by Maddie Snook

Two education docents, Georga and Patty holding a banner gifted by the Puyallup School District. 

That’s a wrap on our field trips at the hatchery for 2023! From September to December, Pierce Conservation District assisted the Puyallup Historical Hatchery Foundation and Puyallup School District with a STEM program to give every 4th-grade class in the school district a learning opportunity that will last a lifetime. Students had an opportunity to see real salmon spawning in Clark’s Creek, learn about the salmon life cycle, and discover how humans have affected their population. Now, over 2,200 students are salmon conservation stewards! Thank you to our education docent volunteers, without whom these field trips would not happen. 

Education docent Isabel teaching students how to remember the five species of salmon in Washington using the "high-five" method.

The "high-five" method for remembering salmon species, courtesy of Andrew Chan from The Sierra Club.