Sponsorship
Business sponsors are essential to our mission — and we’re so grateful for your interest in supporting our work!
Sponsorships come in many forms, including in-kind support, education sponsorship, and event sponsorship. However you choose to partner with us, your generosity makes a real difference in the programs we’re able to offer.
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Salmon in the Schools
We are seeking sponsorships that wish to support our Salmon in the Schools program.
Each January, schools around the Skagit Watershed receive 200 coho eggs to raise in a 55-gallon tank, giving students a front-row seat as the fish develop from eggs into fry. Come spring, once the salmon have grown, students take a field trip to release them into local streams, sending them off on their journey to the sea and back. While there, students learn about water quality, explore what makes a healthy riparian area, and pitch in on a service project like removing invasive weeds or planting trees.
Why does this program matter?
For more than a decade, we’ve reached thousands of students across the watershed, leaving a lasting impression while nurturing environmental stewardship and salmon knowledge. This is possible by providing students with:
- Hands-on science: Salmon tanks fulfill a required Washington State science standard, making this a meaningful and practical tool for teachers across grade levels.
- Place-based learning: Classroom lessons, stream field trips, and art projects work together to connect students to the watershed right outside their door.
- A memory that lasts: Release day is something students carry with them. Teachers have expressed that this inspires students to take care of the Skagit River Watershed.
Looking for another way to support this program? You can help by purchasing fish tank supplies. When you make an online purchase through the link below, the supplies will get shipped directly to us for use at schools.
