Chum salmon travel from the Pacific Ocean to freshwater streams to spawn each year, Leslie Coulter.Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Join Capitol Land Trust (CLT) and Puget Sound Estuarium to witness one of nature’s most extraordinary displays of migration and resilience. Every fall thousands of chum salmon return from the Pacific Ocean to Johns Creek at CLT’s Bayshore Preserve where their lives began. Here they spawn, marking the transition of one generation of salmon to the next.
Salmon docents and underwater cameras will be at Bayshore Preserve on November 8, 9, and 11 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Docents will be there to answer your questions about salmon behavior and our salmon habitat restoration efforts at Bayshore Preserve. It’s a great family-friendly activity! Don’t forget your polarized glasses for better salmon viewing.
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CLT’s conserved public-access preserves give families and individuals year-round opportunities to enjoy outdoor experiences and create fond memories in nature that will last a lifetime. The return of salmon in the fall makes our Bayshore Preserve a particularly exceptional destination. Follow CLT Facebook and Instagram and Puget Sound Estuarium on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
Contact Capitol Land Trust at (360) 943-3012 or info@capitollandtrust.org.