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 …
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.
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 March 27, volunteer educator Shannon Ninburg lead fourth graders from Louisa Boren STEM K-8 in the annual stonefly exoskeleton count in lower Fauntleroy Creek. They found the third highest number in the study began in 2000 to gauge food abundance for juvenile coho.
With so many spawners leaving fertilized eggs, we are expecting a big crop of fry to be learning to hunt for food.
Despite the many limitations of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have much to report from 2021!
On Nov. 28, the Fauntleroy Watershed Council closed this year’s salmon watch after 17 volunteers documented 244 coho spawners – the most in nine years. The seven-week watch was the longest since annual counting began in 1999, and it drew 400+ visitors – the most ever – to see fish and learn about salmon behavior …
