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Photo Credit: Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)
Maybe your family has gone to the Ballard Locks in the summer to see the salmon pass through the fish ladder or you have visited a local river in the fall to see salmon spawning.​
But did you know salmon are a keystone species? From huge majestic orcas to tiny caddis flies, at least 137 other species need salmon! ​We can connect to salmon through wild plants and other animals all year long, even when we don't see them. (Salmon are literally in the trees!)​​​
This blog contains playful, seasonally connected activities and local outings to help your family understand the interconnectedness of salmon to our ecosystem. I offer simple stewardship opportunities to protect our watershed. Most activities can be done at or close to home with little or no cost and are fun for preschoolers to adults. Start where you are, and do one or do them all!
After using this guide, I hope your family will be saying,“Ask Me About Salmon” too! ​
T'igwicid,​
Teacher Becky​
Learn to Identify Western Red Cedar, learn the story of Grandmother Cedar and traditional & medicinal uses for cedar
Learn to say "Thank you" in Lushootseed and download a Lushootseed sea life coloring book. Pictured: Vi Hilbert
Visit the holiday train at Swansons and look at native plants
Rest! Other animals are resting. You can too.
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