WASHINGTON STATE PROJECTS

Age Group: GRADES 5-12

Geographic Area: GREATER LAKE WASHINGTON WATERSHED

Watch Salmon Survive!
Salmon Watcher Program, King County

Put your feet in the mud and eyes on the creek – watch salmon behavior in creeks and lakes around Puget Sound. This research will help local city and county organizations preserve salmon by monitoring where the salmon are and what they’re doing! King County, in partnership with several cities including Bellevue, Bothell, Kirkland, Redmond, Renton, Seattle, and Woodinville, offers creek-side training and guidance as you observe these northwest treasures in their local environment. Most observations occur during the fall, when salmon are spawning. Your research will help answer questions such as where salmon are spawning, and what barriers exist that may be keeping salmon from migrating. The salmon need you! http://www.dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/salmon/index.htm

For more information please email or call: Jennifer Vanderhoof, King County DNRP, Water and Land Resources, jennifer.vanderhoof@metrokc.gov

(206) 263-5086.

Connects to issues: Environmental Conservation/Sustainability
Connects to FTF curriculum activities: Fishing for the Future

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