Streams

Streams are the life blood of island ecosystems and a major focus of our work. Our sole source aquifer feeds our streams and is our only source of clean fresh water so it is crucial that we steward our watersheds well.

SalmonWatchers

From September to January of each year, the salmon come home! Our SalmonWatcher volunteers, trained in salmon identification and monitoring protocols, regularly visit a specific spot on a local creek to record returning salmon. SalmonWatchers also help collect DNA from fish carcasses to help build a Salish Sea wide library of salmon genetic diversity and to record the types of salmon that call our streams home.

Salmonwatch volunteers can access all protocols and paperwork through the volunteer portal.

Publications and Press

2024 Salmonwatcher training video

Access our Water Wellness Toolbox for resources on education, watershed stewardship and how to run stormwater and watershed community science projects.

Perla, BS. 2014. Quick summary of Vashon Salmon Observations 2001-2009. White paper.

Salmon slideshow 2019

Total number of surveys

Total fish found all years

2022 Salmon

2022 Redds

2023 Salmon

2023 Redds

Related Projects

Storm Water

Our Storm Water Action Group (SWAG) volunteers are trained to gather samples from salmon-bearing creeks during high water flows.

Stream Bugs

Aquatic macroinvertebrates (a.k.a. stream bugs) are sentinels of watershed health. Each fall, volunteers help us collect stream bug samples from island creeks.