Help Salmon in Bear Creek

Help maintain new plantings along Bear Creek! Chinook salmon in Bear Creek are doing relatively well compared to nearby streams so let’s keep it that way. Endangered orcas need these fish to recover. Native trees and shrubs protect water quality by shading the stream keeping it cool, providing cover, and stabilizing stream banks from erosion. Please sign up today to participate!

The site is located on private property, with extremely limited parking. We will meet at the Redmond PCC and walk over to the site together, offer information about orcas and salmon, the history of the site, and dig in! If you have mobility concerns, please email us to make accommodations.

Volunteer to Restore Habitat

Volunteer to improve habitat! Portions of Bothell’s largest park, the former Wayne Golf Course, are a migratory corridor for Chinook salmon in the Sammamish River and potential habitat for Coho at the confluence of Waynita Creek. As this amazing property transforms from a golf course into a public open space, volunteers are offered the opportunity to help improve the habitat. By controlling non-native and invasive weeds, and protecting native trees and vegetation, we’re able to improve water quality for salmon and down the line provide more prey for killer whales in Puget Sound!

Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Please sign up, we will limit participants. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event with the meeting location.

Please sign up at the link below.

Celebrate Sustainamania Restoring the former Wayne Golf Course

Volunteer to improve habitat celebrating Sustainamania in Bothell! Portions of Bothell’s largest park, the former Wayne Golf Course, are a migratory corridor for Chinook salmon in the Sammamish River and potential habitat for Coho at the confluence of Waynita Creek. As this amazing property transforms from a golf course into a public open space, volunteers are offered the opportunity to help improve the habitat. By controlling non-native and invasive weeds, and protecting native trees and vegetation, we’re able to improve water quality for salmon and down the line provide more prey for killer whales in Puget Sound!

Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Please sign up, we will limit participants. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event with the meeting location.

Please sign up at the link below.

Celebrate Orca Month Restoring Salmon Habitat

Celebrate Orca Month by restoring salmon habitat at the former Wayne Golf Course, a City of Bothell park! Portions of the park are a migratory corridor for Chinook salmon in the Sammamish River and potential habitat for Coho at the confluence of Waynita Creek. As this amazing property transforms from a golf course into a public open space, volunteers are offered the opportunity to help improve the habitat. By controlling non-native and invasive weeds, and protecting native trees and vegetation, we’re able to improve water quality for salmon and down the line provide more prey for killer whales in the Salish Sea!

Ask an orca scientist! Dr. David Bain will join us and answer all your orca and salmon questions.

Registration required

OneBothell, a nonprofit which organized to help preserve the park property will be on site to share the amazing story of the land and all its special features!Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Please sign up, we will limit participants. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event.

Sammamish River Kayak Tour, June 11th

Take a salmon-eye view of the Sammamish River to learn more about orcas and the ways salmon use the river system to complete their life-cycle. Whale Scout naturalists will offer a morning of adventure, exploration, and fun kayaking along the Sammamish River in Bothell. Prior to setting off on a one-hour round trip tour, we’ll share a little about the history of the river and ways it’s being protected and restored.

Kayaks are included in the cost and provided by WhatsSup. When registering please indicate if you would like a single or a double boat. Space will be limited and we appreciate your flexibility. We will meet at the Park at Bothell Landing near the playground. Participants must be 18 years or older or accompanied by an adult. Life jackets will be provided. No experience necessary. Presented in partnership with Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group.

Dress for the weather and bring sunscreen!

Location: Park at Bothell Landing, 9919 NE 180 St, Bothell

Time: 9am – 11am

Cost: $30 per person

Sign up here!

Orca Month Book Club, June 23rd

Read along with Whale Scout and Whale & Dolphin Conservation for Orca Month! We’re diving into the 2022 theme “Stream to Sea” to explore how recovering rivers and watersheds is essential for the Southern Resident orcas. This year, we’re reading “Recovering a Lost River” by Steven Hawley. This book argues for the need to remove the four Lower Snake River dams to restore the Snake River’s wild salmon, and discusses how the health of the river is connected to local economies, water rights, energy independence, and Tribal cultures. “Recovering a Lost River” rallies advocates from many sides in a persistent but straightforward message: all salmon need is water in their rivers and a clear way home.Join us online June 23rd at 7pm PDT for a community discussion on Zoom of “Recovering a Lost River” and its connections to Southern Resident orcas, the hope or frustration in the ongoing struggle to restore the Snake River, and the new opportunity of the last two years. Conversations are casual, include thought-provoking questions and polls, and are open to everyone.

Register and get reminders at the Eventbrite ticket link

Cairn Community Pint Night Benefitting Whale Scout June 30th

Celebrate Orca Month with a cold drink! Please join us for a Community Pint Night on June 30th featuring Whale Scout! Cairn will donate 10% of ALL Sales (Beer, Wine, Cider, Merch, Cans To-Go, Anything!) directly to Whale Scout. 4pm – 9pm. All ages welcome in the building!

Learn more about Cairn Brewing!

Volunteer to Restore Habitat

Volunteer to improve habitat! Portions of Bothell’s largest park, the former Wayne Golf Course, are a migratory corridor for Chinook salmon in the Sammamish River and potential habitat for Coho at the confluence of Waynita Creek. As this amazing property transforms from a golf course into a public open space, volunteers are offered the opportunity to help improve the habitat. By controlling non-native and invasive weeds, and protecting native trees and vegetation, we’re able to improve water quality for salmon and down the line provide more prey for killer whales in Puget Sound!

Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Please sign up, we will limit participants. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event.

Orcas and the Green-Duwamish River

Orcas need salmon to survive and all of us can make a difference where we live in the Green-Duwamish watershed. Join your community and the rugby sports team, The Seattle Seawolves to get your hands dirty at Riverbend North in Tukwila. The event is June 4th and is a part of Orca Action Month, a regional effort to draw attention to endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Come learn about restoration of the Green-Duwamish river, home to five species of Pacific salmon, and all about orcas. Activities include presentations from community leaders and experts, hands-on habitat restoration, and booths from community organizations.

This event is open to all ages however advanced registration is suggested here!

Event hosts include Duwamish Alive Coalition, Green River Coalition, and Orca Conservancy with partners DIRT Corps, Nicoterra Trails, and the Tukwila Ramada.

This site and event are funded by: WRIA 9 and the King County Flood Control District, The Rose Foundation and Puget Soundkeeper, WDFW ALEA, King County Wastewater Treatment Division, and NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Volunteer on an island in Puget Sound

Join Whale Scout as King County Parks hosts us at one of our favorite sites – the Maury Island Marine Park! We’ve been volunteering to reforest this former mine site since 2016 and have also participated in beach cleanups along this beautiful stretch of shoreline. In fact, this shoreline is the longest natural, undeveloped shoreline in all of King County! 

Volunteer on May 21st from 9am – 12pm. Getting there is half the fun with a ferry ride from Seattle or Tacoma. 

Activities for the day include cutting and removing Scotch broom and a beach cleanup!

Following the work party everyone is welcome to a picnic gathering at Point Robinson, an incredible land-based viewing location that even features a new underwater camera. 

Proof of vaccination will be required to participate per King County Parks rules and you must register before the event. Space is limited. Be sure to sign up today!

Sign up:https://pg-cloud.com/KingCountyParks/

tip: use the link below and scroll down to May 21st to find the event with Whale Scout.