Hyde Creek Watershed Society

The Hyde Creek Watershed Society was born of a necessity to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat in the Hyde Creek Watershed. The need to protect salmon stocks within the watershed originally started as a family project that began in a backyard with a wooden incubator and a bathtub!
The initiative quickly attracted the interest of local residents, government and local municipalities that led to the formation of the Hyde Creek Streamkeepers. The Ministry of Environment, the Department of Fisheries, the Cities of Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam as well as local residents attended the first meeting. Initially, Maurice Coulter-Boisvert, Peter Crowder, Ken Rempel, Tyler Faust, and their families began the backyard operation by capturing and harvesting the few salmon remaining at the time in Hyde Creek.