{"id":2975,"date":"2010-09-14T12:01:21","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T19:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sustainablewestseattle.org\/?p=2975"},"modified":"2010-09-14T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T19:01:21","slug":"become-a-salmon-watcher-help-spu-king-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/2010\/09\/14\/become-a-salmon-watcher-help-spu-king-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Become A Salmon Watcher &#038; Help SPU, King County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<strong><em>Salmon Watcher Training\u00a0A Unique Northwest Experience<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2985\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablewestseattle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/salmon-watch-bear-e1284407217759.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"107\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, September 29th, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/parks\/centers\/Northgate.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northgate Community Center<\/a>,\u00a010510 \u00a05th Ave. NE, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofseattle.net\/util\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Public Utilities<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\/environment.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">King County Department of the Environment<\/a> will present a training course for would-be Salmon Watchers.<\/p>\n<p>The Salmon Watcher Program trains volunteers to collect important information about returning salmon in creeks in and around Seattle. Dedicated volunteers spend 15 minutes twice a week, from September through December, watching for fish on their assigned creek site.<\/p>\n<p>The information helps local jurisdictions know where salmon are spawning in our streams, and sometimes where barriers exist to salmon migration. Volunteers act as \u201ceyes and ears\u201d in the watersheds and give SPU a heads up when things go awry in our neighborhood creeks. No experience necessary. The data collected are used by agencies and groups working to help restore endangered salmon runs and improve habitat for all salmon. Your work as a Salmon Watcher is invaluable! \u00a0For more information check the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kingcounty.gov\/environment\/animalsandplants\/salmon-and-trout\/salmon-watchers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salmon Watcher\u00a0website<\/a>\u201d or call 206-263-6533<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can I become a Salmon Watcher?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attend the classroom training to learn about salmon identification. Choose a place to watch from among hundreds of established creek sites in and around Seattle. No experience necessary.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Beth Miller,\u00a0Seattle Public Utilities,\u00a0Stormwater Education and Outreach,\u00a0700 5th Avenue , or by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:beth.miller@seatttle.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beth.miller@seatttle.gov<\/a> or visit the King County\u00a0Restore Our Waters website at \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/util\/restoreourwaters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.seattle.gov\/util\/restoreourwaters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[mappress] \t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salmon Watcher Training\u00a0A Unique Northwest Experience On Wednesday, September 29th, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the \u00a0Northgate Community Center,\u00a010510 \u00a05th Ave. NE, Seattle Public Utilities and King County Department of the Environment will present a training course for would-be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/2010\/09\/14\/become-a-salmon-watcher-help-spu-king-county\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/2010\/09\/14\/become-a-salmon-watcher-help-spu-king-county\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,7,8,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-news","category-community","category-water"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2975\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}