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Salmon
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Bonneville Power Administration: For Kids of All Ages 
 This site for children focuses on the Columbia River and Pacific Northwest salmon. Includes a map of the Columbia's watershed, which extends through British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Washington state, and Oregon. Includes online coloring activities, Northwest fish and river stories, a jigsaw puzzle, printable coloring pages, teaching resources, and links. Parts of this site are available in Spanish. From the Bonneville Power Administration. http://www.bpa.gov/Power/pl/columbia/page5cov.htm Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Sep 26, 2006 Columbia Basin Research
Presents information about research projects concerning salmon biology in the Columbia and Snake River basins. Features tools and "computer models which simulate and predict salmon migration and survival in the Columbia Basin and salmon harvest in the North Pacific." Offers interactive programs to view analyses of status and trends in salmon passage, migration season forecasts, and publications. Includes a newsletter and a searchable literature database. From the University of Washington. http://www.cbr.washington.edu Topics: Agriculture, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Water Last updated Dec 6, 2004 Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
Presents information about the salmon restoration policies of this intertribal fish management agency. Includes a tribal salmon restoration plan, salmon harvest information, technical reports, legal briefs and comments, press releases, and information about the Spirit of the Salmon charitable fund. Describes fishing activities of the Nez Perce, the Umatilla, the Warm Springs tribe of Oregon, and the Yakama Indian Nation of Washington state. http://www.critfc.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Native Americans, Water Last updated Nov 23, 2004 Cyber Salmon
"At this web site, you can learn great things about chum and chinook salmon, the two most common salmon species found in the Yukon River drainage." Includes information about salmon habitats and the salmon industry in Alaska, a glossary, and K-12 lesson plans. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks Fishery Resources Office. http://cybersalmon.fws.gov/ Topics: Agriculture, Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Lesson Plans Last updated Jun 15, 2004 Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH)
FISH was organized "as a response to the proposed closure of the [Issaquah Creek] hatchery in 1993." This site provides information about the Issaquah, Washington state, nonprofit organization, which has kept the hatchery open through its work with regional leaders. Includes news, a FAQ, membership information, and an exhibit and lesson plan on salmon spawning. http://www.issaquahfish.org/ Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Lesson Plans Last updated Aug 1, 2005 Governor's Salmon Recovery Office
Established by the Washington state legislature through the Salmon Recovery Planning Act, the Governor's Salmon Recovery Office coordinates the statewide salmon strategy. This site contains legislative information, monitoring information, and links to salmon-related state documents and publications. The Endangered Species Act status of Washington salmon, trout, and steelhead populations is also provided. http://www.governor.wa.gov/gsro/default.htm Topics: Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Water Last updated Jun 20, 2005 The Great Salmon Run: Competition Between Wild and Farmed Salmon
This 2007 report "examines economic and policy issues related to wild and farmed salmon in North America." Two trends are considered: "the rapid and sustained growth in world farmed salmon" and "a steep decline in the value of North American wild fisheries." Includes a summary and the full report, which cover topics such as salmon hatcheries, farming, consumption, marketing, and outlook. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/globalmarkets/wildlifetrade/WWFBinaryitem4985.pdf Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Jun 23, 2009 Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
Presents information about this Belfair, Washington state, organization, whose mission is to "perpetuate and enhance the genetic diversity and stocks of Wild Salmon in Hood Canal through the protection and restoration of salmon habitat, stewardship and research for watershed and marine ecosystems, [and] community education and outreach." Describes the citizen monitoring of low dissolved oxygen levels (which affect marine life), educational outreach efforts, and stewardship, habitat, and research projects. http://www.hcseg.org/ Topics: Animals, Education, Environment, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Water Last updated Apr 29, 2008 Leavenworth NFH (National Fish Hatchery) Complex
Describes hatcheries located near the towns of Leavenworth, Entiat, and Winthrop in north central Washington state. Introduces hatchery history, daily operations, varieties of fish reared, the salmon life cycle, and the work of hatchery volunteers and community partners. Features visitor information, fish returns, events, and educational programs. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/leavenworth/ Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Oct 20, 2005 Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA)
This site includes information on salmon habitat restoration, fish production and acclimation, watershed stewards, and volunteer opportunities, sponsored by a Washington state organization dedicated to "seeing naturally spawning salmon returning to Whatcom County streams." NSEA's newsletter, Fish Tales, features articles on riparian zone restoration, riparian plants, macroinvertebrates, environmental education, and water quality issues. http://www.n-sea.org/ Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Jul 16, 2003 Pacific Salmon Commission
This commission is the body formed by the governments of Canada and the United States to implement the Pacific Salmon Treaty, which was originally signed in 1985 and renewed and revised in 1999. The site includes the treaty, technical reports for types of salmon (such as Chinook and Coho), test fishing data, and regulatory announcements and news releases (generally from the summer and fall during the Fraser River salmon commercial fishing season). http://www.psc.org Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Mar 8, 2006 Pacific Salmon in Troubled Waters
This student-created Web site presents information about the life cycle of Pacific salmon, a history of salmon fisheries, and a discussion of the debate concerning fish farming. The activities section offers a salmon life cycle simulator, salmon math games, and other interactive features. Includes salmon related artwork, music, and stories. Print and Web bibliographies are available in the credits section. From Willoughby Elementary School, Langley, B.C. http://schoolcentral.com/Discussion/PacificSalmon/PS-Title.htm Topics: Agriculture, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Oct 27, 2004 The Salmon Collection
This online exhibit "contains documents, photographs and other material describing the roots of the salmon crisis in the Pacific Northwest in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries." Browse by topics such as Native Americans, seining (using nets), traps and fishwheels, fish drying, salmon hatcheries, salmon canneries, salmon on the Columbia River, and the salmon industries in Alaska and Washington state. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/salmonweb/ Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, U.S. History By Place Last updated Apr 12, 2004 Salmon in the City
This interactive exhibit was developed as a response to the threatened status of Puget Sound Chinook salmon. "This site explores diverse challenges facing Seattle residents — both human and fish — through historical relationships and conservation practices." Describes salmon as ecological indicators of watershed health, factors that have contributed to the threatened status of salmon, and steps that can be taken to improve the situation. From a Seattle photographer and interactive designer. http://www.salmoncity.net Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Salmon Smart: A Guide to Help People Help Salmon
This Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) guide provides "an introduction to Salmon Recovery projects and activities [in Washington state] and an overview of how people can get involved." It consists of a 30-page document, available in PDF format, describing steps consumers and property owners can take to improve local watershed stewardship and habitat preservation and participate in restoration projects critical to salmon survival. Describes WDFW Volunteer Cooperative Projects. Includes maps, contacts, and Internet resources. http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/outreach/salmon/salmonsmart/ Topics: Animals, Environment, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Water Last updated Dec 26, 2003 SalmonScape
This is "an interactive mapping application designed to display and report a wide range of data related to salmon distribution, status, and habitats. The data sources used by Salmonscape include stream specific fish and habitat data, and information about stock status and recovery evaluations." The "Help" section includes a detailed FAQ with instructions for zooming into see different types of data. From the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. http://wdfw.wa.gov/mapping/salmonscape/ Topics: Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Jul 20, 2005 The Skagit Watershed Council
"Skagit Watershed Council is a community partnership for salmon." It seeks to "understand, protect and restore the production and productivity of the Skagit and Samish watersheds in order to support sustainable fisheries." This site provides access to research papers, descriptions of current projects, and the council's habitat protection and restoration strategy. http://www.skagitwatershed.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Water Last updated Sep 12, 2008 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival
Outlines this annual (fall) Leavenworth, Washington state, event that focuses on salmon and natural resources in the area. Describes activities such as gyotaku (making a fish rubbing), storytelling, tours, a salmon maze, costume parade, and fun run. Offers entertainment highlights, photos, contest winners, and information for exhibitors, teachers, and vendors. Hosted by Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest and Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. http://www.salmonfest.org/ Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Mar 8, 2007 Whatcom Salmon Recovery
Sponsored by the Whatcom County Water Resources Division and Washington State University Cooperative Extension, this site provides information on "salmon recovery, the recovery projects in [Northwest Washington state], and the policies and public processes designed to recover salmon runs." Includes information on salmon species, conditions and habitats that affect salmon, the geography and watersheds of Whatcom County, and a virtual tour highlighting stages of a salmon's life in different habitats. http://whatcomsalmon.wsu.edu/ Topics: Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Water Last updated Aug 11, 2004 |
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