| October 6, 2000
Media Advisory Salmon Watcher field training this Saturday at Bear Creek Volunteers will gather tomorrow at Bear Creek to learn the difference between spawning chinook, sockeye, kokanee, coho, and chum for the Salmon Watcher Program. The program trains volunteers to record species and numbers of spawning anadromous fish in streams throughout the Lake Washington Watershed. Bear Creek will be abundant with richly colored, spawning salmon in their various stages of life. Saturday, October 7, 2000 One-hour tours start at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., and 11 a.m. Saturday on-site contact: Michael Murphy, 206-660-2816 (Mobile#) Observing and identifying a variety of salmon species in a natural setting will supplement 2 hours of classroom training, attended by more than 150 new volunteers in Renton, Shoreline, Kirkland and West Seattle in August and September Each volunteer will survey the same location on an assigned stream and record their observations on a form. The data will be used to determine where salmon are spawning in the Lake Washington watershed. The Salmon Watcher Program is a five-year-old, multi-jurisdictional effort focused on protecting a Pacific Northwest treasure and educating the community in the process. Meet at Bear Creek, in the "Crossings" development. Turn from Avondale Road, north of Redmond, onto NE 140th Place. Head east towards Bear Creek. Follow 140th, which turns into 194th Avenue. The viewing site is on the right, approximately 1/3 mile from Avondale at a footbridge across the creek. Reach the bridge by walking approximately 200 meters down an asphalt path. Look for signs.
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