What's New

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.

For the past three years, a partnership between the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Moran State Park, and Long Live the Kings (LLTK) has aimed to introduce a new stock of hatchery-reared kokanee to Orcas Island's Cascade Lake.

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.

You may have already noticed that things look a little different around here. We've made some changes to lltk.org aimed at providing you with more frequent, relevant, and timely information about our work.