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Posted On: July 20th 2026, 06:00 pm
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Five types of salmon have been swimming in the Salish Sea for millions of years: Chinook, coho, pink, chum, and sockeye. The fish hold great cultural, religious, environmental, and economic significance in the Puget Sound, but they’re disappearing from our waters at a troubling rate.
Salmon are a keystone species, meaning that their existence has a significant impact on their ecosystem. If they ever ceased to exist, that ecosystem would collapse. Habitat loss and degradation are key contributors to the decline of salmon, and the only road to recovery is restoration.
In this fourth blog piece of our Partner Powered Futures series, learn about our community partners’ salmon habitat restoration projects and their impact on salmon AND people—link in bio! 🔗
📸: Erika Schultz | The Seattle Times, Friends of Arboretum Creek
Media Description:
1. Photograph of fish ecologist Ashley R. Townes counting juvenile Chinook salmon in Mapes Creek using a light and GoPro Camera. Ashley is standing in the creek, surrounded by greenery.
2. Group photograph of Friends of Arboretum Creek volunteers on-site working with the Arboretum Foundation. They are standing and crouching right next to each other, with some folks holding gardening tools like shovels and wearing gloves. They are standing underneath leafy branches near a pile of dug-up dirt and a bright orange plastic bucket.
#SeattleParksFoundation #LoveParks #Biodiversity #NatureBasedSolutions #HabitatRestoration #DuwamishRiver #Salmon #PugetSound #Watershed #Community
Salmon are a keystone species, meaning that their existence has a significant impact on their ecosystem. If they ever ceased to exist, that ecosystem would collapse. Habitat loss and degradation are key contributors to the decline of salmon, and the only road to recovery is restoration.
In this fourth blog piece of our Partner Powered Futures series, learn about our community partners’ salmon habitat restoration projects and their impact on salmon AND people—link in bio! 🔗
📸: Erika Schultz | The Seattle Times, Friends of Arboretum Creek
Media Description:
1. Photograph of fish ecologist Ashley R. Townes counting juvenile Chinook salmon in Mapes Creek using a light and GoPro Camera. Ashley is standing in the creek, surrounded by greenery.
2. Group photograph of Friends of Arboretum Creek volunteers on-site working with the Arboretum Foundation. They are standing and crouching right next to each other, with some folks holding gardening tools like shovels and wearing gloves. They are standing underneath leafy branches near a pile of dug-up dirt and a bright orange plastic bucket.
#SeattleParksFoundation #LoveParks #Biodiversity #NatureBasedSolutions #HabitatRestoration #DuwamishRiver #Salmon #PugetSound #Watershed #Community
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