CARIBOO CHILCOTIN
CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Unit 102
197 2nd Ave North
Williams Lake, B.C.
V2G 1Z5 ccentre@ccconserv.org
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Wake ALERT! Boating through or near sensitive shallow stream habitats can cause large wakes and bottom pressure. Surveys conducted in these rivers of the Cariboo have shown that juvenile fish are dying in large numbers from being washed-up and stranded in sandbars and mud flats. The source of the disturbance has been found to be the passage of large boats, including jet boats. These boat wakes and bottom pressure increase stream bank erosion, disrupt spawning adults, strand juvenile fish and increase the mortality of incubating eggs. Also, sediment resulting from a boat wake can smother incubating eggs and fish food sources, as well as
harm fish by damaging their gills. In the Cariboo, the Horsefly, Mitchell, Chilco, Chilcotin and Quesnel Rivers and their tributaries, provide critical spawning, rearing and foraging habitat for many important freshwater and anadromous salmon species including Kokanee, Sockeye, Chinook and Coho, as well as large-sized Rainbow and Bull Trout. The damage of one large wake in these rivers can kill extensive numbers of fry and/or eggs in just one pass, resulting in extremely reduced future runs.
Please, help assure we have great fishing for future generations, stay off of sensitive rivers with jet boats.
A non-profit society, run by a knowledgeable board of volunteer directors
We work within the community, with the community, to maintain and enhance the health of the environment as the basis of a strong economy and vital society. The Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society is locally based: our office is in Williams Lake, with easy access to the public.
History: Originally formed in 1992, as the Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Council, to represent conservation interests of the region at the Commission On Resources and Environment (CORE), the CCCC was very involved in the development of the Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan, released in 1994. Incorporated as Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society in 1996, the CCCS continues to be involved in the public process, participating in monthly meetings of the Regional Resource Board, planning processes of Park Management and Development Plans, and providing the community with presentations, displays and forums on specific issues.
Goals: to promote land use and management decisions which enhance the stability, quality of life and economic viability of the community over the long term. We seek to ensure the preservation and maintenance of healthy, functioning ecosystems.
Information & Communication: We run a free ListServ to connect individuals interested in conservation issues.
Support: We appeal for your support so that we can continue to provide the Cariboo Chilcotin with these worthwhile efforts to "ensure the preservation and maintenance of healthy, functioning ecosystems". Your donation may be designated for a specific project or projects (see above), or simply left to our choice of what is a current priority. MEMBERSHIP & DONATIONS
Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society
Unit 102, 197 2nd Ave North Williams Lake, B.C., V2G 1Z5
Phone/Fax: 250 398-7929 • ccentre@ccconserv.org • Coordinator: Marg Evans
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History: Originally formed in 1992, as the Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Council, to represent conservation interests of the region at the Commission On Resources and Environment (CORE), the CCCC was very involved in the development of the Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan, released in 1994. Incorporated as Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society in 1996, the CCCS continues to be involved in the 
Goals: to promote land use and management decisions which enhance the stability, quality of life and economic viability of the community over the long term. We seek to ensure the preservation and maintenance of healthy, functioning ecosystems.
