Education & Community
Community Connections & Volunteer Days
We are one solution to a problem that involves many–and we enjoy working together! In February, PCSC hosted a Community Outreach Dinner, where we invited other local salmon organizations to speak about the work they do in the area.
Each Spring, PCSC plants trees along restored habitat watersheds in it’s region. This brings community members out to our worksites and helps ensure the longevity of our projects.
PCSC is also help organize volunteer days with the North Olympic Land Trust who manage the Elk Creek Conservation Area, the 255-acre park located just outside downtown in Forks. We heard comments from the community that the trail is a well-loved resource, so we helped in organizing two volunteer work parties to help restore the trail, with more to come.
Salmon Camp
PCSC was awarded a “No Child Left Inside Grant” to create a summer school program called Salmon Camp in collaboration with the Quillayute Valley School District. Forks Middle School sixth grade science teacher Kim Kearns initiated and teaches the program with third grade science teacher Katie Haag. For six weeks, thirty 5th and 6th graders learned all about salmon: their life cycle, their habitat, biology, and challenges they face. We also get kids outside, including multiple field trips and outdoor skills building. Our hope is to have kids engage in environmental stewardship through salmon education and outdoor experiences.
Every year thousands of salmon and steelhead return from the ocean to the fish hatcheries where they were spawned, raised and released from. Once they return many are used for the next batch and are spawned. This leaves an enormous surplus of fish waiting to be utilized. Early on in their return, most of the fish are of food quality, this gives our community an invaluable resource, sustenance. Here we will talk about the food surplus returns, on our Nutrient Enhancement page you can learn about what happens to the fish that are not food quality.
PCSC has been partnering with the Sol Duc Salmon Hatchery and the Bogachiel Steelhead Hatchery for more than a decade to gather, process and deliver this rich natural resource to those who need it the most. Partners and beneficiaries in this program are the Quileute Tribe, the Hoh Tribe, Forks Food Bank, Feed the 5,000 in Forks, and the Forks Masons. The surplus salmon must go to a non-profit organization with a letter of recommendation approved and registered by WDFW.
Feeding our community
Donating fresh salmon fillets to
Forks Food Bank
