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See the salmon journey up the Cedar River People wanting to see and learn about salmon are invited to take part in the "Cedar River Salmon Journey" this fall. It is especially fun for children! Volunteer naturalists will be stationed at sites along the Cedar River on four upcoming Saturdays to point out salmon in the river and to tell visitors about the salmon's epic journey. The volunteers have received 20 hours of training and will describe the history of the Cedar River, human impacts, the life cycle and habitat needs of the fish, current threats to salmon health and changes people can make in their every day lives to help ensure salmon continue returning to area rivers. Salmon spawning in the Cedar and its tributaries have traveled as far north as the Gulf of Alaska before returning to Puget Sound and migrating through the Ballard Locks, Lake Washington and up the Cedar. The Cedar River is home to sockeye, chinook, coho and and steelhead. The Puget Sound chinook is listed as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act. Volunteer naturalists will be available at the Renton Library, Riverview Park, Cavanaugh Pond and Landsburg Dam along the Cedar River from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on October 16th, 23rd and 30th and November 7th. Parking is limited at the sites. Carpooling is encouraged. For directions or more information call (206) 296-9354. The Cedar River Salmon Journey is sponsored by King County Water and Land Resources, Seattle Public Utilities, King County Park System, The Seattle Aquarium, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Cedar River Council, the City of Renton, and Washington Sea Grant. The program is partially supported by a generous grant from The Boeing Company.
Updated: October 1, 1999 King County | Natural Resources | News | Services | Comments Search |