The Seaport is working with Tacoma Public Schools & Pierce Conservation District to bring salmon tanks into elementary schools across Tacoma. Starting in 2022 we will be raising Coho salmon in 19 schools. Students will be assisting in raising these salmon from eggs to fry before determining where they will be released next Spring.
The Seaport & PCD are going into their second year of raising salmon with Tacoma Public School students. This year we will be raising Coho Salmon from the Diru Creek Hatchery which is a Puyallup Tribal hatchery. Collectively we will be raising over 3,000 salmon from egg to fry from December to March.
This program is a partnership between Tacoma Public Schools, the Foss Waterway Seaport and Pierce Conservation District. Funding comes from grants secured by the Foss Waterway Seaport, the NW Salmon Enhancement Group (funded by OSPI), and private donations.
To learn more about other organizations across the state doing similar programs take a look at: https://wasalmonintheschools.org/
The Seaport & PCD are going into their second year of raising salmon with Tacoma Public School students. This year we will be raising Coho Salmon from the Diru Creek Hatchery which is a Puyallup Tribal hatchery. Collectively we will be raising over 3,000 salmon from egg to fry from December to March.
This program is a partnership between Tacoma Public Schools, the Foss Waterway Seaport and Pierce Conservation District. Funding comes from grants secured by the Foss Waterway Seaport, the NW Salmon Enhancement Group (funded by OSPI), and private donations.
To learn more about other organizations across the state doing similar programs take a look at: https://wasalmonintheschools.org/
The Seaport and PCD are currently working with almost 1,000 students at Swan Creek to release their coho salmon. Each school that has been raising salmon since December go on a field trip where they will participate in a variety of activities as well as saying goodbye to their salmon as they enter the river.
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