Salmon Watch

Middle School/High School “How healthy are local rivers for salmon?”

Program Goals
Since 1993, Oregon Trout's award-winning Salmon Watch has been an effective environmental education program serving middle and high school students in Oregon. Enabling students to witness spawning salmon, one of nature's great spectacles, coupled with classroom instruction and service learning projects, the program is designed to instill a deeper appreciation and understanding of the value of native wild fish, watershed conservation and environmental stewardship. In 2006, the program served 86 schools, 119 teachers, and more than 4500 students with 152 streamside trips involving 269 volunteers

Salmon Watch is Designed to Foster:
• a deeper connection between humans and the ecosystem with which we live
• a strong recognition of salmon as an important indicator of watershed and environmental health
• a greater respect of the value of restoring native wild stocks to sustainable levels
• an understanding of the importance of salmon to native culture and Native American philosophy about nature
• a sense of stewardship towards the environment through participation in service learning projects

Submissions

Take a look at what students around Oregon have created and find out how to submit your or your student’s work.

Online Activities

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Curriculum

Access and download the Salmon Watch Curriculum Guide here.

Find and submit all Salmon Watch forms here.

Learn about how to become a Salmon Watch volunteer.