An environmental youth program that focuses on protecting and enhancing Surrey's natural environment. Like our page to see what we're up to this year!
https://linkin.bio/sharpsurrey The Salmon Habitat Restoration Program (SHaRP) is a student-based initiative that promotes watershed stewardship and salmon habitat enhancement in Surrey. For more than 25 years, SHaRP's role in the community has been to protect and improve the quality of Surrey's natural environment. SHaRP is comprised of university and high school students working to promote Surrey
08/19/2026
Water Quality Wednesday at Fleetwood Park! 💧🌿
This week, we’re looking at how invasive plants can impact salmon habitat. By pushing out native vegetation, invasives can mean less shade, warmer water, weaker streambanks, and fewer food sources for salmon.
Keeping our streambanks healthy helps keep salmon habitat healthy too! 🐟
We came. We saw. We conquered! 🌿💪
We showed up to a site packed with invasive plants and got straight to work. After a full team effort, we cleared out a truckload of invasives and gave native species a little more room to grow!
🐟 One message, many hands: I LOVE FISH! 🤟💙
SHaRP team wanted share one of our favourite messages in sign language!
Whether we’re restoring streams, Removing Invasives, or learning new ways to communicate, the message stays the same: we really, really love fish! 🐟🌿
08/13/2026
🌿 Love learning with the whole team! 🐟📚
Our SHaRP team had the chance to learn about the restoration work at Mosquito Creek from BCWF and the North Shore Streamkeepers, explore some of the work happening in Seymour Hatchery, and of course, have a little fun along the way. 😄
Experiences like these give our crew a chance to learn from local experts, build new skills, and better understand the work that goes into protecting Surrey’s streams and the salmon that call them home. 💧🌱
Safe to say it was a pretty good day out of the office!
🌿 Water Quality Wednesday! 💧
Invasive plants can do more than crowd out native species. They can reduce biodiversity, weaken streamside habitat, and make it harder for healthy vegetation to protect our waterways.
By removing invasive plants and giving native species room to grow, we can help stabilize streambanks, provide shade, filter runoff, and support cooler, healthier streams for salmon and other aquatic life. 🐟🌱
Every plant removed is another step toward healthier waterways!
08/10/2026
🌿 Putting in the work, one invasive plant at a time! 💪🌱
Our SHaRP crews have been hard at work removing invasive species and giving native plants more room to grow. This hands-on restoration helps support healthier streamside habitats and protects the natural areas surrounding Surrey’s creeks. 🐟💧
A little dirt, a lot of teamwork, and another day spent making a difference for our local waterways!
08/10/2026
🐟 Happy Fish made a splash at A Rocha Day Camp! 💦
The kids got to meet our favourite fish passage ambassador, snap some photos, and learn a little more about why connected streams are so important for salmon making their way through Surrey’s waterways. 🌊📸
Days like this are what SHaRP is all about: getting youth involved, supporting local environmental education, and inspiring the next generation to care for the streams salmon call home. 🌿
Safe to say Happy Fish found a few new friends! 🐟💚
🌿 How to plant a hardhack in 6 simple steps!
Hardhack is a native shrub that supports healthy streamside habitats by helping stabilize soil, adding natural cover, and creating more space for biodiversity to thrive.
In this reel, we break down the planting process step by step, from digging the right-sized hole to placing the plant properly in the soil.
Planting native shrubs like hardhack is just one of the many ways we’ve been Keeping Surrey Looking SHaRP since 1996, helping restore healthier waterways for salmon, wildlife, and our community.
Small plantings can make a big difference for our local waterways! 💧