Federal Way kids release salmon hatchlings into the wild | SLIDESHOW

On May 21, Spring Valley Montessori students released Coho salmon into a creek that feeds into the Hylebos as part of the school's annual Salmon Release.

May 21, 2010 5:01 pm
Don Ulbright prepares Coho salmon for their release into Hylebos Creek by Spring Valley Montessori students on May 21.
Don Ulbright prepares Coho salmon for their release into Hylebos Creek by Spring Valley Montessori students on May 21.

On May 21, Spring Valley Montessori students released Coho salmon into a creek that feeds into the Hylebos as part of the school’s annual Salmon Release. Older students have been raising the salmon in a tank since December. Each student preschool through eighth grade released a salmon into the stream on the school campus, 36605 Pacific Highway S., Federal Way. According to a Puyallup Tribe biologist, 15 percent of the salmon released each year make it back to the area to spawn.

Check out a video slideshow above, or click here to view a Flickr slideshow from Spring Valley Montessori’s Salmon Release.

To learn more, call Lori Sweeney at (253) 927-2557.