| July 24, 2003
News Release Interested in fish? Good with people? Sign up to be a volunteer naturalist on the Cedar River this fall. Naturalists will receive training from fish and watershed experts and, in return, spend three weekend days making riverside presentations to the public about the Cedar River and its sockeye salmon run. Sponsors of the program, now in its sixth year, include the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Public Utilities, the City of Renton, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The program is seeking volunteers to commit to the 20-hour training and three fall weekend days of work as naturalists at one of several sites on the Cedar River. The training will prepare volunteers to talk about the human and natural history of the Cedar River, the Cedar's sockeye salmon and their life cycle and habitat requirements, other Cedar River wildlife, human impacts on salmon and what we can do to protect salmon. Training is scheduled for three Wednesday evenings (September 17 and 24, and October 1), and two Saturdays (September 20 and October 4). Training will feature experts in each of the areas. Most of the trainings will be held in the Renton area, with at least one at the Seattle Aquarium. Once trained, volunteers will commit to work at one of four sites on the Cedar River – Landsburg, Cavanaugh Pond, Riverview Park and the Renton Library – for three of the six "on duty" days: October 18, 25 and 26 and November 1, 2 and 8. Call Polly Freeman at 206-296-8359, or e-mail her at polly.freeman@kingcounty.gov to get an application or more information. Or visit the program's web site. Related Information
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