Seymour Center members, join us for a special Salmon Week adventure!
Scott Creek and Hatchery Tour:
Member-only Field Trip
Members are invited to join Eric Palkovacs, director of the Fisheries Collaborative Program, on a tour of the Scott Creek watershed, home to threatened steelhead trout and endangered coho salmon. Learn about ongoing efforts to restore the southernmost coho salmon population in California. Visit the life cycle monitoring station, see the effects of the CZU wildfire, and take a tour of the conservation hatchery. The field trip concludes with a screening of Southern Range, a documentary film about ongoing efforts to save our iconic salmon.
Space is limited to 20 participants. Advance reservations are required.
Not a member? Join or renew today!
How to Attend
- Field trip is full. We’re accepting reservation forms to join the waitlist. Please submit a separate online reservation form for each tour attendee.
- Attendance is limited to only Seymour Center members. Not a member? Join or renew today!
Schedule (Tentative)
8:30 AM: Meet at Seymour Center
8:55 AM: Carpool in university vehicles and depart for Scott Creek
9:30 AM: Hike to the weir (a long “fence” submerged in a creek to direct passage of fish) and learn about the life cycle monitoring station
10:15 AM: Hike to the hatchery
11:15 AM: Tour ends and carpool in university vehicles back to Seymour Center
11:45 AM: Arrive back at Seymour Center for screening of Southern Range: Salmon in the Santa Cruz Mountains (BYO lunch!)
12:45 PM: Depart
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