Thanks to all of you who participated in the 2009 Bellingham Salmon Derby

The proceeds from the 2009 derby were donated to two local salmon enhancement projects.

$3,000 was donated to Long Live The Kings. Long Live The Kings is an organization with a salmon hatchery on Orcas Island. The funds we donated were used to purchase new trays for the hatchery. This hatchery will release around 500,000 fin clipped Chinook salmon into Puget Sound each year. They also release around 150,000 coho salmon each year.

$2,000 was donated to The Fishtrap Creek Hatchery operated by the Senior Biology Class from Lynden Christian High School. The fish hatchery located on Fishtrap Creek in Lynden is operated by the Senior Biology class at Lynden Christian High School. The instructor, Harlan Kredit, has received numerous awards for the progress he has made in restoring the fish runs in Fishtrap Creek, which feeds into the Nooksack River. His most recent award was being named as one of Field and Streams’ 2007 “Heroes of Conservation”. The hatchery releases between 50,000 to 100,000 Coho Salmon per year into the creek. Over the years the hatchery has raised and released over 1.5 million salmon. If anyone wants to make a private donation to this program you can contact Harlan Kredit at 360-354-5373.

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