Salmon watchers spotted the first coho spawner of the season come in to the creek from Fauntleroy Cove late Wednesday, Oct. 30. The watch is now in high gear and will continue as long as more fish seem likely. ‘Open Creek’ will be this Sunday, November 3, 1:00-3:00pm. Make your way to the fish ladder …
Salmon Watch 2024 to document coho spawners in Fauntleroy Creek will kick off on Sunday, Oct. 13, with the annual drumming. This all-ages community event will employ the beat of drums to call in spawners from the cove. It will start at 4:00 pm just off the intersection of SW Director and upper Fauntleroy Way …
Getting new net traps into upper and lower Fauntleroy Creek on March 14 proved to be good timing.
Nineteen salmon releases are now scheduled for late April through May.
The Fauntleroy Watershed Council’s Nov. 12 open creek drew 136 visitors of all ages.
With rain and 11-foot tides in the offing, the Fauntleroy Watershed Council will host an all-ages open creek on Sunday (Nov. 12) between 1:00 and 3:00 pm.
With high hopes, 20 volunteer salmon watchers are now on duty to document coho spawners in lower Fauntleroy Creek.
Helping steward the environment can be a very rewarding and enjoyable way to give back to your community. We welcome fresh energy and ideas, whether you can lend a hand just once or for awhile
On Sunday, Oct. 22, at 4 pm, we’ll sing and drum to call in spawners during our annual all-ages drumming (free @ creek level below fish-ladder).
Photo by Tom Trulin. Dennis Hinton with children from the Fauntleroy Children’s Center Between April 27 and May 31, our release volunteers hosted 730 students and about 235 adults for 17 releases in Fauntleroy Park. They brought 1,850 coho fry reared from eyed eggs through Salmon in the Schools-Seattle. The total included 500 fry …