Donating the money to use on the stabilizing of the claybanks on the chilliwack would be a great idea,what group is involved in this,i hear that it is quite a pricey job to get it done properly.
The claybank stabilization has been handled by the
Chilliwack River Action Committee in the past and members of that committee has done a wonderful job on raising fund through public interest, private organizations and various government agencies to get the job done. Because of their effort since the mid 90's, anglers get to enjoy more fishing days on the Vedder. CRAC has not only been involved with claybank stabilization, it has also been involved with construction of additional spawning habitat in the Chilliwack River system as well as repairing riparian zones such as tree planting.
Unfortunately, since 2006 there has been a drastic drop of interests from anglers to support the effort. This was clearly shown at last year's Help Habitat Fundraiser where only a few showed up while the river was packed with anglers. Since then, many members have cut back on their work in these projects, which is understandable because they are mostly retired individuals and lack motivation to keep something going where there isn't a strong support. New committee members are needed to lead.
If anyone is interested, I recommend you to email David Lamson at
dflamson@shaw.ca to find out the current status of the committee and what future projects have been planned. There certainly isn't a shortage of work to do as many already are aware of the unstable slides in the upper river. Supporting a group such as this with donation isn't just funding it financially, it shows that there is a strong public interest and urges the government to be involved as well. Anyway, as much as I want all the money goes to this group, my recommendation to Rick (if he is interested in looking into it) is to talk to Dave first and find out what is going on with CRAC first.
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