Protecting the PNW’s waters: Making learning about salmon and science fun

By searching for the scent in the cup in the rooftop park, children learn that salmon track their home by smell. Photo by Christy Shiotani.

by Christy Shiotani

Less than 10 minutes away from EvCC, the “Wondrous Watersheds” surfaced at Imagine Children’s Museum on Nov. 8

A day full of fun, family-friendly activities about Washington’s watersheds and the importance of its wildlife, families came at 10 a.m. to enjoy hands-on, engaging activities every half hour until 2 p.m. Three floors filled with different exhibits and areas for children to play in. Each held an exhibit, packed with eager youths and their parents, ready to learn while wearing a salmon crown on their heads.

“We’ve partnered with the children’s museum just to have a few activities and tables that focus on how salmon survive,” Nathan Sharon said, the youth education manager at Snohomish Conservation District.

Read the story by Everett Community College’s student newspaper, The Clipper.