Jon Oleyar honored as 2019 Chico Champion!

Keta Legacy Foundation, also known as Mountaineers Foundation, recognized Suquamish Tribe Biologist Jon Oleyar as the 2019 Chico Champion! Jon has walked the streams of Chico Creek probably more than any modern human, and he shares his time freely with us at the Foundation. Whether you're 16 or 66 years old, Jon can teach you something fascinating about salmon.

This award represents a collaboration with our colleagues at the Suquamish Tribe. Thank you Jon for being such a dedicated researcher and valued conservation resource!

The salmon are back!

But expect more next week. At Saturday's Kitsap Salmon Tours, we had lots of visitors to the Rhododendron Preserve! We found a pair of salmon - female and male - in the pool just upstream of the Wildcat Creek bridge, and a recently dead carcass nearby. We hear the salmon are in lower down in Chico - let's hope for some rain the next few days to give them a boost!

Take a walk out to the Big Tree!