Willow Creek Salmon and Watershed Education Center

02/10/2024

Our coho have graduated to the troughs! Stop by Sunday (2/11) from 9:00-11:00 am to see them up close. Interested in feeding them while they are in the pond? Email [email protected] for more info! See you soon!

12/15/2023

A big thank you to Olympic Fly Fishers of Edmonds, Washington for your generous donation to the hatchery and environmental education programs! 💙🐟

12/15/2023

80,000 coho salmon have made it to the hatchery! This will be their home for the next couple months before they are released into local streams, allowing us to actively participate in salmon restoration! Want to learn more and see them yourself?? Come join us for a hatchery open house on December 20th and 21st, more details on our website. A huge thank you to all of our volunteers who helped us welcome the new coho 💙🐟

08/30/2023

It’s hard to believe summer is coming to an end, but planting season is just around the corner. With our first planting event scheduled for October and the salmon rearing season set to begin in December, we want to kick off the volunteer season with a Volunteer Appreciation Party!

We could not do all that we do without our wonderful volunteers. Just since January 2023, our community of 300 volunteers contributed over 1750 hours of service! From habitat restoration to hatchery husbandry to education programs, we are so incredibly grateful for all that you do to support salmon recovery.

To show our appreciation we invite our volunteers of all ages to join us at the Willow Creek Salmon & Watershed Education Center on Thursday, September, 7th from 4 to 6 pm. The event will include refreshments, appetizers, and door prizes! We look forward to seeing you all there!

Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/MApQZUFNwNqwp2Ry9

06/15/2023

We are seeking high school volunteers to assist with our Salish Scientists Summer Camp where students dive into scientific inquiry and learn to be a steward to their environment through hands-on, game and activity based learning. Environmental Education volunteers will have the opportunity to gain experience in teaching inquiry based programs and classroom management in an outdoor setting. This is an in person position located at the Willow Creek Salmon & Watershed Education Center in Edmonds, WA.

Dates:
Training July 6th 9am-3pm (mandatory)
Camp Week 1 July 10-14th 8am-4pm
Camp Week 2 July 24-28th 8am-4pm
Camp Week 3 July 31st - Aug 4th 8am-4pm
*we are flexible on part time or full time to accommodate the possibility of a summer job

Interested applicants can email: [email protected]

(Photo is of our coho salmon right before the last release)

04/26/2023

Does your kid like to be outside? Is your child interested in marine science? Sign up now for our Salish Scientists Summer Camp! Campers will explore wetlands, investigate water quality, identify native species, and become a steward to the environment for the health of salmon!
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Please visit https://www.soundsalmonsolutions.org/salish-scientists to learn more and register!

Salish Scientists is a week long, hands-on, outdoor day camp for students in grades 4th to 6th or 6th to 8th located at our hatchery in Edmonds. Your child will get to explore a wetland, investigate water quality, and learn to be a steward to their environment, all while meeting new friends and grow...

02/10/2023

Our coho salmon are nearly ready to graduate to their new home! Please join us for 2 separate events: one to move the fish to the troughs in the hatchery (February 25th) and one to clean the pond and move the fish to the pond (March 4th). See our events page for more details and to register!

Feb 4 to Feb 24 Yost Park Restoration - Led by Edmonds Stewards Sat, Feb 4, 2023 9:00 AM 09:00 Fri, Feb 24, 2023 11:00 PM 23:00 Yost Park (map) Google Calendar ICS Join Edmonds Stewards and other community volunteers for every Saturday rain or shine at Yost Park! Make a difference by planting native...

01/05/2023

80,000 coho salmon made the WCSWEC their home for the next 5 months a couple weeks ago! They are all nested in the egg trays and as of today they have started hatching! Stay tuned for updates and if you’re interested in seeing volunteer or community events at the hatchery, please checkout the sound salmon solutions events page!

12/14/2022

Hello and welcome to the 2022-2023 coho salmon rearing season! Please join us at the Willow Creek Salmon and Watershed Education Center to welcome the new 80,000 coho salmon eggs. There will be a small amount of hands on work available, this is mostly for people to stop by and see the eggs, sign up for a time slot to feed them (starting in February 2023) and say hello after summer break!

Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Please register here! https://www.soundsalmonsolutions.org/events/2022/12/17/coho-egg-delivery

Questions? Email [email protected]

Please park at the top of the driveway so the gravel lot is left clear for volunteer workers!

Welcome to the 2022-2023 coho salmon rearing season! Please join us at the Willow Creek Salmon and Watershed Education Center to welcome the new 80,000 coho salmon eggs. There will be a small amount of hands on work available, this is mostly for people to stop by and see the eggs, sign up for a time

10/31/2022

Edmonds Stewards Native Plant Give-Away

The Edmonds Stewards will be sponsoring a plant give-away at the Demo Garden on November 5th between 11am and 2pm. Anyone who comes down can get free native plants along with descriptions of what they look like when grown and instructions on how to plant and tend them.

Native plants look beautiful and support native insects and birds. Another big benefit is that since they are adapted to our dry summers they do not need watering once they are established.

There will be a variety of cuttings available including snowberry, ninebark, salmonberry, mock orange, red elderberry, dogwood and Indian plum.

09/15/2022

Volunteer opportunity for this Saturday! Pre-registration is required, please use the link here to sign up! https://www.soundsalmonsolutions.org/events/2022/9/17/pine-ridge-restoration-led-by-edmonds-stewards

09/06/2022

Darby B. from Boy Scout troop 100 recently completed his eagle scout project at the hatchery! Him and his troop did a myriad of projects including: creating and installing a new sign for our driveway gate, restoring our bulletin board, cleaning the pond in preparation for fish this winter, building 2 benches placed in beautiful spots for bird watching and grounds maintenance! Thank you Darby and troop 100! We appreciate all the work you did for us!