Prince George comes together to release 1,000 salmon into the Nechako River

Spruce City Wildlife Association held its annual salmon fry release on Sunday

Spruce City Wildlife Association held its annual community salmon fry release this past weekend, where the community helped release 1,000 chinook into the Nechako River.

Over 400 people attended the community event on Sunday, which also included free hot dogs and drinks as well as a welcome from Lheidli T’enneh Councillor Joshua Seymour.“We released 1,000 here for the purpose of involving the community and giving them a chance to be a part of what we do,” said Lauzon.

Lauzon said the Nechako River Chinook Salmon are a threatened stock so the organizations work to rebuild that stock is extremely important, in order for that stock to continue.

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