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Restoring wild salmon and steelhead and supporting sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest since 1986.

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The race is on! Survive the Sound: Homecoming has officially begun, featuring 10 brave chum salmon making their way home to the rivers where they were born.

Players can follow this unique journey all week long - simply visit www.SurviveTheSound.org to pick your favorite fish, then check in each day of the week to see where your fish goes and what happens to them. They'll face a new set of challenges along the way, so tune in to find out how they do! by @longlive.kings

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This is your last call to pick your favorite fish and build your team for Survive the Sound: Homecoming! This special Fall edition of our popular fish-tracking game starts next Monday, October 12 and continues all week long.

Players can still sign up individually at any time, but teams will be locked in as soon as the migration begins on Monday morning. If you would like to join a team or invite others to join yours, then be sure to send those invites ASAP.

Visit the homepage at www.SurviveTheSound.org today to pick your fish, create your free account, and get ready to Survive the Sound! by @longlive.kings

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7 days ago

Happy Salmon Day!

Today, we’re celebrating salmon and the important role they play in the Pacific Northwest. Salmon connect our rivers, forests, oceans, and communities, helping keep our ecosystems healthy. They’re an essential part of what makes the Pacific Northwest so special!

#SalmonDay #PacificNorthwest #SalmonConservation #HealthyEcosystems #RiverLife #OceanLife #ForestAndRiver #WildlifeProtection #NatureLovers #PacificSalmon #SalmonRun #salmon by @longlive.kings

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Time is running out to pick your fish for our special autumnal fish-tracking game! Survive the Sound: Homecoming will follow the journeys of 10 brave spawning salmon as they make their way back towards the river to complete their life cycle.

The fish will start swimming on Monday, October 12 and will progress further and further throughout the rest of the week (as long as they can stay alive, at least). Be sure to visit the www.SurviveTheSoung.org to choose your favorite fish before they start swimming, invite your friends and family to join a team for some friendly competition, and then tune in next week to find out what happens! by @longlive.kings

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During a salmon run, fish don't all arrive at once. Instead, they return to their rivers and streams in waves that can last for weeks or even months.

What might look like one continuous salmon run is actually multiple groups of fish returning at different times, guided by their age, life history, and environmental conditions.

Each salmon can spend a different amount of time in the ocean before returning to spawn. Water temperature and river flow may also affect when salmon begin swimming upstream, with some fish waiting for more favorable conditions.

Even within the same population, salmon can have different migration and spawning times. Such diversity helps spread risk across the population. If conditions are poor during part of the spawning season, not every fish is affected in the same way.

#SalmonRun #FishMigration #WildlifeConservation #RiverEcosystem #SalmonSpawning #NatureDiversity #EnvironmentalScience #FreshwaterFish #MarineBiology #EcologicalBalance #PacificSalmon #SalmonMigration #SalmonScience #SalmonHabitat #SalmonResearch #SalmonLifeCycle #Salmon #WashingtonSalmon #PacificNorthwest #PNW #HealthyRivers #RiverEcology #FishEcology #RiverRestoration #NatureEducation #WildlifeEducation #RiverLife #LongLivetheKings

When salmon return in waves, it's more than just a difference in timing. Staggered migration is part of the natural diversity that helps salmon navigate shifting environmental conditions. by @longlive.kings

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On Sunday, a small group of LLTK supporters stood where a lake used to be. Watching salmon spawn where they haven't been able to reach in over a century.

Thank you, Vanessa Castle, for guiding us along the Elwha River and for sharing what restoration means to the Lower Elwha Klallam people: not just fish returning, but knowledge, ceremony, and relationships continuing. We were also grateful to be joined by William Frank III and Peggen Frank, from the Nisqually Indian Tribe, who shared their own perspectives on the harvest.

It was a day of real hope.

#Elwha #SalmonRestoration #LongLiveTheKings by @longlive.kings

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Thank you for making the 2026 Return of the Kings such a fun event!

Nearly 300 guests attended the celebration of our returning Chinook to the Glenwood Springs Fish Hatchery on September 12th.

A huge thank you to all the volunteers, supporters, staff, sponsors, vendors, musicians, and everyone who attended!

#ReturnOfTheKings #ChinookSalmon #GlenwoodSprings #FishHatchery #SalmonConservation #FishRestoration #SalmonRun #WildlifeConservation #Salmon #OrcasIsland #LongLiveTheKings by @longlive.kings

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Staff from Long Live the Kings are presenting at the 2026 Coastal & Estuarine Summit in San Francisco, CA, on Thursday morning, September 25!

Jayde Essex is co-presenting a talk with Lindsay Gatchell from the Vigor Marine Group in the "Green Infrastructure, Urban and Working Waterfronts "session.

Shaara Ainsley and Mackenzie Taggert are presenting during the "Restoring Tribally Important Fish Passage in the Puget Sound" session.

The summit brings together the coastal restoration community to explore pressing issues and innovative solutions while sharing valuable lessons learned in our shared effort to restore and revitalize coastal resources and communities. @raestuaries

To check out our Urban Estuary Restoration Project, click the link in the bio.

#CoastalRestoration #EstuarineSummit #UrbanWaterfronts #CoastalConservation #MarineRestoration #EnvironmentalSummit #CoastalCommunities #EnvironmentalRestoration #habitatrestoration #Salmon #Restore America'sEstuaries by @longlive.kings

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It’s spawning season at Glenwood Springs Fish Hatchery on Orcas Island!

Check out this video from the receiving pond featuring around 650 schooling Chinook!

Each year, as many as 4000 Chinook return to the hatchery, and around 20 volunteers help spawn these large salmon. This community effort to spawn the next generation of Chinook is what makes Glenwood Springs Fish Hatchery special.

#GlenwoodSprings #OrcasIsland #ChinookSalmon #FishHatchery #SpawningSeason #SalmonConservation #WildlifeVolunteers #PacificNorthwest #SalmonRun #CommunityConservation #salmon #nature #washington #salmon by @longlive.kings

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Only 2 more days until the 34th annual Salmon Homecoming Celebration!

Make sure to stop by!

Photo Courtesy of the Salmon Homecoming Alliance

#SalmonHomecoming #SeattleEvents #SalmonCelebration #PacificNorthwest #salmon #seattle by @longlive.kings

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