Kelowna Mission Creek (Kelowna)

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It is ecologically significant that Mission Creek is the last remaining place for creek-spawning Kokanee salmon — an Interior species which is in serious trouble. Diking and channeling of Mission Creek within City limits in the 1950's played a large part in this decline, from about 700,000 to 1.2 million fish spawning per year in the creek to only about 30,000 in 1996. Shore spawning is now about 51% of the total Kokanee produced each year. Measures are underway in the channeled part of the creek to improve the habitat for spawning salmon.

Mission Creek was a major source of fish for the Okanagan First Nation and there are many archeological sites remaining along its shores. They also made use of various plant materials found along the creek for food, building materials, and medicines.
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