Buying back our waterway access points ++

[OldTimer]

Here’s a different thought …….

Seems a lot of time, effort and money are spent on artificially maintaining “suitable” ongoing “current mob pleasing” populations of introduced Pacific Salmon, or in trying to re-establish natural populations of regionally extinct Atlantic Salmon.

I see in the future ongoing surrounding, intruding, and development of the lands having Great Lake tributaries flowing through them.

In my thoughts I’d rather see these (or a portion of these) fish stocking funds spent to buy back such river/stream perimeter lands from all private interests, and then establish much more public access land along these watercourses - for all to enjoy going forward - permanently. They don’t need development – just a way to prevent their commercial use and get rid of any “no-trespassing” signs now or in the future.

Plus - Rainbow, it seems to me, have proven established naturally reproducing populations at many sites here in Ontario. Perhaps they should be the more popular, and plausible, choice for species maintenance/enhancement going forward.

It is "our" money you know. We collectively get to say how it's spent, and on what.

Comments?

Cheers,

OldTimer