Bill and Sylvia from Grovers Creek Salmon Hatchery delivered 35,000 new Chum salmon fry on March 9, 2018. Thank you Suquamish Tribe! This 2nd batch of fish, as did our 1st batch, came directly off the incubation trays at the hatchery. These new fish are the end-of-the-2017-Chum-salmon-run fish; meaning, the adult spawners from which these […]
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2017 began with the natural and exciting imperative to build from the passing of Nancy Malmgren and Bill Hagen at the end of 2016. Their visions, leadership, and successes are the near magic from which so much has sprouted and continues to bloom. Thank you, Nancy and Bill, so very much. January 5, 2017: The
Salmon at Carkeek Park
2017 – a year in review Read More »
As anyone who visited can tell you, the last half of November was amazing in Carkeek Park. The 2017 Fall run saw about 17% more Chum salmon (338) compared to 2016 (240). The numbers in the chart below give a quick overview of how exciting it was around the middle of November and how robust
Salmon return to Carkeek Park to spawn in big numbers Read More »
Year-round we thank the Suquamish Tribe for their generous participation and genuine friendship in the region and to the community in the Piper’s Creek Watershed. And at this time every year, CWCAP and volunteers go to Grovers Creek Salmon Hatchery to pick up 20-30,000 salmon eggs provided to our salmon programs. Eggs donated by the Suquamish
Salmon eggs will be arriving soon… tis the season! Read More »
