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Issue 31 Contents:
Skye Brooks- Invasion of the European Chafer Beetle
Vanessa Seroul- Spó:l / Stsitsá7 “Crow”
Cat Wong-  The Humble Bumble
Vanessa Serroul- Pesk’a / Pv́sk’a7 “Hummingbird”
Avril Torrence- Lowering your AI Footprint
Jack Emberly- Restoration Plan to Repair Norrish Creek Habitat Damage fails to Achieve Goals: Big Trouble for Salmon, Part II
Jenna Stuart- Hummingbird poem
Mrs. McLaughlin’s grade 3-4 class- Bat Rescue at Edith McDermott Elementary
Sayer Cedar- UPSTREAM
Original artwork by  Vanessa Serroul,  Peter Gong, Brandon, Brynlee, Charlotte, Dylan, Gabby, Hazel and Sadie.
Courtesy photos: Jack Emberly, Bruce Klassen,  Caroline Langbroek, Rick Skerry, Mike Stefiuk.
Cover photo: Anna’s Hummingbird by Bruce Klassen.

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Issue 30 Contents:
Jack Emberly- Gravel mining in Norrish Creek: Big trouble for Salmon
Nicole Bellay (BRIM)- Exciting Progress on the Sue Big Oil Campaign!
Vanessa Serroul- Mímexwel / nteqwtíqw “Unclean Water” & q’éytl’thet /  q̓it̓  “heal” paintings and artist statement
Tracy Lyster- Sprawl report: Contamination of local streams and salmon habitat 
Vanessa Serroul- The Rare and Elusive Black Swift
C. Schaufert- Ey Stelmexw St’etl’ilem: Good Medicine Songs
Nicole Marie Giesbrecht- Where the Grass is Long
Original artwork by Jack Gauthier, Nicole Marie Giesbrecht, Peter Gong, and Vanessa Serroul.
Courtesy photos: Jack Emberly, Bruce Klassen, C. Schaufert, Rick Skerry, Mike Stefiuk and Kevin Wright.
Cover photo: Angry Eagle by Rick Skerry.

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Footprint Press Issue 29

Issue 29 Contents:
Jenna Stuart- The Forest Walk
Jon Blais- The Plight of Plants
Aleya Silk- Stop the Spray
Lynn Perrin- Saving West Creek Headwater Wetlands: Canoe Journey and Coastal Jam
Tracy Lyster- Sprawl report: Practices leading to rapid deforestation in Mission and other BC communities
Val Pack- Red Frog Blues
Nicole Marie Giesbrecht- The Raven’s Tree
Original artwork by Nicole Marie Giesbrecht, Peter Gong, Jenna Stuart, Carrielynn Victor, and Aliah Wall.
Courtesy photos: Nicholas Anderton, Jon Blais, Roxanna Kooistra, Caroline Langbroek, and Mike Stefiuk.
Cover photo: Pacific Tree Frog by Mike Stefiuk

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Issue 28 Contents:
Andrea Sadowski- Rewilding: The low maintenance, low-cost way to attract more wildlife to your yard and increase biodiversity in your neighborhood
David Hancock- Why would you wish to become a Raptor Nest Monitor?
Tracy Lyster, CAUSS- Sprawl report: A call for protection of wild salmon habitat in the Lower Stave River estuary, Mission
Rebecca McMurray- The rare and amazing Pacific water shrew
Patricia Marlowe- Amazing and beautiful Hair Ice
Cairn McArthur- From Grief to Activism- Original artwork by Carl Chaplin, Brenna Maag and Carrielynn Victor.
Courtesy photos: Caroline Langbroek, Sharon Palmer-Hunt,  Rick Skerry and Mike Stefiuk.
Cover photo:  Bald eagle and nestlings  by Sharron Palmer-Hunt.

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Issue 27 Contents:
Camille Coray- The Creation and Continued Nurturing of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve: The Process of Rewilding After Habitat Destruction
Torrance Coste- It’s time to let our best defence against climate change protect us
Kristy Montan- Mission’s Ill-Fated Tree Protection Bylaw
Marc Lee- The values of the forest and the value of the trees
Yvette John (P’eq sq’oyes Slha’:li’)- Coast Salish Weaving Lifestyle 
Original artwork by Yvette John, Ellen Sereda and Peter Wayne Gong.
Courtesy photos: Ellen Sereda, Mike Stefiuk, Kayla Sullivan, and TJ Watt.
Cover photo: Pacific Wren, Bruce Klassen, Silverdale.

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Footprint Press Issue 26

Issue 26 Contents:
Peter Wayne Gong- Orca in the Fraser River
Dr. Marvin L. Rosenau- Importance of beaver dams to Coho Salmon
Jolene Andrew- Returning to the Fire-side for the Salmon and the People
Danielle Courcelles- A Drop in the Bucket: Coastal Tailed Frogs
Angela Zimmerling- The Spawning Grounds
Original artwork by Ronnie Dean Harris, Peter Wayne Gong, Riley Charters, Jolene Andrew, Rocky LaRock, Gary Haggquist, and Leanne Hodges.
Courtesy photos: Mike Stefiuk
Cover photo: Female Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in spawning coloration, by Sharron Palmer-Hunt.

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Issue 25 Contents:
Lina Azeez, Watershed Watch Salmon Society- Connected Waters, Connected people: Flood control that works for people and fish.
Tracy Lyster, CAUSS- The heavy economic and environmental footprint of Silverdale sprawl.
Vanessa Isnardy & Erin Patrick- WildSafeBC: How to be a leader on the path to coexisting with wildlife.
Rebecca McMurray – The rare and amazing Pacific water shrew.
Sasha Tuttle, UFV Wildlife Protection Club- Lessons about Climate Change amongst the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Christina Toth, Fraser Valley Illegal Dumping Alliance- A community movement to keep nature clean.
Original artwork by Leanne Hodges, Carrielynn Victor and Peter Gong.
Courtesy photos: Rick Skerry, Christina Toth and Lisa Reid.
Cover photo: Black bear, Bruce Klassen, Silverdale.

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Issue 24 Contents:
Taylor Buckman & Elia Pym-  Climate Action Now!
Jon Blais, Fraser Valley Conservancy – Our Cedars are Dying and We Need to Listen.
Siyamiyateliot Elizabeth Phillips & Lolehawk Laura Buker- Looking Out for the River, the People, and the Salmon.
Tracy Lyster, CAUSS- Sprawl report: How protecting and enhancing our forests can save us all.
Dr.Eoin Finn- “Clean LNG” is a myth, a bridge to climate nowhere and a dangerous fossil fuel.
Original artwork and poetry by Angela Zimmerling, Vinny Ferrario, Una-Ann, Betty Joe & Peter Gong.
Courtesy photos: Rick Skerry, Gary Haggquist, & Peter McCartney, Wilderness Committee.
Cover photo: Cooper’s hawk, Bruce Klassen, Silverdale.

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Issue 23 Contents:
Zachery Pelletier- Carbon Footprints
Angus Macdonell- Organic Farming is the Solution
Angela Zimmerling- Extinction Rebellion
Aleesha Switzer- Goldilocks frog (OSF): Saving a shallow wetland specialist in a changing climate
Eddie Gardner- The Powerful Spirit of Wild Salmon
Scarlet Stribling- Climate future
Original artwork by Lisa Shepherd & Kristi Bridgeman, Zachery Pelletier, Leanne Hodges, Scarlet Stribling & Peter Gong.
Courtesy photos: Angus Macdonell, Sharron Palmer-Hunt, South Coast Conservation Program (SCCP), Isabelle Groc, & Aleesha Switzer.
Cover photo: Anna’s hummingbird and chick, Bruce Klassen, Silverdale.

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Issue 22 Contents:
Carrie Besko- Lessons from our local wildcats
Tracy Lyster- Sprawl report-Mission needs a tree protection bylaw!
Dr. Marvin Roseau- Heart of the Fraser being destroyed by development
Dr. Claudette Bethune- Antibiotic resistance in open-net salmon farms and the threat to human health
Our Routes- Rob Taylor
Ann Murdoch- Interesting facts about the native trees of the Fraser Valley
Original artwork by: Ronnie Dean Harris, Corinne Devi (Corinne Donnelly), Rocky LaRock.
Courtesy photos: Rick Skerry, Mike Stefiuk, Nick Lanfear, Andrew Wright c/o Watershed Watch Salmon society, Dr. Marvin Roseau, Sarah Doyle.
Cover photo: Bald eagle in the winter by guest photographer Rick Skerry, Mission.

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