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Vanderhoof is known for its bird sanctuary along the Nechako River. Many Canada geese, swans, and other migratory birds pass through Vanderhoof during their annual migrations. The Nechako is home to a number of fish species, including salmon and the endangered Nechako white sturgeon. Many hunters come to Vanderhoof in search of bear, moose ...
The Nechako Region is the second-largest economic development region in British Columbia and covers an area of 200,023 km 2, from the Nechako plateau, in central British Columbia, northward to the border with Yukon Territory. [1] "Nechako" is an anglicization of netʃa koh, a Carrier word that means "big river."
The Nechako Country, also referred to as the Nechako District or simply "the Nechako" is one of the historical geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located southwest of the city of Prince George and south of Hwy 16 on the inland side of the Hazelton Mountains (an inland subrange of the Coast Mountains), and comprising the basin of the Nechako River and its tributaries.
It is bordered by the Yakutat, Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon, Juneau and Haines boroughs of the US state of Alaska to the west, Yukon to the north (which has no county-like system of division), the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Peace River Regional District to the east, and the Regional Districts of Bulkley–Nechako and Kitimat–Stikine ...
"Nechako" is an anglicization of netʃa koh, its name in the indigenous Carrier language which means "big river". [ 3 ] The Nechako River's main tributaries are the Stuart River , which enters about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Vanderhoof , the Endako River , the Chilako River , which enters about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Prince George ...
The Supply Chain Issues Tour was a concert tour by American musician Jack White, in support of his fourth and fifth studio albums, respectively, Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive (2022). The tour began on April 8, 2022, in Detroit , Michigan and ended on February, 24, 2023 in Aspen, Colorado .
The river's Grand Canyon, known for its dangerous rapids, has been called the "K2 of white-water challenges" [8] and has only been run by a handful of expert kayakers. During the latter part of the 20th century, numerous large parks and protected areas were established in the Stikine basin, and by the beginning of the 21st century some 60 ...
While selling a wild white sturgeon and eggs is illegal in California, it is legal to buy legal caviar from California White sturgeon farms. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Poaching is an ongoing issue, in which caviar can sell on the black market for 100–150 dollars a pound, while a consumer buying legally made caviar from California sturgeon farms pays ...