The Salmon Center

The Salmon Center The Salmon Center communicates the connection of land, people, and salmon through several integrated and collaborative activities.

The Pacific Northwest Salmon Center communicates the connection of land, people, and salmon through several integrated and collaborative activities. The Salmon Center creates educational programming, conducts research, and demonstrates sustainable agricultural practices at the edge of salmon habitat. We offer or conduct: dozens of educational opportunities every year to the general public and K-12

school children; on-site programs and projects like 4-H, a certified organic garden and farm; salmon habitat restoration projects up and down the watersheds of Hood Canal; a vibrant salmon and steelhead restoration program, currently active in the Union, Dewatto, Little Quilcene and Tahuya Rivers; a knotweed control program on several river systems; and hundreds of volunteer opportunities.

🐟 The salmon are running up the river, and we’ve reached 27% of our fundraising goal for the Summer Chum Project!📈 The S...
09/04/2026

🐟 The salmon are running up the river, and we’ve reached 27% of our fundraising goal for the Summer Chum Project!

📈 The Summer Chum Project monitors threatened Hood Canal Summer Chum on the Union River, providing essential data for the recovery of this fishery.

💙 Your donation ensure that there will be no gaps in DECADES or critical monitoring data!

Support salmon recovery research today! Learn more and donate 👉 LINK IN BIO

🐟The salmon are running up the Union River, and we've reached 27% of our fundraising goal for the Summer Chum Project!📈T...
09/03/2026

🐟The salmon are running up the Union River, and we've reached 27% of our fundraising goal for the Summer Chum Project!

📈The Summer Chum Project monitors threatened Hood Canal Summer Chum on the Union River, providing essential data for the recovery of this fishery.

💙Your donation ensures that there will be no gaps in DECADES of critical monitoring data!

Learn more and donate at:
https://www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/summer-chum-project-fundraiser/

📣Volunteers Needed TODAY for the Summer Chum Trap!2 Open Shifts: Tuesday, Sept 1st⏰12pm-5pm⏰5pm-10pm✋Please sign-up ONLY...
09/01/2026

📣Volunteers Needed TODAY for the Summer Chum Trap!

2 Open Shifts:
Tuesday, Sept 1st
⏰12pm-5pm
⏰5pm-10pm

✋Please sign-up ONLY if you've already received training/have volunteered previously.
With most volunteer shifts already claimed, this is your chance to snag some time on the river!
🐟Link to sign-up:
https://www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/get-involved/volunteer/

Thank you to Heritage Bank for an amazing crew of volunteers! Together, we weeded our Farm at Water's Edge U-Pick garden...
08/29/2026

Thank you to Heritage Bank for an amazing crew of volunteers! Together, we weeded our Farm at Water's Edge U-Pick garden to keep our crops thriving for the community.

🌻 Volunteer at the Farm at Water’s Edge this Fall!Come get your hands in the soil and help us grow something good for ou...
08/29/2026

🌻 Volunteer at the Farm at Water’s Edge this Fall!

Come get your hands in the soil and help us grow something good for our community. Fall projects will vary week to week and may include weeding, mulching, planting, and caring for annual and perennial crops.

💚Your time makes a real difference! Volunteers help provide our community with fresh, seasonal produce while supporting our outdoor classroom that demonstrates how sustainable farming can coexist with healthy salmon habitat.

What to bring: Closed-toe shoes, water, and sun/rain protection. We provide tools and gloves, or you’re welcome to bring your own.

🌱 Come volunteer, connect with the land, and help our farm thrive!

Learn more and sign-up at:
https://www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/get-involved/volunteer/

🧘‍♀️Yoga is starting back up at the Salmon Center next week - Every Thursday!⏰ Register soon for the full month of Septe...
08/28/2026

🧘‍♀️Yoga is starting back up at the Salmon Center next week - Every Thursday!

⏰ Register soon for the full month of September and receive $5 off each class - you'll save $20 on 4 yoga classes, including a special "Yoga + Herbs Workshop"!

💚 When you register for yoga classes at the Salmon Center, your class fee is supporting our youth education programs.

👉 Learn more and sign-up at:
https://www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/yoga/

Joonbug Yoga

📣Volunteer Needed for the Summer Chum Trap!Open Shift: Friday, Aug. 2812pm-5pm✋Please sign-up ONLY if you've already rec...
08/28/2026

📣Volunteer Needed for the Summer Chum Trap!

Open Shift:
Friday, Aug. 28
12pm-5pm

✋Please sign-up ONLY if you've already received training/have volunteered previously.

With most volunteer shifts already claimed, this is your chance to snag some time on the river!

🐟Link to sign-up:
https://www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/get-involved/volunteer/

"Restoring the Big Quilcene River has taken tribes, nonprofit organizations, local communities, state and federal agenci...
08/27/2026

"Restoring the Big Quilcene River has taken tribes, nonprofit organizations, local communities, state and federal agencies, and NOAA all working toward the same goal,” said NOAA Marine Habitat Resource Specialist Chemine Jackels. “Together, we're giving one of Hood Canal's most important summer chum populations a healthier river and a better chance to thrive for generations to come."

Learn more about the Big Quilcene River restoration project in NOAA's article, "A River Reborn: Restoring a Stronghold for Hood Canal Summer-Run Chum Salmon":
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/river-reborn-restoring-stronghold-hood-canal-summer-run-chum-salmon

📣The Chum are coming - and we've reached 26% of our fundraising goal! 🐟 13 people have already donated $100 to support a...
08/27/2026

📣The Chum are coming - and we've reached 26% of our fundraising goal!

🐟 13 people have already donated $100 to support a monitoring shift. These donations help ensure that there are no gaps in DECADES of critical monitoring data for threatened Hood Canal Summer Chum!

💚Every donation counts! Support Summer Chum recovery in the Hood Canal watershed today - learn more and donate at:

https://www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/summer-chum-project-fundraiser/

🛠️🐟 OPERATION FREE BAY! 🐟🛠️We’re excited to announce a new partnership between HCSEG and Bouchard Hauling—and we’re open...
08/26/2026

🛠️🐟 OPERATION FREE BAY! 🐟🛠️

We’re excited to announce a new partnership between HCSEG and Bouchard Hauling—and we’re opening the doors to a unique community treasure hunt!

On the last Friday of each month from June through August, we’re opening a bay in our barn at the Salmon Center and filling it with FREE second-hand items from Bouchard Hauling. Come browse, hunt for hidden treasures, and give useful items a second life!

✨ It’s completely FREE!
If you find something great and appreciate this community offering, you’ll also have the opportunity to make a donation to HCSEG while you’re here.

♻️ It’s a win/win: Keep usable items out of our landfills while helping save salmon!

📅 NEXT FREE BAY: Friday, August 28
⏰ 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
📍 Salmon Center | Belfair, WA

Address

600 NE Roessel Road
Belfair, WA
98528

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm

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+13602753575

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