Full-Time Citizen Presence: It is vital that FRK maintains a full-time citizen presence on the water by engaging in regular pollution patrols by boat. By doing so, FRK’s presence not only serves as a deterrent to potential polluters, but it allows FRK to investigate citizen complaints about pollution issues. FRK must monitor water quality, become familiar with the river and track changes over time, map important ecological features, meet people who are using the river and educate them about FRK. FRK can bring media and decision-makers onto the river, promote stewardship and be a visible presence, all while learning from the river.

Full-time Riverkeeper, Doug Chapman, patrols the waters in, and surrounding, the Fraser River by boat, responding to community pollution concerns, monitoring water quality, and defending local waterways, to protect and enhance the Fraser’s aquatic integrity.