Salmon Defense

08/26/2026

We are saddened to learn of Victors passing, we are honored and grateful to have witnessed his kindness and his humanity through his work on the Fish and Wildlife Commission. May he rest in peace.

Victor Garcia, who was appointed to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in April 2025, died over the weekend. Before he passed, the hunter, fisherman and retired educator penned a letter to Gov. Bob Ferguson, offering a road map for choosing a successor who could help forge stronger ties bet...

08/26/2026

08/23/2026

Opportunity to observe the salmon returning in Olympia

THE SALMON ARE BACK! 🐟🌊

Our Stream Team Salmon Stewards have officially spotted the first of the fall run Chinook salmon making their epic journey from the ocean back to the Deschutes River!

For the next few weeks, you can witness the start of this incredible migration to their spawning grounds right from the 5th Avenue Bridge in Olympia.

Keep an eye out for the friendly faces in Stream Team vests! Our volunteer Salmon Stewards will be on-site, ready to share their passion and knowledge about these amazing fish and the importance of clean water. 💧

Interested in becoming a Salmon Steward yourself? Visit streamteam.info to learn more and join the team! 🐟💦

Learn more about how to take care of the water these fish (and all of us!) depend on: thurstoncountywa.gov/departments/public-works/stormwater-utility/help-keep-our-water-clean

📸 Photo Credit: Michele Burton

08/23/2026

08/23/2026

Marking fish by FISH

08/23/2026

08/22/2026

🤤 we were just there last Friday as Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe hosted the annual Billy Frank Jr. Classic.

08/22/2026

BREAKING: Today, the Thurston County Superior Court upheld Washington's protections for thousands of miles of headwater streams that provide cool, clean water to downstream habitats supporting salmon, salamanders, and communities. This is a huge win for healthy forests and streams!

Read more: https://loom.ly/9tfthAU

08/20/2026

Step into our way of life, across the ancestral Coast Salish territory of present-day Washington and British Columbia, our people have drawn life from the salmon.

Among them, the Seki—the Sockeye—holds a sacred place. Prized by many Native-indigenous people of this area for its rich flavorful, nourishing high fat content, it has sustained the Lhaq’temish through every cycle of the year: fresh from summer alderwood fires 🪵🔥🐟, packed into canned salmon sandwiches 🥪, simmered in comforting fall soups, and preserved through winter as wind-dried and smoked salmon. ✨🔥🐟😋🥰

The Seki is more than a primary food staple; it is the currency of trade and the beating heart of our cultural identity along the Fraser River and Salish Sea, living without boarders, wild and free. Where you find the Seki, you find us—the Lhaq’temish people. 🌊🐟🫶🏽🪶✨

Enjoy our local Salish Sea Frazier River Sockeye, Coho and King salmon, fresh, frozen and canned at:

LUMMI SEAFOOD MARKET (STORE):
4920 Rural Ave, Ferndale, WA. 98248
Exit 1-5, 260 west
11am-6pm (Mon-Sat)
11am-5pm (Sun)

Wholesale: Call or text Terry 360-920-3447 OR… email [email protected] 🐟🐟🐟🐟

08/20/2026

Go observe the Salmon in Olympia

THE SALMON ARE BACK! 🐟

Our Stream Team Salmon Stewards spotted some of the first fall run Chinook salmon returning from the ocean to the Deschutes River!

For the next few weeks, you can view the salmon migrating to their spawning grounds from the 5th Avenue bridge in Olympia.

Look for the friendly faces in the Stream Team vests. These are our Salmon Stewards who volunteer to share their knowledge and passion for salmon and clean water with the community.

Interested in becoming a Salmon Steward? Visit streamteam.info for more information. 🐟💦

Photo Credit: Michele Burton

Alt text: A school of salmon swimming together in clear, shallow greenish water, with sunlight reflecting off their brown and gray bodies.