Surface Water Management Division
Salmon Watch Program
Each Fall, from October through December, Salmon Watchers visit their assigned stream every three or four days for 15 minutes each time and then report the spawning activity they observe.
Interested in becoming a Salmon Watcher but don't know where to look? Can't tell a salmon from a goldfish? Don't worry. We have lots of Salmon Watch sites throughout Snohomish County and you don't need to be a fish expert.
For more information contact:
Suzi Wong Swint at 425-388-6476 or swswint@snoco.org
Salmon Watcher's Online Group
Wondering what the volunteer Salmon Watchers are seeing? Visit the Snohomish County Salmon Watcher's Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/snohomish-county-salmon-watchers. You'll see where the salmon are spawning and also learn about the creek conditions. You might even find information about other wildlife, photographs of salmon, even recipes, poetry and artwork.
We know that most teachers and students can't visit a salmon spawning creek twice a week for three months so we've developed modified program for classrooms. The teacher decides how often the students visit the creek and each fall we partner with Snohomish County PUD to offer a Salmon Workshop to give educators ideas for integrating the Salmon Watch events into the existing curricula.
Salmon Watch Reports
When will the salmon return?
Are you curious about when adult salmon might return to spawn in a creek near your home? View the spawning period table.
An article from the Seattle Times. NOTE: Registration might be required the first time you access the news archives on seattletimes.com.
Other Salmon Watch Programs Around Puget Sound
The King County Salmon Watch Program (external link)
Friends of the Hylebos Wetlands (external link) in Pierce County sponsor an annual Salmon Watch program.
Other Salmon-Related Information
Are you interested in seeing where Chinook salmon and bull trout might be spotted? View the distribution map:
Chinook Salmon (678 Kb pdf download)
Bull trout (689 Kb pdf download)
Contact
Suzi Wong Swint, Watershed Education Program Coordinator, 425-388-6476