of BC, the wild salmon migration has begun and citizens across the province are gearing up for a migration of their own. Initiated by researcher and wild salmon activist Alexandra Morton, the Get Out Migration will focus on bringing widespread demand for change to open net-cage industrial fish farming out into the open at the same time as our vulnerable wild salmon are migrating to the ocean. Read more»

First Nations group wants net-cage farms out!

Over the past year, CAAR has been travelling in the Fraser and Thompson River Basins, meeting with representatives of a number of Indigenous Nations to share information about the potential danger to out-migrating juvenile salmon as they pass by open net-cage salmon farms in the northern Georgia Strait. We have been well received and heard grave concerns that net-cage farms may be partly responsible for the loss of wild salmon – an essential part of the land and culture. Read more»

Weigh in on international standards for salmon farming

The Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue (SAD), a science-based forum initiated by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2004 to engage NGOs and the world’s largest aquaculture companies, is working to set international standards for salmon farming. CAAR has been actively involved in this multi-stakeholder dialogue to help develop rigorous standards that minimize or eliminate the key environmental and social impacts of salmon farming. Read more»

View details and register at:

http://www.rei.com/event/3933/session/4583

registration not required.  Hope to see you there!

Date: Fri, April 16, 2010
Time: 7pm
Location: REI, Boulder, CO

We’ll share pictures and stories from our 1,200 mile trip from Gig Harbor, Washington to Glacier Bay, Alaska, answer questions, and talk about the issues facing the wild Pacific salmon.

Check out our recap on Kokatat’s blog:

http://blog.kokatat.com/index.php/go-wild-expedition-presents-first-slideshow-2220/

A big thanks to Justin and Carla at Ed’s Cantina for hosting our first slideshow!

Just a quick reminder that we’ll be presenting a slideshow on our Inside Passage trip tonight!

Date: Thurs, Feb 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Ed’s Cantina, Estes Park, CO (map)

We’ll share pictures and stories from our 1,200 mile trip from Washington to Glacier Bay, Alaska, answer questions, and talk about the issues facing the wild Pacific salmon.

Our expedition was featured on thereeftank.com.  Check them out for forums and interesting articles about marine life.

On Thursday night, we drove to Colorado Springs to visit with Kate and Brian and to present our trip to Kate’s classes. We talked about our charts, our gear, and how the culture and ecosystems along the coast depend on the wild salmon. All the students asked really great questions. Each student was allowed to take a handful of the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch Guides. At the end of the day, I barely had a voice left, but I think a good time was had by all.

A big thank you to Kate and her classes for being interested in our trip and in ways to protect the wild salmon!