The salmon run has begun at Carkeek Park! Dozens of fish have been spotted in the lower sections of Piper’s Creek and the estuary. It’s still early in the season and more salmon are entering the creeks daily. Hopefully some upcoming rain this week will help make their trek easier. Survey Date Live Chum Dead […]
11-08-2025 Salmon Survey Update Read More »
We will be releasing the 10-12,000 fry that are in the big pond this Friday, 5/2, at 8pm. Come on down and wish these fry well on their journey down Venema and Piper’s Creeks to Puget Sound and eventually up to Alaska. Hopefully we will see a bunch of them in 2.5-3.5 years.
We are releasing the salmon in the big pond this Friday! Read More »
The first salmon release of 2025 is happening this Sunday, 3/16. We will be pulling the plug at 7pm. Come on down and help send these fry on their way to Puget Sound and eventually Alaska.
The first salmon release of 2025 Read More »
With the run finally settled it’s time to do a deep dive into our salmon survey data from this year Yearly Totals Yearly Chum Total Chum Calc Date Yearly Coho Total Coho Calc Date 3033 2024-12-03 97 2024-12-03 Note: yearly total = live fish + running total of dead fish. Highest total is usually but
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The streams have become quiet as another salmon return at Carkeek park has come to an end. Thanks to our 41 volunteers who put in tons of hours this season to collect data from the huge number of fish. We also had a ton of great conversations with park visitors with over 2400 visitor interactions
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