Lilliwaup

December 13th, 2011 -- [This article was originally published in the Kitsap Sun] OLYMPIA — Restoration of the Dosewallips River estuary on the west side of Hood Canal continues next year with a $506,000 grant approved by the state's Salmon Recovery Funding Board.

December 7th, 2011 -- The latest updates about our programs based at Lilliwaup Hatchery on Hood Canal.

June 22nd, 2011 -- Redd Surveys, Egg Collection, and Fish Releases: Lilliwaup staff began redd surveys in mid-February on the Duckabush and Hamma Hamma River and then in March on the Little Quilcene. In total, 70 redds (steelhead nests) were counted on the Duckabush, 37 redds on the Hamma, the areas where steelhead population rebuilding efforts are or have taken place.

March 11th, 2011 -- The Hood Canal Steelhead Project (HCSP) is a comprehensive study of wild steelhead supplementation techniques and steelhead life history in streams throughout Hood Canal.

December 2nd, 2010 -- Rick was selected by the Hood Canal Coordinating Council Board of Directors to receive the 2010 Hood Canal Environmental Achievement Award, which is presented annually to people who demonstrate

May 14th, 2010 -- On April 29th, LLTK's Lilliwaup Hatchery hosted a group of 35 student chefs from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). The visit was the fourth that the CIA has made to Lilliwaup, as part of their two-week coursework in sustainable food systems.

May 14th, 2010 -- Spring is always a busy time at Lilliwaup Creek Hatchery, as staff participate in field activities related to steelhead, summer chum, and Chinook recovery. This spring is particularly action-packed, marked by the extension of our summer chum program, and the start of a new project to develop a habitat restoration plan for Lilliwaup Creek.

March 30th, 2010 -- Dear Friends,

I’m writing to ask for your support in recovering steelhead—the Washington State Fish. At this moment, wild steelhead are in peril statewide, with five different populations listed as “threatened” under the federal Endangered Species Act. It is essential that we act now to stabilize wild steelhead populations before they disappear entirely.

February 4th, 2010 -- LLTK was awarded a grant of $54,600 by the Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB), to be used to develop a plan for improving salmon habitat in Lilliwaup Creek.

February 4th, 2010 -- Lilliwaup Hatchery’s summer chum supplementation program, originally scheduled to conclude this February with the final release of adult fish into Lilliwaup Creek, may be extended.