MANY ENJOY OPEN CREEK
The Fauntleroy Watershed Council’s Nov. 12 open creek drew 136 visitors of all ages.
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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.
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
Exoskeleton count
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.
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.
2021 Annual report issued
Despite the many limitations of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have much to report from 2021!
The party’s over
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 …
Salmon watch 2021
It’s spawning season on Fauntleroy Creek and the Fauntleroy Watershed Council has enlisted more than a dozen volunteers to keep watch between Oct. 10 and mid November. They will be watching at the fish ladder during the five hours after high tide – when spawners are most likely to have made their way in from …
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