October 18 is Orca Recovery Day! Each year around this date Skagit Fisheries holds an event like tree planting or salmon viewing to continue to restore Skagit salmon and to raise awareness of the challenges faced by Southern Resident Killer Whales, who rely on Skagit salmon as a food source. Join us from noon […]
Celebrate Make a Difference Day with us at our first planting at Upper Day Slough on October 25th! From 9am-12pm, we’ll be planting native trees and shrubs to continue to enhance riparian habitat at this site. These plants will help restore the Skagit River floodplain and improve habitat for salmon and many other animals. Bring […]
Join us at our second of two plantings at Upper Day Slough on November 8th! From 9am-12pm, we’ll be planting native trees and shrubs to enhance riparian habitat at this site. These plants will help restore the Skagit River floodplain and improve habitat for salmon and many other animals. Bring a group, club, or all […]
Join us November 11 from 11am-2pm at Oyster Creek to see spawning chum salmon. This event is rescheduled from November 1 There are no guarantees with wild animals, but this has been a great spot for viewing salmon the past few years. Knowledgeable staff from SFEG will be available to teach about salmon life cycle […]
Join us November 15th from 9am-Noon as we plant trees at Little Carey's Wetland in Hamilton to improve habitat for salmon and other animals. Please dress for the weather, and wear shoes/boots that can get muddy. We’ll provide gloves, tools and hot drinks/snacks! The site doesn’t have a proper address, so to find it, just […]
For a limited time you can help support Skagit Fisheries monitoring programs by purchasing limited edition salmon art merchandise. Get yours today- the store closes December 28! Follow THIS LINK to order yours!
Due to the Skagit flood we have decided to cancel this event, to keep people and salmon safe. We may postpone to a later date in December, so check back here if you want to help release them from the Children's Museum later this month. Stay safe everyone! Join us Saturday, December 13 to help […]
Join us to help restore the riparian zone in a tributary to Pass Lake on Saturday, January 17, 2026, 9am-Noon in partnership with Deception Pass State Park and Deception Pass Park Foundation, and the Skagit Co-op. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday was inspired as a way to encourage Americans to find common causes […]
Join us Thursday, February 26 for a brief training 9:30-Noon 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. Field trips will be held throughout March and April, during the school day. Volunteers must pass a background check and be […]
Join us Saturday February 28th, 9am-noon for our first regular planting party of the season at the Skagit River in South Mount Vernon. This site, outside the dike at the Mount Vernon wastewater treatment plant, has been undergoing transformation from field to wooded riverbank, and the process is ongoing. Help us restore this riparian forest! […]
