Little Fish Trap Estuary Restoration Complete!
Thanks to willing landowners interested in helping to return the shoreline to it’s natural condition, SPSSEG, with the help of Quigg Bros Construction, removed 700 tons of concrete, rip-rap and other miscellaneous debris from the east lob of Little Fish Trap spit and removed 240 linear feet of eco-block bulkhead.
Local middle school students take part in Yakima River restoration project
Submitted by Mid Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group The educational process can be a lot more fun when the classroom is taken outdoors. Approximately 60 eighth-grade students from Walter Strom Middle School converged on a stretch of the Upper Yakima River in Upper County last Thursday to take part in a
Reed Canary Grass, Enemy of Salmon?
Submitted by Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group Anyone who has seen a tributary stream swallowed up by Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea) knows how detrimental this invasive species can be. This wetland-loving, noxious species has the ability to grow dense mats that can impact the hydrology of waterways. For salmon, this is
Interns work on protecting and restoring wild salmon population
Submitted by Mid Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group A BIG THANK YOU goes out to our 13 college interns! These amazing students have been removing rock dams, monitoring fish populations, habitat, and passage, educating river users and kids, surveying project areas, stewarding riparian plantings and much more! Check out the story
Beaver Dam Analogs — Good for Streams and Fish
Submitted by Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group This week we have been installing Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) in a side channel to Rattlesnake Creek in an effort to improve rearing habitat for juvenile salmon, steelhead, and bull trout. Like natural beaver dams, BDAs slow down and spread out water which forces
Volunteers Needed for Summer Chum Trapping in Hood Canal!
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG), in partnership with WDFW, is again conducting the Summer Chum Conservation Project on the Union River from August 15through October 15th. Hood Canal summer chum are currently listed as threatened and restoration efforts are crucial for their recovery. To aid summer chum recovery, HCSEG and WDFW will be placing
KIDS’ FISHING DAYS HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER
Submitted by Tri-State Steelheaders Salmon Enhancement Group Kids Fishing Days for 2018 were once again a smashing success. Hundreds of youth and their families spent the day on the lake, enjoying the outdoors and trying to catch some fish. Over 120 kids registered for the Bennington Lake event on June
Willow Creek Hatchery receives 80,000 Coho Salmon Eggs
December 16th, Edmonds’ Willow Creek Hatchery began the journey for 80,000 coho salmon. The fertilized eggs were carefully transported from the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery. Once back to the Willow Creek Hatchery, volunteers and members of the Students Saving Salmon club from Edmonds Woodway High School arrived to observe and help
Saving Salmon to Save Orcas
By Alison Studly, Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group Executive Director Like many of you, we at the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group are deeply concerned about the decline of our iconic Orca whales in our local waters. The Southern Resident Orca whales that inhabit the waters in and around the San Juan
Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Announces Salmon Project Funding
Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is pleased to announce that is has received over one million dollars in funds this year to help salmon and the habitat that they call home. Mid-Columbia Fisheries will be putting those monies to work to restore stream and river habitats vital to the restoration of
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