TEENAGE COHO ON THE MOVE
Getting new net traps into upper and lower Fauntleroy Creek on March 14 proved to be good timing.
Salmon
SALMON RELEASES ON THE CALENDAR
Nineteen salmon releases are now scheduled for late April through May.
Spawners in Fauntleroy Creek – and you’re invited
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.
SALMON WATCH 2023 IS ON!
With high hopes, 20 volunteer salmon watchers are now on duty to document coho spawners in lower Fauntleroy Creek.
WATERSHED VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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
ABOUT SPAWNING SEASON
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).
OF SALMON RELEASES & OUTMIGRATION
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 …
MIDPOINT IN SALMON RELEASES
By May 31, the Fauntleroy Watershed Council will have enabled 17 Salmon in the Schools releases.
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 …