EATONVILLE – The Nisqually Stream Stewards will be holding the first salmon carcass tossing of the season on Saturday, December 14 in Eatonville. Volunteers are needed for this fun and valuable event. While carcass tossing may be fun, it also provides an important food source for juvenile salmon and other species throughout the watershed.
To register for the carcass toss or to find out more information about the Stream Stewards, contact Don Perry, outreach & education coordinator at (360) 438-8687 ext 2143, perry.don@nisqually-nsn.gov
The carcasses for the salmon tossing program come from Nisqually tribal hatcheries. The Nisqually Stream Stewards plans to place, with the help of volunteers, over 3,000 carcasses during recent carcass tossing seasons.
Salmon carcasses are a critical part of the Nisqually River’s ecosystem. When salmon return to their native streams and die, the marine nutrients they brought with them are eaten by organisms ranging from insects to bears or absorbed by plants. Where salmon carcasses are plentiful, juvenile salmon grow bigger by feeding on the carcasses and the increased abundance of stream insects.
What: Nisqually Salmon Carcass Tossing
Where: Smallwood Park, Eatonville
Streams and creeks around Eatonville
When: Saturday, December 14
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
