Each fall, salmon make a long, remarkable trek to spawn in streams and rivers across the Puget Sound region. There are dozens of salmon-viewing events scheduled from September into December that likely offer the best chances of seeing salmon – particularly during a year when many stocks are returning in below-average numbers. Some salmon-viewing opportunities … More Salmon SEEson photo contest
The Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed covers much of southern King County. In fact, it covers 450 miles. It is home to chinook, chum, coho, pink and steelhead salmon. Map of the watershed Since 2005, local governments in the watershed have carried out restoration projects to protect a healthy watershed ecosystem for both people and … More Why shade matters: Earth week special
Salmon are a treasured part of our natural heritage, with a rich history that is intertwined with indigenous people dating back many generations and up to current-day residents. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife produced a short film highlighting the need for increased funding to replace barrier culverts that prevent salmon from reaching their spawning … More Making way for salmon: Fixing culverts
The Bear Creek watershed supports nearly 10,000 households and is home to several species of salmon and trout. It spans King and Snohomish counties and reaches into Woodinville and Redmond. With so many living things relying on the creek, protecting future water quality and habitat is important. Why Study Bear Creek It will help us … More How healthy is Bear Creek? It’s time to find out
Our friends at the Western Washington Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (USFWS) featured this great story on Kokanee Quest and the little red fish in the USFWS’ national quarterly newsletter. We liked the article so much we asked if we could republish to our blog. Story: What do you call a program that combines conservation education, smartphones, salmon viewing, and the Amazing Race … More A quest for the little red fish
Earth Day is a big day for kokanee. Around this time of year the Kokanee Salmon Workgroup release the native juvenile kokanee into Lake Sammamish. What makes these fish so special? These native kokanee salmon are just one of four native populations in western Washington, spending their entire existence in and around Lake Sammamish. Long … More Earth Day kokanee release, a big day for the little red fish
It’s official; we’ve had the wettest winter on record. And for our region, it’s got to be really wet to break the record. According to Seattle Weather blog, we’ve had over 42 inches of rain in Seattle since October. Where does all of that water go? … More Wettest winter on record. Where does that water go?
Since adopting salmon recovery plans 10 years ago, 3,280 acres have been protected, over 200 restoration projects have been completed, and 252 acres of floodplain have been reconnected across the three watersheds. … More 10 years of restoration and saving salmon
FREE Chinook Book App Giveaway – How do I get one? Take our short survey on what you do for personal pollution prevention (seven questions) and order a copy a. We will mail an app card to you. What is it? The app offer green deals for green deeds in partnership with local businesses. It can … More Get a free Chinook Book app by answering a few questions
Rare, fresh water salmon comes back from brink of extinction in Lake Sammamish – and that’s reason to celebrate. We’ve had a lot of interest in this story by the Issaquah Reporter, so our partners dug around and found out a few more details.
… More Kokanee – They’re back and swimming in the right direction