Salmon

  September 2018

Skookum Creek: Supporting Salmon Life Cycles

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by Amanda McKay The life cycle of the salmon is one to be admired: a consistent rotation of spawning, hatching, feeding, migration and the ultimate end-of-life sacrifice. With its cold, clear waters, Skookum Creek has the potential to provide salmon … Continue reading →

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  September 2018

Clues Emerging in Salmon Deaths

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by Christopher Dunagan Editor’s Note: This series was originally published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. An intensive research program in the U.S. and Canada is studying why so few salmon in the Salish Sea are returning home to spawn. … Continue reading →

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  March 2016

Padden Creek Update: Salmon Stream Sees Daylight After 120 Years

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by Ron Kleinknecht   Editor’s note: This article was originally published Jan. 27, 2016, on the Daily Kos (www.dailykos. com). It has been edited slightly to include updated information. After 120 years, a half-mile length of Padden Creek will once … Continue reading →

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