Salmon Experience at Bayshore Preserve

Saturday, November 9

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 our 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 9, 10, 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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Special Events at Salmon Experience

 
  • Saturday, November 9
    • 10a-2p: Shelton Timberland Library kids activity and prizes.
    • 10a-2p: Meet Mary Boone, the author of School of Fish. School of Fish is a children’s book where students work together to raise salmon in the classroom.
    • 10a-2p: Spanish/English interpretation available. *Meet at the bridge
    • 10a-2p: Wildlife spotting scope at the estuary (Station 3) with Black Hills Audubon Society
    • 11a: Restoration and History Stroll of Bayshore Preserve with long-time CLT volunteer Tom Terry. *Meet at the kiosk
  • Sunday, November 10
    • 10a-2p: Wildlife spotting scope at the estuary (Station 3) with Black Hills Audubon Society
  • Monday, November 11
    • 10a-2p: Spanish/English interpretation available. *Meet at the bridge
    • 10a-2p: Wildlife spotting scope at the estuary (Station 3) with Black Hills Audubon Society
    • 1p: Restoration and History Stroll of Bayshore Preserve with CLT’s Special Land Projects Manager Laurence Reeves. *Meet at the kiosk
  • November – December: Bilingual StoryTrail: School of Fish by Mary Boone.
 

 

Our 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.