Due to impacts associated with damming, nutrient levels in Alouette Lake are low. The Alouette Reservoir Fertilization Project regularly provides supplemental nutrients to the lake to restore the reservoir to its historical productivity. The fertilization project is reviewed on a 5-year basis to confirm that the project is continuing to meet its productivity objectives. As long as the project continues to be successful in maintaining aquatic productivity, BC Hydro will continue to support fertilization of the lake.
Alouette Reservoir Projects
ALLCO Hatchery Received A New Upgrade
Starting off the new year, the ALLCO Hatchery received an upgrade! We're thrilled to share that the ALLCO Hatchery recently received two new circular storage tanks. The previous tanks on-site…
Beavers: Nature’s Ecosystem Engineers
Beavers: Nature’s Ecosystem Engineers
Beavers are remarkable creatures with a profound impact on the environments they call home. Known for their industrious dam-building, they’re often referred to as “ecosystem engineers,” shaping the landscape to…
Fins & Feathers Fall Hatchery Tour
Fins & Feathers Fall Hatchery Tour
Thank you to everyone who attended our Fins & Feathers - Fall Hatchery Tour! Anne from OWL Rehab taught us about all things related to raptors, it was amazing to…
Morse Creek Connections: Freshwater Initiative
Morse Creek Connections: Freshwater Initiative
Our Freshwater Initiatives Project has been a resounding success, bringing together community members, environmental organizations, and volunteers to restore and protect Morse Creek and its surrounding habitats. Through a variety…
Summer Camp Leaders Wanted for 2024!
Summer Camp Leaders Wanted for 2024!
The Alouette River Management Society is looking for… SUMMER CAMP LEADERS! Are you outgoing, enthusiastic & passionate? We are looking for you! Apply today! Where: ALLCO Park: 24959 Alouette Road Maple…
2024 Annual General Meeting – May 2nd
2024 Annual General Meeting – May 2nd
ARMS Annual General Meeting is on May 2 2024 hosted at the Maple Ridge Library – Fraser Room (2nd Floor). Sign in begins at 5:30pm, meeting starts at 6:00pm –…
Spring Break 2024 Eco-Camps
Spring Break 2024 Eco-Camps
The Alouette River Management Society is here to bring your child’s favorite games, hobbies, and outdoor activities to life. ARMS specializes in environmental education and is committed to redirecting children…
Geoff Clayton (Founding Member)
Geoff Clayton (Founding Member)
Pow. Eng in BC Hydro for 25 years One of the founding Directors of ARMS in 1993 Became President of ARMS 1995 Have served as President or Co-Chair since that…
Forest Explorers
Forest Explorers
Understand the importance of wildlife trees and nursery logs in our ecosystem. Participate in an impression activity to learn how to identify tracks of animals here in the Alouette Watershed,…
Buzzing with Bees
Buzzing with Bees
A Bugs Life (Spring only) Learn the importance of pollinators! Compare the lifecycle of a bee and a butterfly. View our live honeybee hive. Subject to availability, includes caterpillars for…
Allco Fish Hatchery Tours
Allco Fish Hatchery Tours
Identify the 5 Pacific salmon species found in the Alouette Watershed, their habitat needs and the stressors on salmon, learn the history of the hatchery operations and how it helps…
Junior Watershed Education Tour
Junior Watershed Education Tour
Purpose The primary objective is to increase the level of public awareness and stewardship in the Alouette Watershed and Maple Ridge area. It is ARMS goal to educate and empower…
Senior Watershed Education Tour
Senior Watershed Education Tour
This is a unique all day field trip for grades 3-7. Students learn hands on about the watershed, salmon life cycle, pollution, aquatic life, forest and stream ecology. Students participate…
Scales and Tales
Scales and Tales
Learn about a keystone species and how salmon fit into this complex Pacific ecosystem. Watch the salmon transition through a life cycle story. The types of Pacific Salmon and their…
Wild Water Cycle
Wild Water Cycle
Learn about the water cycle and how water moves through lakes, rivers, and creeks in the Alouette watershed. Analyze the effects of pollution on waterways through the use of an…
Butterfly Beauties
Butterfly Beauties
Uncover the importance of pollinators through the life cycle of a butterfly. Learn how to identify a variety of native butterfly species. Complete a craft to support pollinators with our…
Night Creatures
Night Creatures
Uncover the mysteries of nocturnal creatures wandering the night. Discover how these animals use their adaptations and tools to thrive in the dark. Observe a preserved Western Screech Owl and…
Jack Emberly – Along the Fraser Series
Jack Emberly – Along the Fraser Series
Jack Emberly is a Maple Ridge writer, award winning journalist, and educator (M.Educ. UBC) who has who taught throughout B.C. For the last 7 years he wrote a social/environmental column…
Steelhead Recovery Plan
Steelhead Recovery Plan
The primary objective of the recovery plan is to stabilize and restore wild steelhead stocks and habitats to healthy self-sustaining levels. A secondary objective is to maintain and restore angling…
Bell Corr Net Pens and Fertilization
Bell Corr Net Pens and Fertilization
The elimination of sockeye and other salmon from the upper watershed has altered the flow of marine-derived nutrients in Alouette lake. These energy flows are naturally obtained from decaying salmon…
First Sockeye Return to Alouette Watershed 2007
First Sockeye Return to Alouette Watershed 2007
Group watching sockeye being tagged Photo by LGL Limited The Alouette River Management Society and its partners were excited to announce a sockeye returned to the South Alouette River after…
Reintroduction of Sockeye to Alouette Watershed
Reintroduction of Sockeye to Alouette Watershed
It has long been a vision of the Alouette River Management Society, local municipal governments, professional biologists and Katzie First Nation to see the return of sockeye and other salmon…
