Join SFEG’s team of citizen scientists to learn a new skill and protect our salmon!
SFEG’s Spawning Survey workshop on Saturday October 6, 9am-3pm at Alger Community Hall will cover the techniques that will be used during weekly monitoring sessions from October through January in the Samish and Skagit watersheds.
Volunteers will learn:
– Salmon species and redd identification
– Stream condition identification and documentation technique
After this workshop, the volunteer will be qualified to join the weekly monitoring sessions from October through January.
***Things to remember***
-Advanced registration is required! Please email outreach@skagitfisheries.org to register by October 4.
-Be prepared! Dress for the weather and bring lunch!
-No chest waders or boots will be needed for the workshop, but will be needed for weekly monitoring. If you need to borrow equipment, please let us know your boot size.
Upper Day Slough Bridge Complete!
From the FieldCheck out SFEG’s latest fish passage improvement project! The poorly maintained culverts on Upper Day Slough have long been an impediment to chum, Chinook and other fish moving through this Skagit River side channel, and SFEG has wanted to fix them for more than a decade.
Blue circles represent the former culvert on the new bridge.
On September 22, Moceri Inc from Bellingham started work to replace the old culverts with a shiny new bridge. The bridge was in place by Friday 9/23 and as of today work on the project is wrapping up. These projects benefit both fish and landowners, and are an incredibly cost-effective way of restoring habitat.
Laying the gravel on the road
This is the 5th such bridge SFEG has worked on with engineer Paul Tappel of Fisheries Engineers Inc. Design for this project was paid for by the State Salmon Recovery Board, and construction costs were funded by Puget Sound Energy as part of their Baker River relicense Aquatic and Riparian Habitat Improvement program. Special thanks to landowners Tony and Hilda Becerra, and all of the Day Creek meadows folks for putting up with the inconvenience while we work. Now we can sit back and wait for the fish to show up.
Salmon Sightings at Clark Creek
Want to see salmon up close? Have a burning fish question?
SFEG is offering the opportunity to view salmon in the Samish and Skagit watersheds with experts on hand to answer questions. Join SFEG in partnership with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife on Saturday, October 20 Noon-3pm to see what lives in Clark Creek.
Additional Viewing Dates: November 10th: Chum at Oyster Creek, at Taylor Shellfish Farm in Blanchard (in partnership with NSEA)
For more information email outreach(at)skagitfisheries.o
Spawner Survey Workshop October 6
Join SFEG’s team of citizen scientists to learn a new skill and protect our salmon!
SFEG’s Spawning Survey workshop on Saturday October 6, 9am-3pm at Alger Community Hall will cover the techniques that will be used during weekly monitoring sessions from October through January in the Samish and Skagit watersheds.
Volunteers will learn:
– Salmon species and redd identification
– Stream condition identification and documentation technique
After this workshop, the volunteer will be qualified to join the weekly monitoring sessions from October through January.
***Things to remember***
-Advanced registration is required! Please email outreach@skagitfisheries.o
-Be prepared! Dress for the weather and bring lunch!
-No chest waders or boots will be needed for the workshop, but will be needed for weekly monitoring. If you need to borrow equipment, please let us know your boot size.