We believe that the Salmon River is precious and loaded with natural riches, and we want to ensure that it will continue to be so in the future.
We are a non-profit organization formed in 2004 made up of volunteers with an elected board of directors. The funding for projects is raised through membership fees, donations, grants, sponsorship and fund raising events. We are people who enjoy the benefits of the ecologically healthy and beautiful watershed of the Salmon River.
Our Essential Wetlands Annual General Meeting, November 12
Come to: Our Essential Wetlands
Tuesday, November 12 at 6:30 pm in Roblin
We celebrate our 2️⃣0️⃣th anniversary! We ‘set up shop’ in 2004, and will serve cupcakes and refreshments.
Come and be part of a discussion about Rewilding our Rivers and how to spend some of the FSR funds in our watershed.
Starring Dugald Carmichael
Professor Emeritus, Department of geological sciences and geological engineering
On The Value of our Wetlands and The Kennebec Wetland Complex: How its Bedrock, Bush, and Beavers Moderate the Flowrate of the Salmon River
This huge complex is in the mid-headwaters of the Salmon River and performs so many essential functions that clean, filter and moderate the flow of the river.
Join us at Roblin Wesleyan Church, 3100 County Rd 41, Roblin.
Doors open at 6:30 for Meet & Greet, memberships and donations. The presentation begins at 7 pm.
For more information: infofriendsofsalmonriver@gmail.com
All are welcome, you do not have to be a member of FSR – but you can become one!
Anyone who wishes to join the Board of FSR, please see our website for more info: https://www.friendsofsalmonriver.ca/about-us/
More about our speaker:
Dugald Carmichael, Professor emeritus of Geology, lives in Kingston. He loves to paddle, bushwhack, ski, snowshoe, cycle, explore, and make maps. During 34 years’ teaching at McGill and Queen’s, Dugald’s research focused on new ways of mapping and understanding metamorphic bedrock in ancient mountain-belts all over the world. Twenty years ago, close to home, the first of several highly enjoyable post-retirement research projects was studying and writing about the geology and natural history of the Salmon River and its watershed.
Dugald is a former FSR board member and loyal friend of the Salmon River. He knows it like the back of his hand! (almost…)
