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Last weekend at Kennedy Creek
Well, about 647 visitors and a handful of docents were at the Trail this weekend to witness the end of this year’s salmon run. It was a quiet weekend and a nice way to wrap up a busy month, especially when you added the free coffee from Batdorf & Bronson coffee roasters! Station 3 did [...]
Kennedy Creek photo journal Part II
It started out a quiet day at my abode from where I did wander. All I had to do was turn around take a winding walk over trails of chum now deceased. Finding a family gathering stopping to enjoy some koi with them oh no…just the weary, persistent salmon. Leaving this assemblage I find my [...]
Kennedy Creek preserve opens
By John Dodge | The Olympian • Published October 01, 2008 OYSTER BAY – The Kennedy Creek estuary is small in size, but it’s a high-value habitat when it comes to shorebirds, chum salmon, raptors and salt marsh. On Tuesday, this little-known ecosystem near the Thurston-Mason County line became more accessible to birders, tourists, school [...]
Green Drinks in December
Title: Green Drinks Date: 2008-12-03 Start Time: 5:30 pm End Time: 7:30 pm Location: To be announced Description: If you care about the environment and want to meet like-minded folks, join us for a glass of beer or wine. There are no programs at Green Drinks. No one will talk at you for a half [...]
Week 3 at the Trail
This weekend brought unusual and much welcomed sunshine to the Kennedy Creek Trail. We enjoyed nearly 500 inquisitive and excited visitors on Saturday alone. We even had the pleasure of welcoming visitors from the Seattle area, who read about the trail in this recent Seattle Times article. The latest update from the Squaxin Island Tribe [...]
Kennedy Creek weekend in photographs
a weekend in photos Though not as pretty as a brightly colored, recently morphed spawner, these fish are beautiful in death too. This carcass appears to be turned inside out by a hungry (unknown) predator. All the creatures of the forest benefit from the sacrifice of the salmon I was AMAZED and HUMBLED by this [...]
Weekend Chums
Here is brief video footage of some Kennedy Creek chum in a redd. Notice the female with the distinct, beautifully marked stripe on her side. Stay tuned for even better footage as the month goes on. mov04127
Opening Weekend
Our opening weekend brought us nearly 300 visitors and several dozen chum, and on Saturday, we were given a day of rain that left as we arrived, and came back as we closed up the trail. Regardless of the weather, I always find Kennedy Creek magical. Greeting these amazing creatures who have travelled thousands of [...]
Green Drinks
Title: Green Drinks Location: Iron Rabbitt (on Harrison Ave, 40 yds West of Harrison & Division on South Side) Description: If you care about the environment and want to meet like-minded folks, join us for a glass of beer or wine. There are no programs at Green Drinks. No one will talk at you for [...]
Salmon trail offers close view of spawning
By John Dodge | The Olympian • Published October 27, 2008 South Sound’s premier trail for watching salmon spawn is about to open to the public. – South Sound’s premier trail for watching salmon spawn is about to open to the public. If you go The Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail will be open to the [...]