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Salmon Home Coming Monitoring

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ORGANIZATION: Friends of Saltwater State Park

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With the rains the salmon are choosing the stream where they will complete their life cycle. Have you seen salmon in McSorley Creek? What do you know about salmon? It’s a very important time that only happens now!
Volunteer to help count and monitor
salmon returning to McSorely creek.
It’s an awesome fishy activity!
Introduction online webinar September 26th
at 6:30pm. Learn about the salmon cycle, how to recognize
different species,mating behavior and more!
Orientation/Training October 5th from 10 am -11:30.
Location: at the Creek Shelter" in the lower parking
near the pedestrian footbridge and the Stone
Salmon Kiosk. What to bring, Dress for the weather,
Optional: notepad and pen, boots, gloves.
Requirements: RSVP
Attend introduction and orientation or make other arrangements with us. Volunteers work as a team of two walking a section of the creek, collecting data. It takes about an hour and a half with a frequency of once a week from October until the salmon finish in December.

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About Friends of Saltwater State Park

Location:

25205 8th Place South, Des Moines, WA 98198, US

Mission Statement

Our mission is to support Saltwater State Park for the betterment of patrons and the environment.

Description

We promote marine and watershed stewardship, habitat restoration, and conservation through education, guidance, fund-raising, and environmental monitoring. We promote safety for patrons and the importance of enhancing land, creek, and marine environments. It's all connected, and we are all connected. Our activities are environmentally friendly and culturally inclusive for all people. Our mission is to support Saltwater State Park for the betterment of patrons and the environment.

CAUSE AREAS

Animals
Community
Environment
Animals, Community, Environment

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

25205 8th Place SouthDes Moines, WA 98198

(47.375027,-122.323)
 

SKILLS

  • Habitat Restoration
  • Environmental Education
  • Animal Care / Handling

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 10
  • Orientation or Training
  • 1.5 hours once a week from Oct into Dec.
  • If you know in advance dates and times will you will our won't be available we could schedule others to cover the dates you are not available.

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