Rich Shaughnessy poses for a portrait with his stuffed salmon named Onkey on Thursday at Hansen Creek in Sedro-Woolley. The name Onkey is derived from oncorhynchus, which is the latin name for Pacific salmon and trout.
Kendall Finch (left), a third grader at Bay View Elementary School, prepares to release coho salmon Thursday into Hansen Creek with help from Skagit Fisheries AmeriCorps Education Associate Olivia Hubert.
Skagit Fisheries AmeriCorps Education Associate Olivia Hubert records video Thursday of coho salmon swimming in a tank at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County in Burlington.
Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group Outreach Manager Lucy DeGrace wears salmon earrings for the salmon release Thursday in Sedro-Woolley.
Rich Shaughnessy poses for a portrait with his stuffed salmon named Onkey on Thursday at Hansen Creek in Sedro-Woolley. The name Onkey is derived from oncorhynchus, which is the latin name for Pacific salmon and trout.
Hundreds of coho salmon swim Thursday in a tank at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County in Burlington.
A coho salmon swims Thursday in a tank at the Children's Museum of Skagit County in Burlington.
Kendall Finch (center), a third grader at Bay View Elementary School, poses Thursday for a photo with coho salmon before releasing them in Hansen Creek.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — A few local children gathered Thursday afternoon on the banks of Hansen Creek while about 120 coho salmon smaller than the children’s fingers sat in a cooler at the water’s edge.
The fish were being moved from a tank at the Children’s Museum of Skagit County — where they hatched from eggs in early February — to the creek to join wild salmon of the Skagit River watershed.
— Reporter Kimberly Cauvel: 360-416-2199, kcauvel@skagitpublishing.com, Twitter: @Kimberly_SVH, Facebook.com/bykimberlycauvel
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