For the First Time in Over a Century, Sockeye Salmon are Able to Return to Okanagan Lake
Sockeye salmon are able to return to historic spawning grounds in B.C.'s Okanagan region for the first time in over a century, thanks to a new fish passageway built by the Syilx Nation in partnership with the City of Penticton, the province and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
The Okanagan Dam Fish Passage bypasses a dam in Okanagan Lake, and according to the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), will allow steelhead, rainbow trout and sockeye...
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