Autumn On the Sound: Salmon Surveys
After a summer of successful cleanups, we’re turning our attention to a critical monitoring project: …
Tag: Longfellow Creek
6PPD: Tires, Toxic Stormwater, and Salmon Don’t Mix
Puget Soundkeeper has a long history of working to stop stormwater pollution to Puget Sound. …
2020 Salmon Monitoring Report
Since 2015, Puget Soundkeeper has recruited and trained volunteers to conduct salmon surveys on Longfellow …
Broken Fish film highlights the plight of coho salmon
“Would you eat fish out of this river?” That’s the opening line of Broken Fish: …
Polluted stormwater is killing our salmon
Polluted stormwater runoff — the cocktail of heavy metals, oil and petroleum products, fertilizers, and other waste that washes off roads and hard surfaces when it rains — is toxic to coho salmon. Solving the problem will benefit our watersheds and everyone living in Puget Sound.
What’s happening to the coho salmon in Longfellow Creek?
Beginning in October, a population of coho salmon returns to Longfellow Creek. But once there, they are met with serious pollution.
Dead Fish Tell no Lies – Longfellow Creek Salmon Study
Polluted stormwater runoff is the largest source of toxic pollution to Puget Sound and surrounding waterways.