Salmon Spawning Runs in Marin!

Where to See Salmon in the Lagunitas Creek Watershed, Marin County, Ca.

Naturalist-Led Creek Walks to View Spawning Salmon.

Winter in the Lagunitas Watershed is the most spectacular season for salmon viewing. Join our experienced naturalists on Lagunitas Creeks. Learn about salmon ecology while observing them in the wild, and learn how
you can help preserve and restore these magnificent creatures for future generations.

***RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED: PLEASE CLICK HERE for trip info and to make your reservation.

BACKGROUND
Coho salmon are the most abundant salmon species spawning in the Lagunitas watershed. Yet populations are down 90% from historic levels in the 1940s. The Lagunitas Watershed, located in West Marin County is
reported to have one of the largest populations of wild coho left in California yet the population is listed as endangered at both the State and Federal level


Where to See Salmon

(138KB PDF)
We
have created a brochure you can download which outlines the best places
to see spawning in the watershed as well as proper salmon viewing
etiquette.

 

Salmon Protection and Watershed Network

Coho Salmon Rescued From Drying Pools

Photo: Reuven Walde
(Lagunitas Creek & Samuel P. Taylor Park is just a 25minute drive from the Marin Vacation Retreat Home)

FISH RESCUE going strong!

As
a result of the driest Spring on record, and record temperatures, we
have already rescued many hundreds of fry stranded along drying
stretches of creek. ***Rescues are still taking place weekly! Contact Chris Pincetich, SPAWN's Watershed Biologist, to join. Chris@SpawnUSA.org, 415-663-8590 ×102.

For Recent Salmonid Rescue Updates, click HERE

Coho Salmon Run Returns To West Marin
Coho Salmon Spawning in Lagunitas, Marin.
If you'd like to see the returning salmon for yourself, join one of SPAWN's weekly naturalist-led creek walks, which run from November through February on Lagunitas Creek (www.spawnusa.org, or (415)488-1090). Or volunteer to be a member of the Coho and Steelhead Restoration Project's
"Stream Team," which helps with spawner counts and creek restoration
efforts. (Contact Kacy Kobrin at (415) 663-8522 ext. 286 or kacy_kobrin@nps.gov.)

HELP US SAVE MARIN'S WILD COHO SALMON!

  • MAKE AN ON-LINE DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO SPAWN to support the campaign to Save Marin's Coho Salmon- Click HERE
More Information


CLICK HERE FOR RECENT SALMONID RESCUE UPDATES

(May 17, 2008)

Creek naturalists report on creek conditions and the state of the coho in local creeks.


NEW 2008 San Geronimo Valley Ordinance

(February 5, 2008 - 324KB PDF)


LISTEN to SPAWN on Air with KPFA's Terra Verde, January 2007

(January 11, 2007)


WATCH Lagunitas Coho Salmon and SPAWN Naturalists on air with Bay Nature!

(December 15, 2006)


**SPAWN Newsletter Archive (downloadable files)**

Coho spawner updates, fish rescue and relocation efforts, habitat restoration updates, monitoring local creeks, CALLS TO ACTION and how you can get involved!


NEW Watershed Conservation Internship - applications due Aug 25

 

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SPAWN is a program of the Turtle Island Restoration Network, and for the fourth consecutive year has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities. Receiving four
out of a possible four stars is the highest rating possible and indicates that SPAWN excels, as compared to other charities in America, in successfully managing the finances in an efficient and effective manner.

Count me in! I want to support SPAWN's programs to save the coho and steelhead and protect our creek systems.

TO BECOME A MEMBER OF SPAWN (or give a gift membership), MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION ONLINE CLICK HERE

  • $250 - Champion
  • $100 - Sustainer
  • $50 - Household
  • $35 - Regular
  • $15 - Student/low income
 

 

SPAWN members
receive our newsletter and "I Brake for Coho" bumpersticker, and the
satisfaction of protecting the magnificent salmon for future
generations.

SALMON and TROUT ACTION RESPONSE SUPPORTERS
Want to provide more help to SPAWN? You can help us throughout the year through affordable monthly automatic gifts.
Your monthly gift of as little as $5 each month will make the
difference. You may change your gift amount or end your automatic
contribution at any time. Joining is simple -- To authorize SPAWN to
make a monthly credit card charge or automatic funds transfer from your
checking account, call 415-488-0370 ×101 or 1-800-659-SAVE any time for
more information.

If you prefer to make a donation by mail:
SPAWN
POB 370
Forest Knolls, CA
94933

By phone:
Tel: 415.488.0370 ×102

By Email: Spawn@SpawnUSA.org

TO BECOME A MEMBER OF SPAWN AND MAKE A SECURE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION ONLINE click here


Make A Lasting Gift to Help the Salmon Survive