Author: Graeme Lee Rowlands

Support the salmon: Indigenous Nations call for long-term support to revive river’s lost legacy

August 19, 2024 by Graeme Lee Rowlands

We’re living in a once-in-a-generation moment here in the Columbia River Basin. After 60 years, Canada and the U.S. are redesigning the way we share this international watershed through a new Columbia River Treaty (click…

Historic turning point for Columbia River, but what’s next?

August 19, 2024 by Graeme Lee Rowlands

Indigenous leadership, salmon, and the benefits to us all

June 27, 2024 by Graeme Lee Rowlands

Last Friday marked National Indigenous People's Day, a part of Canada’s National Indigenous History Month. In the Columbia River Basin, salmon are a big part of the history of Indigenous peoples. Thanks to the leadership of Indigenous Nations…

In a time of drought, a modernized Columbia River Treaty offers hope

April 23, 2024 by Graeme Lee Rowlands

It’s official: B.C’s annual April snow survey confirms this winter is leaving our province with its lowest snowpack on record at just 63% of normal. Last year’s snowpack was significantly higher at 88%, but even that…

Students join community leaders on Columbia River

September 26, 2023 by Graeme Lee Rowlands

In early September, community leaders and young people came together in Burton on the banks of the West Kootenay’s Arrow Lakes Reservoir for a long weekend of intergenerational knowledge sharing and learning about the Columbia River and its management.

Bringing the salmon home: Tribes in U.S. secure $200m for Columbia River salmon

September 26, 2023 by Graeme Lee Rowlands

The U.S. Government has pledged $200 million over 20 years to support a tribe-led reintroduction of salmon to the Upper Columbia River Basin. As Wildsight’s Director of Water and Climate, Graeme Lee Rowlands, writes, the U.S. announcement could be the start of an exciting new chapter for Canada.