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.
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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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It’s salmon carcass central down at Carkeek Park as the salmon are completing their spawning mission. The once active streams have become much quieter as salmon carcasses pile up along the banks. While several hundred live fish remain in the creeks visitors will likely see more carcasses than live fish. Surveyors bring two Chum carcasses
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Another week of surveying, another unbelievable amount of live salmon and carcasses to process. If you haven’t been down to Carkeek to see the salmon yet this year, it’s quite the sight. Thanks volunteer salmon surveyors for putting in long hours. Word’s clearly gotten out about the record Carkeek salmon run with the Seattle Times,
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