The Hope Slough is an amazing series of meandering waterways that drain the area between Chilliwack and Rosedale. The sloughs run primarily through private property but where the road crosses or parallels them, there's some amazing wildlife....Habitat includes Coho and Chum Salmon...
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The sloughs are visited by waterfowl through the year... Watch for American Wigeon, Wood Duck, scaup, Bufflehead, mergansers and Mallard AND from spring to fall, Great Blue Herons are a common sight!
Recently The Fraser Valley Regional Watersheds Coalition has completed its work at Hope River - Funded by the Pacific Salmon Commission Southern Fund, instream work to restore fish habitat in Hope Slough was conducted. A viewing platform and trail allows has been added and allows for public access to the site. This project was a cooperative effort between Fisheries and Oceans Canada, City of Chilliwack Parks, Fraser Valley Regional District and the Chilliwack Fish and Game Protective Association. Many salmon returns were observed this October!
Check out Hope Slough Habitat Restoration Project
When we first moved to Chilliwack - this gift of nature was one of the reasons we chose a house right across the street on Berkeley......
So pack a picnic lunch, grab a book - bring your dog and pick your favorite bench......or ...throw down a blanket....and just savor the waning days of autumn...........but do it quick - because they're predicting snow on Friday!
How to Get There? - From Highway 1 take the Vedder Road exit (Exit #119) heading northward. The road becomes Yale Road. At Young Road turn left and continue to a bridge crossing the Hope Slough. Its bordered by Berekley and Riverside on the South and Hope River Rd on the North side......Best place to park is on Berkeley - follow the markers to the park...:-)
If you or someone you know is thinking of Buying or Selling property in Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, Hope, Abbotsford, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - or if you would like more information please give Liz Moras of Landmark Realty Chilliwack a call at- 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@gmail.com.
Copyright © 2009 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved. All information provided by this author is only an opinion, it is not guaranteed, may be based on information collected from several sources, and may be time sensitive. It is not necessarily representative of the opinions of Landmark Realty Chwk. Ltd..
