Salmon Watch

Middle and High School

Program Goals

Since 1993, The Freshwater Trust's award-winning Salmon Watch has been an effective environmental education program serving middle and high school students in Oregon. Enabling students to witness spawning salmon, one of nature's great spectacles, coupled with classroom instruction and service learning projects, the program is designed to instill a deeper appreciation and understanding of the value of native wild fish, watershed conservation and environmental stewardship.

Salmon Watch is Designed to Foster:

a deeper connection between humans and the ecosystem with which we live
a strong recognition of salmon as an important indicator of watershed and environmental health
a greater respect of the value of restoring native wild stocks to sustainable levels
an understanding of the importance of salmon to native culture and Native American philosophy about nature
a sense of stewardship towards the environment through participation in service learning projects