Projects

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.

May 14th, 2010 -- Glenwood Springs Hatchery provides sport and commercial fishing opportunities in northern Puget Sound and southern Georgia Strait through its Chinook and coho programs. Marking and tagging these fish is a key operational aspect of Glenwood Hatchery. We began our 2010 marking and tagging season in late April and will continue through mid-May.

February 4th, 2010 -- This June, LLTK and the USFWS will conclude their work on the Pacific Region Federal Hatchery Review.

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 -- Glenwood Springs Hatchery Manager Mike O’Connell is helping to provide Orcas Island students and residents firsthand experience with salmon recovery.

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.

February 2nd, 2010 -- Lilliwaup Hatchery staff are preparing for the 4th field season of the Hood Canal Steelhead Project (HCSP).