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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
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"I don't believe in magic. I believe in the sun and the stars, the water, the tides, the floods, the owls, the hawks flying, the river running, the wind talking. They're taking measurements. They tell us how healthy things are. How healthy we are. Because we and they are the same. That's what I believe in. Those who learn to listen to the world that sustains them can hear the message brought forth by the salmon."
~ Billy Frank, Jr.
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