Submission 0100-WLSASC_971766

Submitter: Western Log Sort and Salvage Co-op

Community: Vancouver

Date Submitted: June 24, 2010

Summary:
The poor economics of log salvaging has resulted in a large volume of logs being left to drift in the Fraser River. These logs tend to move with boat wakes and tides, crushing and smothering wetland plants and causing degradation to salmon habitat. In addition, a large amount of sunken wood has accumulated on the bottom of the river, which may be depleting oxygen levels in the surrounding water and harming returning salmon.

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