Roderick Haig Brown House, Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, BC Heritage Site
| HAIG BROWN HOUSE Campbell River Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
[ Back to Campbell River Parks & Trails ] Nominated in 2005 as one of the all time "Greatest Canadians", Roderick Haig-Brown was a pioneer in the environmentalist movement. He was, at that time, often the only voice for the environment and spent many hours associating himself with the conservationist movement of his time. Roderick Haig-Brown lived his life in the outdoors exploring the wilderness fishing his backyard - the Campbell River. Ann, his wife, was active in the community as well but her real love was also nature spending as many hours as she could in her garden.
Roderick Haig-Brown will always be remembered as an avid outdoors man exploring, experiencing and expressing outdoor life in the community of Campbell River. Both Roderick and Ann Haig - Brown lived life large on the river, we call the Mighty Campbell! GO TO : Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park in the Shuswap Lake region of BC, Canada. |
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Throughout his life Roderick Haig-Brown wrote many articles based on conservation and published over 25 books winning him recognition and literacy awards for his environmental wisdom for many years. Presently, there is a book writing prize named after him in British Columbia. Today, Roderick Haig-Brown's home is a historical BC landmark on the shores of the Campbell River in British Columbia, Canada. The same spot where Roderick would walk down to the river to fish. The gardens that Ann Haig built are both wild and groomed leaving her memories behind for all to enjoy. 
The Haig Brown House is a trip into the wilderness past, with almost everything left as if Roderick and Ann were still in the next room. The vinyl records they listened to, some of the fishing rods Roderick used, flower pots Ann planted and the many pictures of the family still standing. The must-see room, by far, is the wall to wall books in the Haig Brown Library. The thousands of books once used by a family who had a passion for reading. Many of the books were used by Roderick for researching. Other books are ones Roderick published. Visiting the Haig-Brown home is a trip into natures past with some of his writings and all the character of the Haig Brown family still preserved on display for viewing. 
Roderick Haig-Brown and his wife Ann devoted much of their lives to the conservation efforts of the environment, establishing many of the natural legacies in British Columbia we enjoy today. Roderick Haig-Brown focused special attention to the rivers and Salmon species of BC and the important principles he put in place to maintain the wilderness areas of British Columbia. To ensure the numbers of Salmon stock in the rivers were maintained. For example the Adams River in the Okanagan Valley, BC is a well known river for Salmon spawning and in 1977 the Adams River and the surrounding area was named Roderick Haig-Brown Park in recognition of his contribution to the preservation of the Salmon migration process. 
The Haig-Brown House in Campbell River in all its books and walls of history has only been a British Columbia Heritage Site since 1990. There are wilderness gardens, floral displays lining the trails that lead down to the shores of the Campbell River on the Haig - Brown property and, ultimately leading to the Haig Brown Kingfisher Creek Salmon Enhancement Project. Preservation lives on today because of the spirit of Roderick Haig-Brown. 
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