| About the Society
What is the Steelhead Society?
Formed in 1970 by a group of hardcore
Steelhead anglers concerned about the state of wild
steelhead stocks and the wild rivers of British Columbia,
the Steelhead Society is a charitable non-profit river
conservation organization. The Society has evolved to
advocate for the health of all wild salmonids and wild
rivers in British Columbia. Considered to be "one
of the most important conservation organizations in
North America", the Steelhead Society primarily
consists of members from across North America, but has
members from around the world. Our members' support,
as well as private donations and monies raised through
fundraising campaigns, funds advocacy actions and awareness
in the public spectrum, and acts to encourage positive
change in government and private enterprise.
What is the aim of the Steelhead
Society?
The Steelhead Society's mandate is to
encourage the conservation and restoration of wild fish
and the wild rivers they inhabit. To this end, the Steelhead
Society has been able to form alliances and partnerships
with First Nations; Federal and Provincial government
agencies, politicians, forestry companies, grass roots
organizations, media, and outdoor equipment manufacturers.
These alliances encourage awareness of the sensitivity
of watersheds and their inhabitants, with a unified
goal of improving damaged habitats for the greater good
of all involved parties. The Steelhead Society is dedicated
to the ongoing advocacy of environmental education,
stream restoration, dam decommissioning options, maintaining
flow rates, mitigating the effects of hatchery programs,
effective control of the Aquaculture Industry, as well
as holding government and public agencies responsible
for the natural heritage rivers provide.
Society members have in common a dedication
to protecting, enhancing and restoring BC's wild salmon
and steelhead habitat.
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