It’s salmon ‘SEEson’ on local rivers, streams

Salmon “SEEson” is here.

There are plenty of great salmon-viewing opportunities across Puget Sound as several salmon species return from the ocean to spawn in the stream where they were born.

There are a number of sites locally where sockeye, chum, coho and majestic chinook salmon can be seen. Several events have been scheduled with a variety of partners around the Lake Washington/Sammamish/Cedar Watershed where visitors can view returning salmon.

In many cases naturalists are at these locations to help visitors spot the fish and learn about the salmon lifecycle, plus what can be done to protect the fish and their freshwater surroundings throughout the year.

For more information on the salmon-viewing sites listed below, visit http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wrias/8/ and click on “Salmon SEEson,” or call 206-205-8755.

This program is sponsored by the Watershed Resource Inventory Area 8 Salmon Recovery Council as part of its effort to recover salmon in the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed.

Sept.  23 (1-3 p.m.), Sept.  29 (2-4 p.m.), Oct.  6 (1-3 p.m.), and Oct. 27 (1-3 p.m.),
15500 NE 90th St. (on Sammamish River Trail), Redmond
425-556-2822 or pholte@ci.redmond.wa.us

Sept. 29 (1-4 p.m.), Oct. 4 (3-6 p.m.) and Oct. 6 (1-4 p.m.)
Along Bear Creek and the Sammamish River near Redmond, Water Tenders
425-788-5083 or www.watertenders.org

Oct. 6: 2:30-4 p.m.
Rotary Community Park Boardwalk along Little Bear Creek, 19518-136th Ave NE, Woodinville
425-398-9327 or www.ci.woodinville.wa.us

Oct.  13: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Pickering Farm, Southeast 56th Street and 10th Avenue Northwest, along Issaquah Creek in Issaquah. Issaquah Basin Action Team
206-296-1914 or mary.maier@kingcounty.gov

Oct.  13, 20, 21, 27 and 28, and Nov. 3, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily
Along the Cedar River near Renton. Friends of the Cedar River Watershed. 206-245-0143, or www.cedarriver.org/about/cedarriversalmonjourney.shtml

Weekends from Nov. 3 through Dec. 9, and Nov. 23 with special activities; 11 a.m. -3 p.m. each day
Piper’s Creek (in Seattle’s Carkeek Park)
206-684-0877 for more information

Late September to mid-November, Mondays through Saturdays 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sundays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Bear Creek at Classic Nursery and Landscaping Co., 12526 Avondale Rd. NE in Redmond (self-guided). This event is sponsored by Redmond Organization for Shared Environments, 425-882-1846, or lyhussey@comcast.net.