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KCTS 9 Connects For February 01, 2001

With salmon hovering just above the point of extinction, tracking our salmon population is critical to its survival. The problem is there's only a limited number of scientists available to track them. That's where the Salmon Watcher Program comes into play. The program trains volunteers to identify and record species and numbers of salmon in King County streams. The data collected by volunteers helps scientists, planners, and policymakers make land use and construction decisions. In this piece, we visit the Salmon Watcher Program's field training at Bear Creek, where volunteers can practice identifying salmon and pose questions to a salmon expert. We also go along with a mother and daughter as they record and identify salmon for the program.
Originally Aired: Feb 01, 2001
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With salmon hovering just above the point of extinction, tracking our salmon population is critical to its survival. The problem is there's only a limited number of scientists available to track them. That's where the Salmon Watcher Program comes into play. The program trains volunteers to identify and record species and numbers of salmon in King County streams. The data collected by volunteers helps scientists, planners, and policymakers make land use and construction decisions. In this piece, we visit the Salmon Watcher Program's field training at Bear Creek, where volunteers can practice identifying salmon and pose questions to a salmon expert. We also go along with a mother and daughter as they record and identify salmon for the program.

Salmon watcher program
With salmon hovering just above the point of extinction, tracking our salmon population is critical to its survival. The problem is there's only a limited number of scientists available to track them. That's where the Salmon Watcher Program comes into play. The program trains volunteers to identify and record species and numbers of salmon in King County streams. The data collected by volunteers helps scientists, planners, and policymakers make land use and construction decisions. In this piece, we visit the Salmon Watcher Program's field training at Bear Creek, where volunteers can practice identifying salmon and pose questions to a salmon expert. We also go along with a mother and daughter as they record and identify salmon for the program.
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