Support the Summer Chum Project!
Funding for the Summer Chum Project is urgently needed
due to significant cuts to state support for salmon research and monitoring. These cuts have eliminated key funding sources that previously sustained HCSEG’s Summer Chum project. Click the donate button to learn why this project matters, and help HCSEG ensure that there will be no gaps in decades of critical monitoring data!
Salmon research, restoration & education on the Hood Canal since 1990.
Salmon research, restoration & education on the Hood Canal since 1990.
The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group strives to deepen the connection between land, people, and salmon through research, restoration, and education. Our mission is to ensure that wild salmon are once again abundant in the Pacific Northwest.
Where We Work
With the help of our donors, volunteers, and staff, the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) participates in restoration and research projects throughout the entire Hood Canal Watershed in the western part of Washington State. These efforts not only benefit local salmon populations, but also support the ecological diversity of this beautiful and scenic natural community.
In addition to habitat restoration and research, HCSEG carries out an assortment of educational programs, supporting students, teachers, and life-long learners. Located next to the Union River estuary, HCSEG’s headquarters, the Salmon Center, has a beautiful, certified organic garden, as well as a variety of farm animals, (llamas, alpacas, chickens, ducks, goats, etc.), to demonstrate how salmon, humans, and agriculture can coexist.
Volunteer!
Our juvenile summer chum trap is in the river – help us count the outmigrating fish! This is a perfect volunteer opportunity for all – individuals, groups of friends, even families with young children. Volunteer shifts are available every day of the week, and we provide all gear, training and transportation.
See all HCSEG volunteer opportunities and sign-up at:
habitat restoration
habitat restoration
HCSEG is working to restore estuaries and riparian zones throughout the entire Hood Canal watershed.
See if we have a project near you:
HCSEG is working to restore estuaries and riparian zones throughout the entire Hood Canal watershed.
See if we have a project near you:
Why Salmon, Why Now?
137 or more local species depend on salmon for their survival, making them a true keystone species and the biological foundation for our local ecosystem. The Pacific Northwest is known across the globe for its towering tree giants, layers of greenery, resident pods of orca whales, and diverse ecosystem made up of countless plants, bugs, animals, and fungi. This could cease to exist as we know it if we do not act swiftly and strategically to protect our threatened wild salmon populations.
