Salmon Sightings Mud Creek
2023-12-02 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Camp Lutherwood, 1185 Roy Rd, Bellingham, WA, United States
Join us Saturday, December 2 to search for the kokanee of Mud Creek. These pocket-sized sockeye are adorable and fun to watch. No guarantees with wild animals, but we will see what we can find! Visit the camp canteen building to make some fishy holiday crafts and enjoy refreshements provided by the camp staff.
Where: 1185 Roy Rd, Bellingham. Once onto the Camp Lutherwood property, follow signs for parking and info tent.
No need to register, but if you want to stay in the loop about changes and cancellations, let us know if you plan to attend!
Dress for the weather and bring your camera!

Children's Museum Salmon Release
2023-12-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Northern State Recreation Area, 25625 Helmick Rd, Sedro-Woolley, 98284, United States
This past February, we placed 200 coho eggs in the fish tank at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County. We released a good number of these babies into the wild throughout the year, leaving us with about a dozen coho fry left at the museum. Now these salmon babies are ready to venture out into the unknown, and we’re going to give them a proper sendoff to make way for a new round of eggs in the tank! On Friday, December 15th at noon, join Skagit Fisheries in releasing these fry into their natal watershed at Northern State Recreation Area, at 25625 Helmick Rd in Sedro-Woolley release a salmon, enjoy the park, and help us get ready for another great year of raising our salmon babies!

CANCELED Martin Luther King Jr. Day Planting Party
2024-01-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Carey’s Slough, 48°31'48.3"N 121°59'15.7"W, Sedro-Woolley, 98284, United States
In the interest of volunteer safety and comfort, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our January 15th event due to inclement weather. While it seems like it is in fact going to warm up a bit before Monday, it does not seem like it will be warm enough to safely hold this event, and we are making this decision with the safety of our volunteers and staff in mind–we believe this is the best course of action. In lieu of attending our event, we encourage you to still honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by finding a way to celebrate safely – here is a list of “19 Resources and Ideas to Celebrate the MLK Day of Service“.

We apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation may cause, and we encourage you to keep an eye on our website for future volunteer events and opportunities (that will hopefully be warmer!)

2024 Annual Meeting
2024-02-08 17:30 - 20:00 | Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St, Sedro-Woolley, WA, 98284, United States
Join us on February 8th, 2024 for our Annual Meeting! We will be celebrating habitat restoration wins of 2023 by having a salmon dinner, hosting a silent auction, and electing new members to our Board of Directors. RSVP here!

Education Volunteer Spring Training
2024-02-13 10:00 - 15:00 | Northern State Recreation Area, 25625 Helmick Rd, Sedro-Woolley, 98284, United States
Join us Tuesday, February 13 for a brief training in how to help with Salmon in the Classroom spring field trips. We’ll be releasing salmon fry and completing service-learning projects along the stream.

A morning Zoom meeting will introduce new volunteers to our edcation programs. An afternoon field session will show new and returning volunteers how they can assist with salmon release field trips in March.

Register HERE

Carey's Slough Planting Party Feb 17
2024-02-17 10:00 - 13:00
Join us Saturday, Feb 17 to plant wetland plants at Carey’s Slough in Hamilton. These plants will contribute to the water quality and salmon habitat restoration efforts in the greater Carey’s Slough and Carey’s Creek system, providing habitat for many animal species.
All ages and experience levels welcome. This site is accessed by a wooded trail with some barriers. Please let us know if you would like assistance with access.
We provide snacks, work gloves and tools. Please dress for the weather and wear shoes that can get muddy.
Register HERE

Potting Party Feb 24
2024-02-24 10:00 - 13:00 | SFEG Native Plant Nursery, 21109 Kelleher Road, Burlington, WA, 98233, United States
Join us Saturday, February 24 for our first potting event of the season! Help us get young plants into pots where they will grow large enough to be planted at future restoration sites next year.
Where: Skagit Fisheries Nursery at 21109 Kelleher Rd, Burlington
When: 10am-1pm
Please dress for the weather; we will provide work gloves, tools, and boots if you need them (the nursery can get muddy if it’s been rainy.)
Snacks and porta potty also provided!
More info and Register HERE

Potting Party March 2
2024-03-02 10:00 - 13:00 | SFEG Native Plant Nursery, 21109 Kelleher Road, Burlington, WA, 98233, United States
Join us Saturday, March 2 for our second potting event of the season! Help us get young plants into pots where they will grow large enough to be planted at future restoration sites next year.
Where: Skagit Fisheries Nursery at 21109 Kelleher Rd, Burlington
When: 10am-1pm
Please dress for the weather; we will provide work gloves, tools, and boots if you need them (the nursery can get muddy if it’s been rainy.)
Snacks and porta potty also provided!
More info and Register HERE

Drop-In Potting Party
2024-03-07 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-28 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-04 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-11 09:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-25 09:00 - 13:00 | SFEG Native Plant Nursery, 21109 Kelleher Road, Burlington, WA, 98233, United States
Interested in joining us for a Potting Party but can’t make it out on a Saturday? Join us on a Thursday! We will be at our native plant nursery on March 7, 21, 28 and April 4, 11, and 25 (all Thursdays). No registration required, just drop by if you feel like it! We will provide gloves, but make sure to dress for the weather. It can get very windy and chilly out at the nursery. Join us from 10am-1pm at 21109 Kelleher Rd, Burlington, WA 98233.

Dalles East Planting Party March 9
2024-03-09 10:00 - 13:00
Join us Saturday March 9 to plant native plants along a tributary of the Skagit River near Concrete.
All ages and experience levels welcome. This site includes slopes and uneven ground. Please let us know if you would like assistance with access.
This site is located just east of the intersection of Concrete-Sauk Valley Rd and South Skagit Highway.
Since parking is almost nonexistent at the site, we will shuttle volunteers from the Red Apple Market in Concrete.
An SFEG vehicle will begin picking up riders from the Red Apple at 9:40am and run until 10:15am. We will run the shuttle back from 12:30 until 1:00pm.
We provide snacks, work gloves and tools. Please dress for the weather and wear shoes that can get muddy.
Register HERE

Planting Party at Riverfront Park
2024-03-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Riverfront Park, 901 River Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA, 98284
Join us Saturday March 16 to plant native plants, remove invasive plants, and mulch around older plantings. This project is part of a larger, years-long salmon habitat restoration and fish passage project in partnership with the City of Sedro-Woolley.
All ages and experience levels welcome. This site includes slopes and uneven ground – please let us know if you would like assistance with access!
We provide snacks, work gloves and tools. Please dress for the weather and wear shoes that can get muddy.
Register HERE

Planting Party at Skagit River South Mount Vernon March 23
2024-03-23 10:00 - 13:00
Join us Saturday, March 23, 10am-1pm as we plant trees along the Skagit River in South Mount Vernon to improve habitat for salmon and other animals.
Please dress for the weather, and wear shoes that can get muddy. We’ll provide gloves, tools and hot drinks/snacks!
Where: Located near the intersection of Dike and Riverview Lane
Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/@48.4119012,-122.3526698,742m/data=!3m1!1e3
Register HERE

Muddy Creek Planting Party
2024-03-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Muddy Creek, 33998 Lyman Hamilton Hwy, Hamilton, WA, 98284, United States
Join us March 30 in partnership with Skagit Land Trust planting trees from 10-1pm at Muddy Creek! We will be planting native trees and shrubs to restore and enhance riparian habitat for salmon and all the species that benefit from their healthy populations.
We will provide work gloves, light snacks, and hot drinks.
Unaccompanied minors must bring Minor Volunteer Sign in form signed by a parent or legal guardian. This form can be found on our website HERE.
Sign up here!

Earth Day Tree Planting
2024-04-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Riverfront Park, 901 River Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA, 98284
Join us Saturday, April 20, 10am-2pm to celebrate Earth Day planting and mulching trees at Sedro-Woolley’s Riverfront Park.
By planting and nurturing native trees and shrubs in riparian areas, we help stabilize stream banks, and provide shade for salmon and habitat for other animals, among many other ecosystem services.
All ages and ability levels are welcome- let us know if you need a specific accommodation to make your experience easier and more fulfilling.
We’ll provide tools, gloves, snacks and fun!
Register HERE

Vegetation Monitoring Workshop
2024-05-29 09:00 - 12:00 | SFEG Native Plant Nursery, 21109 Kelleher Road, Burlington, WA, 98233, United States
Do you have experience in identifying Washington native trees and shrubs, or are looking for the opportunity to add identification as a skill? This summer, SFEG is looking for volunteers to participate in vegetation monitoring surveys on past and present restoration sites. These surveys consist of data collection and site stewardship to help improve the success of riparian restoration in Skagit Valley.
This workshop will be training for anyone wanting to help out with our monitoring this summer! Please be at our Native Plant Nursery (21109 Kelleher Rd, Burlington) at 9am for the first portion of the workshop, we will travel to Riverfront Park in Sedro-Woolley later in the day for the other portion.
PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM TO INDICATE INTEREST:
https://forms.gle/guErMypoHiM7yNzV7
Please reach out to cgarrod@skagitfisheries.org with any questions.

Spring Children's Museum Salmon Release
2024-05-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Northern State Recreation Area, 25625 Helmick Rd, Sedro-Woolley, 98284, United States

Bowman Bay Discovery Day: Celebrating Restoration
2024-06-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Bowman Bay, 4402 Bowman Bay Rd, Anacortes, 98221, United States
Join us on Friday, June 28th for Bowman Bay Discovery Day! This brand new event is a partnership between Skagit Fisheries, the Skagit Marine Resources Committee, the Northwest Straits Foundation, the Salish Sea School, and the Salal Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society, funded by the Salmon Recovery Funding Board and WA State Parks. From 10-1 we will enjoy a day packed with fun, from a beach seining demonstration to native plant ID activities. We hope to see you there!
Note: Discover Passes are required to park at Deception Pass State Park, and parking will be VERY limited so we recommend carpooling as much as possible!
RSVP here: https://nwstraitsfoundation.salsalabs.org/bbddjune28/index.html

Trivia Night at District Brewing
2024-07-10 18:15 - 20:00 | District Brewing, 520 Main Street, Mount Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
Join Skagit Fisheries, in partnership with District Brewing, for another trivia fundraiser!
Wednesday, July 10th, at 6:15pm Clay Christofferson (District’s usual trivia host) will be hosting trivia with $1 from each pint sold going to Skagit Fisheries to further our mission of restoring salmon for future generations.

Fall 2024 Education Volunteer Training
2024-09-19 09:00 - 15:00 | Sedro-Woolley Library, 110 W State St, Sedro-Woolley, WA, 98284, United States
Would you like to teach kids about salmon and watersheds? Join our volunteer training September 19, 9am-3pm to help with classroom lessons and field trips this this fall. You’ll learn about our Salmon in Schools and Kids in Creeks programs, and how to lead activities in and out of the classroom. This is a great opportunity for those looking for teaching experience, or just an opportunity to get outside and have fun!
We’ll start with an overview of our school-based education programs and then head to the creek to learn about field trip lessons and coordination.
Sign up to help with one or more classroom lessons or field trips through December.
Requirements:

Must have weekday availability between 8am and 3pm
Willing to be outside in inclement weather
Physically able to walk on uneven ground, possibly in streams
Able to carry up to 30 pounds
Pass a background check done by SFEG and with school districts

Register HERE!
*A second training will be held in early 2025 to train for spring field trips.

Skagit Fisheries Presents: The 2024 Wild and Scenic Film Festival
2024-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Lincoln Theater, 712 S 1st st., Mt Vernon, WA, 98273, United States
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is returning to the Skagit for its second year in a row! Join us on October 10th, 2024 for a night of films and fun.
BUY TICKETS HERE!
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival returns to the Lincoln Theater!
The Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group is excited to bring the Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to the Historic Lincoln Theater for one night only on Thursday, October 10th. This evening of short films will kick off with a reception starting at 6 pm, followed by the film showing at 7pm. Come early and join the fun!
The Film Festival will feature short films that will delight the senses, inform our minds and help us appreciate nature and the struggles to protect it. Films will be selected from a collection of over 100 films shown at the annual film festival held in Nevada City, CA. These films capture the spirit of varying environmental movements across the globe and the relationship that they have to humanity and that humanity has to them. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival works with environmental groups across the globe to host On Tour events as a way to outreach into different communities and bring together a diverse audience.
We are seeking SPONSORS for this event to help us bring it back bigger and better than ever! If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please click here!
Thank you to our local sponsors: Herrera Environmental Consultants, Puget Sound Energy, Whatcom Educational Credit Union, Maul Foster & Alongi (Peak Sustainability Group), the Rotary Club of Burlington, Tito’s Vodka, Anthony’s, and the Skagit Watershed Council!

A Benefit for Skagit Fisheries
Skagit Fisheries is thrilled to be selected as a host organization for this amazing film event for the 7th year and hopes the Film Festival will inspire a greater connection with our own Wild and Scenic Skagit River, as well as providing an evening of engaging fun.
Skagit Fisheries is a nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging the community in restoring wild salmon populations for future generations. Salmon habitat enhancement is accomplished through habitat restoration, monitoring, and a wide variety of community outreach and education programs. Skagit Fisheries offers free educational programs to over 1,500 students each year. These opportunities get students out of their classrooms and learning hands-on real science and watershed exploration which otherwise would not be available and affordable to local schools. Funds raised will go towards supporting these important education programs. They will also enable the program to continue to be offered free of charge to local schools.

Watch the trailer for the 2024 event HERE:
https://www.skagitfisheries.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Wild-and-Scenic-2024-Trailer_SOCIAL_1x1_122923.mp4

Make A Difference Day Planting Party
2024-10-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Carey’s Slough, 48°31'48.3"N 121°59'15.7"W, Sedro-Woolley, 98284, United States
Join us in celebrating Make A Difference Day by planting trees to enhance habitat for salmon and all the species that benefit from healthy salmon runs! RSVP HERE
WHEN: October 26th, 2024, 9am-noon
WHERE: Little Carey’s Wetland – The site doesn’t really have a proper address, so to find it, just enter 48°31’48.3″N 121°59’15.7″W into your navigation app/Google and it will direct you to a site off Walders Rd. Parking will be off Walders as well, and it will be a little bit of a walk from the parking site to the planting site. Follow posted signage for directions to our tent site!
Google map
We will provide gloves, tools, and light snacks. Dress for the weather, we recommend lots of layers and some boots you don’t mind getting dirty!

Planting Party at Skagit River South Fork
2024-11-16 09:00 - 12:00
Join SFEG and Skagit Land Trust to help restore habitat for salmon and many other species along the Skagit River on Saturday, November 16, 9am-noon
Please dress for the weather, and wear shoes that can get muddy.
All ages welcome! We’ll provide gloves, tools and hot drinks/snacks!
The site is located south of Mount Vernon along the Skagit River at the intersection of Stackpole and Dike Rd: Google map
Register HERE
Contact us at 360-336-0172 with questions!

Children's Museum Salmon Release
2024-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Northern State Recreation Area, 25625 Helmick Rd, Sedro-Woolley, 98284, United States
In February of 2024, we placed 200 coho eggs in the fish tank at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County. We released a good number of these babies into the wild throughout the year, leaving us with about a dozen coho fry left at the museum. Now these salmon babies are ready to venture out into the unknown, and we’re going to give them a proper sendoff to make way for a new round of eggs in the tank! On Monday, December 9th at noon, join Skagit Fisheries in releasing these fry into their natal watershed at Northern State Recreation Area, at 25625 Helmick Rd in Sedro-Woolley release a salmon, enjoy the park, and help us get ready for another great year of raising our salmon babies!

MLK Day Planting with the Skagit Land Trust
2025-01-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Day Creek Forest Conservation Area
Join us and the Skagit Land Trust in planting trees to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20th from 10-1pm!
Register HERE!

2025 Annual Meeting - Postponed
2025-02-06 17:30 - 20:00 | Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St, Sedro-Woolley, WA, 98284, United States
Due to icy and snowy road conditions the annual meeting has been postponed, most likely to Thursday March 6. Stay tuned for updates!
Join us on February 6th, 2025 for our Annual Meeting! We will be celebrating habitat restoration wins of 2024 with a salmon barbecue. REGISTER HERE!
We are excited to host a silent auction that will benefit our intern program. Here you will be able to bid on items such as wine glasses etched by wildlife artist Jerry Raedeke, a rafting trip, sporting clay shooting for 4, and MORE!

Upper Day Slough Work Party (First out of 2 weekends)
2025-03-01 09:00 - 12:00 | Upper Day Slough, 32569 South Lyman Ferry Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA, Sedro-Woolley, WA, 98284, United States
Join us at our first of two plantings at Upper Day Slough on March 1st! From 9am-12pm, we’ll be planting native trees and shrubs to enhance riparian habitat at this site. RSVP here!
