Coho Society’s Tent Talks – 2026

We have invited partners and members of our community who are interested in environment preservation to share some thoughts via Tent Talks.    This helps bring awareness to local issues and offers ways we can get involved to be responsible stewards to our environment.

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“The First Rain is the Dirtiest“

Paul Lhotka (speaker) and Carolynne Robertson

““Deciphering Priority Pollutants in Road Runoff Entering Salmon-Bearing Streams in British Columbia”“

Mina Hassan Aghaei; PhD Student, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University

LET’S GET QUIZZICAL – How Well Do You Know Salmon?

Led by Jim Shinkewski – Director, Grants and Community Programs

Whale, Hello from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Catriona Day, Fishery Officer/Program Officer

“Fishes of the Strait of Georgia”

Dick Beamish and Jeff Marliave
Dick Beamish, a leading authority on the subject, holds the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada

“Small changes can greatly improve the survival of released salmon.”

Quin Johnston,UBC Masters Student

All net proceeds of the Coho Festival go to Coho Society of the North Shore who provide support to local organizations in river and stream enhancement projects that benefit the sustainability of salmon and other fish.