MIDPOINT IN SALMON RELEASES
By May 31, the Fauntleroy Watershed Council will have enabled 17 Salmon in the Schools releases.
Salmon
WE HAVE HOME HATCH!
On Feb. 20, volunteers observed the first of our “home hatch” of coho fry from last fall’s spawning.
IT’S A WRAP!
For the second year in a row, volunteer watchers tallied an exceptional number of coho spawners – 254! – in Fauntleroy Creek. This count exceeded last year’s 244 by 10, putting it in the No. 2 position behind 2012’s all-time high of 274. A work party on Oct. 13 cleared the way for …
Ready for Spawners
In anticipation of the start of Salmon Watch 2022 and our annual drumming to call in spawners (both on Oct. 16), volunteers have begun making sure that Fauntleroy Creek stays open for business. Most drift logs on the beach float at high tide but those that are rammed into the sand do not, which is …
Annual Salmon Drumming
Our annual drumming to call in coho spawners to Fauntleroy Creek will be Sunday, Oct. 16, at 4 pm in our parking area. This year’s focus will be on volunteers and will include tributes to two long-time volunteers who recently retired. See the attached poster and please share it with friends and neighbors who might be …
It’s a wrap!
1,627 fry must find enough food and protection to survive a year in the creek before heading to saltwater.
SALMON-RELEASE SEASON
The annual salmon release in Fauntleroy Creek is underway!
SMOLT-MONITORING UNDER WAY
Starting in mid March, volunteers have been monitoring net traps in upper and lower Fauntleroy Creek twice daily to document how many coho smolts are on their way to saltwater. Lead monitor Dennis Hinton trained several new volunteers to check the traps through mid May, when outmigration typically ends. The smolts leaving now were …
Watershed adds forest steward
Charlotte Linton is newly assigned as a forest steward for the Fauntleroy watershed and will be focusing her attention on Fauntleroy Park. She joins Peggy Cummings (in photo), whom the Green Seattle Partnership recently recognized for her decade of service as a forest steward here. Forest stewards monitor conditions in natural areas, lead restoration projects, …
Fry Emergence in Fauntleroy Creek
With so many spawners leaving fertilized eggs, we are expecting a big crop of fry to be learning to hunt for food.