It's Salmon SEEson once again! - Spot the spawners!

It’s Salmon SEEson once again!

Spot the spawners in the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed this fall!

Visit www.kingcounty.gov/salmon  and click on Salmon SEEson to learn more!

Fall is here, and salmon are returning to streams and rivers around Puget Sound. Watch for these natural wonders at the listed locations around the watershed as they make their seasonal journey!

See salmon on these days at these spots:

Best viewing July through September (free tours/talks twice a day)

Chittenden Locks in Seattle (Ballard)

For more info: 206-783-7059 or search web for “Chittenden Locks”

Sponsored by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

September and October – call for details

Locations along the Sammamish River Trail in Redmond

For more info: 425-556-2822 or pholte@redmond.gov

Sponsored by the City of Redmond

September 28 and 29, October 5 and 6 (1-4) and October 2 and 9 (3-6)

On Bear Creek in Woodinville, on the Tolt Pipeline trail

For more info: gandksmith@hotmail.com or 425-885-1250

Sponsored by Water Tenders   Read More >>

Daily from September through November* (guided tours 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. weekends September 7-November 10)

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery on Issaquah Creek, 125 W. Sunset Way, Issaquah

For more info: 425-392-1118 or www.issaquahfish.org

Sponsored by Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH)

Late September to mid-November; every day during business hours*

Self-guided or docent-led visits to Bear Creek in Redmond, 12526 Avondale Rd NE
(behind KIS Farm)

For more info: Linda at 425-882-1846 or lyhussey@comcast.net

Sponsored by ROSE (Redmond Organization of Shared Environments)

Throughout October*

Mercer Slough fish ladder on Kelsey Creek in Bellevue

You may want to call or email first: 425-452-5200 or streamteam@bellevuewa.gov

Sponsored by City of Bellevue

October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 (11 a.m.-4 p.m. each day)

Five locations along the Cedar River near Renton

For more info: 206-245-0143 or www.cedarriver.org

Sponsored by Friends of the Cedar River Watershed

On weekends from 11/9 to 12/8 (11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. & Sun.) and 11/29 with special activities 11 a.m. -1 p.m.

Piper’s Creek in Seattle’s Carkeek Park

For more info: 206-684-5999 or bill.malatinsky@seattle.gov

Sponsored by City of Seattle

Early November through late January – see kokanee salmon!*

Ebright Creek at the East Lake Sammamish Trail, Sammamish, and Lewis Creek at 185^th Pl. SE, Issaquah

Call 206-263-3661 first to learn whether fish are present.

Sponsored by the City of Sammamish, City of Issaquah and King County

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*self-guided

 

For more information on any of these, visit www.kingcounty.gov/salmon and click on Salmon SEEson. Or call 206-296-8016. Our website also has great links to information on protecting salmon and their habitat. And remember, saving water helps people, salmon and wildlife! Visit www.savingwater.org to learn more.