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Salmon Education Resources

Children's Literature

"A Salmon for Simon". Betty Waterton and Anne Blades. Groundwood Books. 1998. Soft cover, 32 pages. Simon, who wants to catch a salmon, finally realizes his wish; but the creature is in need of help and, Simon thinks, too beautiful to die.

“Adventures of Riley--Survival of the Salmon” (Adventures of Riley) by Amanda Lumry (Hardcover - April 25, 2006)

“Children of the Salmon and Other Irish Folktales” by Eileen O'Faolain and Trina Schart Hyman (Hardcover - 1965)

“Clamshell Boy: A Makah Legend” (Paperback)
by Terri Cohlene (Author), Charles Reasoner (Illustrator) "Long ago, in the days of the ancestors, a young Makah girl named Salmonberry was playing with her friends on the beach..."

"Come Back, Salmon: How a Group of Dedicated Kids Adopted Pigeon Creek and Brought It Back to Life". Cone, Molly. Describes the efforts of the Jackson School in Everett, WA, to clean up a nearby stream

"Come to Our Salmon Feast". McKeown, Martha Ferguson. Here you will read, and see, how Indian boys caught salmon in a dip net, and how they shared in the great feast in the long house.

"Discovering Salmon (Discovering Nature)". Nancy Fields. Dog- Eared Publications. 1984. Soft cover, 32 pages. Discovering Salmon is a lively introduction to the life cycles, habitats, legends, ecological relationships and environmental challenges of salmon. Now includes a full colored sheet of 50 realistic salmon and trout stickers, including various stages of the life cycles.

"Ebbie and Flo", Irene Kelly. Smith and Kraus. 1998. Hard cover, 32 pages. Flo is a daredevil salmon while her brother Ebbie is a more cautious fish, but during their journey down river to the sea, they come to appreciate the differences in their personalities.

"First Salmon" . Roxane Beauclair Salonen. Boyds Mills Press. 2005. Hard Cover, 32, pages. Grade 2-5–First Salmon is a ceremony celebrated by Pacific Northwest tribes as a way of honoring the fish that sustain life for their people.

“Finn Mac Cool and the Salmon of Knowledge” by Sheila Macgill-Callahan, Sheila MacGill Callahan, and John Thompson (Hardcover - Jul 1998)

“Fish for Salmon” (Paperback) by Linda Miyahira (Author)

“Garden of the Spirit Bear: Life in the Great Northern Rainforest” (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Awards)) (Hardcover)
by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (Author), Deborah J. Milton (Illustrator) "Far to the north along the Pacific coast lies the garden of the bears..."

“Mayuk the Grizzly Bear: A Legend of the Sechelt People” (Legends of the Sechelt Nation) by Sechelt Nation, The Sechelt Nation, and Charlie Craigan (Hardcover - Jan 1, 1993)

“Migration". Cole, Joanna. When Ms. Frizzle turns the bus into a salmon, the students follow a group of real salmon on their way to a freshwater stream.

“Muskrats: And, Salmon / Elma Schemenauer (Getting to know ... nature's children)” by Laima Dingwall (Unknown Binding - 1997) - Illustrated

"La Vida en el Mar=Marine Life". Maria, Rius. Little Salmon observes a variety of living things as he swims with Great Salmon down the river to the sea. Includes factual information about animals that live underwater.

"People of Salmon and Cedar". Hirschi, Ron.
Presents the world of the Northwest Coast Indians, showing their interaction with and dependence on the natural world around them.

"Reaching Home: Pacific Salmon, Pacific People". Tom, Jay.
Tells about the struggle of Pacific salmon.

"Red Tag Comes Back". Phleger, Fred B. Follows the danger-filled life of a salmon as she leaves the river where she was born, travels to the sea, and four years later returns up-river to her birthplace to lay her eggs.

"Salar the Salmon". Williamson, Henry. 1990. Godine Pub. 207 pg. Soft cover. A lovely story about an Atlantic salmon, set in the UK.

"Salmon Boy". Donna Joe. Nightwood Editions. 1998. Soft cover, 22 pages. This story is a legend of the Sechelt People (Legends of the Sechelt Nation) about salmon boy and how his teachings taught himself and his village to respect the salmon.

“Salmon Cavern” by Linda Bjork (Paperback - Jul 16, 2006)

"Salmon Creek". Sabrina Crewe. Groundwood Books, 2005. Hardcover, 32 pages. Grade 1-3-Reczuch's illustrations capture the natural beauty of stream and ocean in which the intriguing life cycle of the coho salmon occurs.

"Salmon Forest". David Suzyki and Sarah Ellis. Greystone Books. 2003. Hardcover, 31 pages. A beautiful story about the lifecycle of the salmon and its nutrient contribution to the riparian ecosystem.

“Salmon of Knowledge” (Paperback - 1998)

"Salmon Princess", Mindy Dwyer. Sasquatch Books. Softcover, 32 pages. An Alaskan fantasy spin off of the classic Cinderella story.

“Salmon (Nature Watch)” by Ron Hirschi (Hardcover - Jul 2000)

"Salmon Story." Brenda Z. Guiberson, Describes the salmon's life journey to the sea and back, and the threat posed by pollution, commercial fishing, and other factors.

"Salmon Stream". Carol Reed-Jones. Dawn Publications. 2000. Soft cover, 32 pages. A story rich in imagery and poetic text. This shares the scientific background of salmon lifecycle, as well as how we can protect this precious resource.

"Salmon Summer". McMillan, Bruce.
A photo essay describing a young Native Alaska boy fishing for salmon on Kodiak Island as his ancestors have done for generations.

"Salmon: Tireless Travelers (secretsof the Animal World) " by Andreu Llamas, Gabriel Casadevall, and Ali Garousi (Library Binding - Jul 1996)

“Son of the Salmon People” by Hubert Evans (Paperback - Jun 1981)

"Swimmer " . Shelly, Gill .The story of the Chinook salmon- Swimmer's journey over 10,000 miles illustrates the cycles of life for the salmon and the girl Katya who is coming of age.

"The Prince and the Salmon People". Claire Rudolf Murphy. Eastern Washington University Press. 2003. Hardcover, 48 pages. Grade 5-7- In this tale that incorporates anthropological data, a prince born at the same moment the spring salmon run is destined by "the greatest of all shamans" to remind his people of their interdependence with the fish.

“The Salmon Stop Running (Buck Wilder's Adventures) (Buck Wilder's Adventures) (Buck Wilder's Adventures)” by Timothy R. Smith (Paperback - April 1, 2008)

"The Salmon". Sabrina Crewe. Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers.1997. Softcover, 32 pages. Simple text and colorful illustrations introducing young readers to salmon life cycle.

“The Tales of Wally the Whale And Sammy the Salmon” by Dwayne Greenwood (Paperback - May 5, 2006)

"There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout". Teri, Sloat. Set on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme describes the silly consequences of an old woman's fishy diet.

"Whale in the Sky". Anne, Siberell.
Describes the Northwest Indian totem pole which shows how Thunderbird punished Whale for chasing Salmon and scaring Frog.

Videos, CD-ROM, Laser discs, etc.

Fishworks '98 [Videorecording]

Tales of the salmon II [Videorecording]

The Sound, Puget Sound Multimedia CD-ROM produced by the University of Washington.

Interactive CD-ROM encourages users to explore the properties, ecosystems, species, status, marine affairs, solutions and recreation of Puget Sound. The salmon and Native American information is terrific! Available in WSD libraries. See ordering information at The Sound, Puget Sound Multimedia CD-ROM for additional copies.
Search the North Central ESD Media Coop Online Catalog for Pacific Salmon videos and laser discs. Teachers can book online. Students - ask your teacher to send for the material you need.

Community Resources-People and Places

The following community contacts may help you with your topic:

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups
Nisqually Salmon Watcher
Wenatchee River Salmon Festival
Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Complex
North Central Washington Museum
Contact Michelle Loudon to schedule the salmon box, "Fin Bin," for your classroom. It contains activities, video, and everything you've ever wanted to know about salmon! There's even a stuffed salmon in the kit.
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement- K-12 Curriculum presented to your classroom. Contact Chris Daniel (360)275-3575 to reserve. Also, check out the WDFW salmon trunk through the HCSEG, filled with activities, and curriculum materials.
Kitsap Stream Team- Call Val Koehler or Pat Kirshbaum at (360)337-4601 for K-12 Curriculum presented in Kitsap County.
Contact Peter Donaldson with Salmon Nation to have a dynamic and animated presentation delivered to your school at http://www.peterdonaldson.net
Salmon tours- South Sound Salmon Enhancement Group Kennedy Creek tours
George Adams Hatchery- Salmon tours (360)427-2161
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
- WDFW Weekender Report
  (bi-weekly report on where to go in Washington for fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing opportunities during that season)
  - Late August
    - Merwin Hatchery (10 miles east of Woodland on Hwy. 503)
      Summer-run steelhead adults, tiger muskie, juvenile steelhead and sea-run cutthroat can be seen from the viewing deck.
    - Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River in SE Washington
      (six miles east of Pasco on Hwy. 124, then three miles north at the Ice Harbor Dam sign)
      Watch migrating steelhead and chinook salmon coming up the fish ladder through the visitor center public fish-viewing window. Both species starting to show up in good number as river water temperatures drop with the advance of fall.
    - Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Complex
      (south on Icicle Road, off Highway 2 west of Leavenworth)
      Spectacular adult salmon, some weighing 30 pounds, can be seen in the hatchery and river. Displays and interpretive trail.
  - Mid-September
    - The fall chinook run is nearing its peak at Bonneville Dam with thousands of fish passing the dam daily. Try the Washington side fish ladder for an underwater view.
  - Late October
    - Some WDFW fish hatcheries that focus on chinook salmon production are winding down, but others are in full swing with the arrival of coho and chum salmon. Minter Creek Hatchery near Purdy (12710 - 124th Ave. Ct.) is a good bet because it produces all three species.
    - View spawning Rimrock Lake kokanee in the North Fork Tieton River between Rimrock and Clear Lakes until the end of October. An occasional bald eagle and lots of osprey can also be seen feeding on the kokanee carcasses in that stretch.
  - Early November
  - Late November

Teacher Resource Books, Videos and Web sites

(**Items underlined are web sites, items in quotation marks are resource books & videos. Videos are in caps).

"A Clean, Well-Lighted Stream." Checchio, Michael. 1992. Soho Press. 196 pg. Hardcover. Stories of fly fishing in Northern California.

"Adopt A Stream: Field Guide to the Pacific Salmon". Steelquist, Robert Sasquatch Books. 1992. 64 pg.

"Adopting A Stream: A Northwest Handbook". Yates, Steve. 1988. Adopt A Stream Found. 166 pg. Softcover. Extensive bibliography and contact lists in back.

"All About Water". Allen, Maureen, Gale Kahn, & Vince Sipkovich. Calif. Dept. of Water Resources. Soft cover. 100 pg. For K-3.

"Always A River." EPA.Binder. Curriculum on the Ohio River for grades K-12.

"The Amateur Naturalist: Explorations & Investigations". Roth, Charles E.. Franklin Watts. 1993. Lots of projects kids can do. 139 pg. Soft cover.

"Animal Tracks". Pocket Naturalist: Waterford Press. 1997 Tracks & signs of North American mammals & birds. Laminated. Folds out.

"Animal Tracks of Northern California". Stall, Chris: The Mountaineers. 1989. 128 pg. Field Guide. Covers mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians & some inverts..one to a page.

"A Practical Guide For the Amateur Naturalist". Durrell, Gerald: Knopf. 1982. 320 pg. A good guide to exploring, collecting, and keeping nature to examine. Inc. ethics section at very back. Soft cover.

"Aquatic Entomology". McCafferty, W. Patrick. 1981. Jones & Bartlett Pub. 445 pg. Soft cover. One of the bibles of water bugs, nice illustrations. Adult level info.

"Aquatic Habitats: Exploring Desktop Ponds, Teachers Guide". Barrett, Katharine and Carolyn Willard: Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley. 1998. 128 pg. Lesson plans in setting up a model pond in a classroom. Grades 2-6. Soft cover.

"Better Trout Habitat: A Guide to Stream Restoration and Management". Hunter, Christopher. 1991. Montana Land Reliance and Island Press. Soft cover.

"Butterflies". Peterson Flash Guides: Houghton Mifflin. 1994. US and Canadian butterflies. Laminated. Folds out.

"California Rivers & Streams: The Conflict Between Fluvial Process & Land Use." Mount, Jeffrey. 1995. Univ. of Calif. Press. Soft cover.

"California Salmon & Steelhead: Our Valuable Natural Heritage". Higgins, Diane. Binder. Excellent curriculum about our local streams. $20. Call 839-4987.

"California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual." Calif. Dept. of Fish & Game. 1998. A manual for restorationists. Free if you call DFG in Fortuna, 725-1060

"California Trees & Wildflowers". Pocket Naturalist: Waterford Press. 1997 Common trees & wildflowers of California. Laminated. Folds out.

"Children's Participation". Hart, Roger. 1997. UNICEF. 208 pg. Soft cover. The theory and practice of involving young citizens in community development and environmental care.

"Classroom Publishing". King, Laurie. 1992. Blue Heron Pub. 212 pg. Soft cover. A practical guide to enhancing student literacy. Publishing and language arts for K-12.

"Collecting the Natural World: Legal Requirements and Personal Liability for Collecting Plants, Animals, Rocks, Minerals & Fossils". Wolberg, Donald & Patsy Reinard. 1997. Mountain Press. Soft cover.

"Come Back Salmon". Cone, Molly: Sierra Club Books. 1992. 48 pg. How the kids of Jackson Elem. School in Everett, WA reclaimed a nearby stream. Hardcover. Nice story, great pictures.

"Cutthroat: Native Trout of the West". Trotter, Patrick. 1987. Colorado Assc. Univ. Press. Soft cover. 219 pg.

"Discovering Endangered Species". Field, Nancy. 1990. Dog Ear Press. 40 pg. Soft cover. A nature activity book.

"Dynamics of Recovery: A Plan to Enhance the Mattole Estuary." Mattole Restoration Council. 1995. Mattole Restoration Council. Spiral bound.

"Endangered Species Recovery". Clark, Tim , Richard Reading, and Alice Clarke. 1994. Island Press. 450 pg. Soft cover. Case studies of var. recovery programs, their success', failures and lessons learned.

"The Estuary Book". Byrne, Mollie and Clifford J. Anastasiou: Univ. of British Columbia. 1981. 39 pg. Soft cover. All about estuaries, with nice black & white drawings of what lives and uses an estuary. Includes activities, including physical measurements. Aimed at elementary age students.

"The Fascinating Fresh Water Fish Book." Quinn, John. 1994. Wiley & Sons. Soft cover. How to catch, keep and observe you own native fish.

"Field Identification of Coastal Juvenile Salmonids" Pollard, W.R. Harbour Pub. 32 pgs Softcover. Water resistant. An excellent identification guide. $10.

"Field Manual for Global Low-Cost Water Quality Monitoring". Stapp, William and Mark Mitchell. 1995. Thomson-Shore Inc. 333 pg. Soft cover. Put out by GREEN.

"First Salmon, First People". Roche, Judith & Meg McHutchinson, editors. 1998. Univ. of Washington Press. 199 pg. Soft cover. Stories from around the Pacific Rim.

"Fish and Invertebrate Culture: Water Management in Closed Systems". Spotte, Stephen. 1970. Wiley & Sons. Hardcover. Written by the curator of the New York Aquarium.

"Fish and River Pollution" Jones, J. R. Erichsen.. 1964. Butterworths. Hardcover.

"Fish: An Enthusiast's Guide". Moyle, Peter. 1993. Univ. of Calif. Press. 272 pg. Soft cover. An excellent book about all kinds of fish, freshwater and saltwater.

"The Fish: The Story of the Stickleback". Lane, Margaret. 1981. Dial Books. 26 pg. Hardcover. One of the species that occur with salmon in our local streams.

"Fish Watching: An Outdoor Guide to Freshwater Fishes". Smith, C. Lavett. 1994. Cornell Univ. Hardcover.

"The Fisherman's Problem: Ecology and Law in the California Fisheries, 1850-1980." McEvoy, Arthur. 1986. Cambridge Univ. Press. Soft cover.

"Fishing on the North Coast" Humboldt Historical Society. Vol 44, No. 2, Summer 1996. The whole issue is dedicated to the history of fishing on the North Coast. (*Many of the articles have been reprinted with permission of the author and posted on the web at www.hits.org).

"Freshwater Fishery Biology" Lagler, Karl F.. 1952. Wm. Brown Pub. 421 pg. Hardcover. This used to be used as a high school/junior college text book . Lots of good information and lesson ideas.

"Freshwater Fishes". Peterson Field Guide. Page, Lawrence & Brooks Burr. Soft cover

"Good and Bad Garden Bugs". Mac's Field Guide: 1997. Laminated. Color.

"Guide to Pacific Northwest Aquatic Invertebrates". Hafele, Rick and Steve Hinton. 31 pg Spiral bound. An excellent guide, color photographs. Takes it down to genus level and gives common names of macroinvertebrates.

Hydromania I, II, and III. Lots of info on the chemistry and physics of water; about electricity, where it comes from, how it works; some very nice Native American stories; how to put together and use the salmon and water hexaflexagons learning tools. Available on-line through the Bonneville Power site.

"Hands-On Nature". Lingelbach, Jenepher, editor.. 1986. Vermont Inst. of Nat. Science. 233 pg. Soft cover. Lots of information and activities on exploring the natural world with kids.

"Hands On Save Our Streams, Teachers Manual." Izaak Walton League of America, Save Our Streams Program. Binder. Curriculum for grades 1-12.

"Ichthyology". Lagler, Karl, John Bardach, & Robert Miller. 1962. Wiley & Sons. 545 pg. Hardcover. A comprehensive textbook about fish.

"Indian Fishing: Early Methods on the Northwest Coast". "Stewart, Hilary. Douglas & McIntyre. 1977. Soft cover. Beautiful line drawings of Native American fishing devices.

"Inland Fishes of California". Moyle, Peter.. 1976. Univ. of California Press. 405 pg. Hardcover. A great source of information, historical and scientific, about fish of Calif.

"Karuk: The Upriver People" Bell, Maureen: Naturegraph Pub. 1991. 143 pg. Detailed information about the Karuk tribe of the Klamath River. geography, history, ceremonies and stories.

"Keepers of the Animals". Caduto, Michael & Joseph Bruchac. Fulcrum Pub. 1991. 266 pg. Soft cover. Discovering wildlife through Native American stories and wildlife activities.

"Keepers of Life". Caduto, Michael & Joseph Bruchac. Fulcrum Pub. 1994. 265 pg. Soft cover. Discovering plants through Native American Stories and Earth activities.

"Kids In Creeks: An Interdisciplinary Creek Exploration Program". Alameda Clean Water Program. " Binder. An excellent curriculum for K-8, poss. older. Available only by taking a workshop.

"Larvae of the N. American Caddisfly Genera (Trichoptera), 2nd Ed." Wiggins, Glenn. 1996. Univ. of Toronto Press. Hardcover.

"Leapfrogging Through Wetlands". Anderson, Margaret, Nancy Field & Karen Stephenson. 1998. Dog-Ear Pub. 40 pg.

"Life In Ponds". Gorvett, Jean. New York: American Heritage Press. 1970. 31 pg. Hardcover.

"Listening to Nature". Cornell, Joseph. 1987. Dawn Pub. 94 pg. Soft cover. How to deepen your awareness of nature.

"Living in a Well-Ordered World: Indian People of NW California." Redwood Nat'l Park. 1994. 16 pg. Soft cover.

"Living Waters: How to Save Your Local Stream". Owens, Owen. 1993. Rutgers Univ. Press. Soft cover. The story of Trout Unlimited's efforts to reclaim Valley Creek in Pennsyl.

"Living Waters: Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates & Habitat to Assess Your Rivers Health." Dates, Geoff & Jack Byrne. 1997. River Watch Network. Soft cover.

"The Math Teacher's Book of Lists". Muschla, Judith A. and Gary Robert Muschla: Prentice-Hall. 1995. 400 pg. Soft cover. Over 300 lists on: Numbers, Measurement, Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry & Calculus, Math In Other Areas, Potpourri

"Mapping Fish Habitats: Teachers Guide". Barrett, Katharine and Cary I Sneider: Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley. 1987. 52 pg. Lesson plans using an aquarium to learn about fish. Soft cover.

"Mountain in the Clouds: A Search for the Wild Salmon". Brown, Bruce. 1982. Simon & Schuster. Hardcover.

"Native Trout of Western North America". Behnke, Robert. 1992. American Fisheries Society Monograph 6. 274 pg. Soft cover. Gorgeous full color pictures and life history information. A great book.

"The Natural World of the California Indians". Heizer, Robert & Albert Elsasser. 1980. Univ. of California Press. 271 pg. Soft cover.

"Nature Journaling: Learning to Observe & Connect with the World Around You". Leslie, Clare Walker & Charles Roth. 1998. Storey Books. 181 pg. Hardcover. Lessons in learning to observe and connect with the world around us.

"Options for Wetland Conservation: A Guide for California Landowners." Calif. Coastal Conservancy.

"Oregon Watershed Assessment Manual". Oregon Fish and Wildlife.. A comprehensive work for restorationists, citizen groups and professionals alike. It is available on the web.

Pacific Northwest Salmon and Watersheds": 1999 pg. A middle & high school curriculum & teacher's guide covering life cycle of salmon, watersheds, hydro-power, hatcheries, timber harvest, service learning, and Native American storytelling. Nice bibliography.

"Pacific Salmon Life Histories". Groot, C. & L. Margolis. 1991. UBC Press. 564 pg. Hardcover. Widely considered to be the best source of scientifically based info about Pacific salmon.

"Pacific Salmon & Their Ecosystems: Status and Future Options." Strouder, Deanna, Peter Bisson, Robert Naiman. 1997. Chapman & Hall. Hardcover.

"Pond Lake River Sea". Koch, Maryjo. 1994 Swans Island Bks. 100+ pg. Hardcover. Really beautiful illustrations. Lots of information about aquatic life.

"Pond Life: A Guide to Common Plants & Animals of N. American Ponds & Lakes". Reid, George K.: Golden Press. 1967. 160 pg. Soft cover. A Golden Nature Guide.

"Population Genetics & Fishery Management". Ryman, Nils & Fred Utter, Ed. 1987. Univ. of Washington. Soft cover.

"Project WILD: Aquatic Project Wild Activity Guide". Council For Env. Educ. 1992. 242 pg.

"Project WILD: Taking Action" 1995. Council for Environmental Education. 75 pages. An educators guide to involving students in environmental action projects.

"Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for use in Wadeable Streams and Rivers". Barbour, Michael et al. 1999. EPA. Soft cover.

"Restoring Life in Running Waters: Better Biological Monitoring". Karr, James & Ellen Chu. 1999. Island Press. Soft cover.

"Restoring Streams in Cities: A Guide for Planners, Policymakers, & Citizens." Riley, Dr. Ann.1998. Island Press. 423 pg. Soft cover

"River Cutters: Teachers Guide". Lawrence Hall of Science: LHS Gems. 1989. 109 pg. Curriculum for Grades 6-9. 8-45 minute sessions. Teaches about erosion, geology, river systems and the effects humans have on the environment. Includes directions on how to make your own stream table.

"Roadside Wildflowers". Peterson Flash Guides: Houghton Mifflin. 1996. 100 species of US and Canadian wildflowers. Laminated. Folds out

"Salmon". Dillon, Wallace: Calif. Dept. of Educ. 1967. 32 pg. Basic story of the salmon life-cycle. Covers all 5 species of PacNW. Some info pertains more to BC and Alaska then to Calif. Some nice illustrations. Grades 1-3. Soft cover.

"The Salmon". Jones, J.W. 1959. Harper & Brothers. Hardcover. About Atlantic salmon.

"Salmon and His People: Fish & Fishing in Nez Perce Culture" Landeen, Dan & Allen Pinkham: 1999. Confluence Press. 247 pg. History of the Nez Perce tribe and the Columbia River. Includes ecology, geology, biology, key to fish species, stories, old photos...an extensive and exhaustive work. Excellent bibliography and glossary. Great photos.

"Salmon Nation: People & Fish at the Edge." Wolf, Edward & Seth Zuckerman. 1999. Ecotrust. Soft cover.

"Salmon of the Pacific". Lewis, Adam: Sasquatch Books. 1994. 96 pg. Soft cover. Basic story of the salmon life-cycle. Covers all 5 species of PacNW but mostly focus' on sockeyes. Beautiful photos. Covers issues (commercial & sport fishing, native american) and restoration. Grades 9-12 to adult. Soft cover.

"Salmon Without Rivers: A History of the Pacific Salmon Crisis." Lichatowich, Jim. 1999. Island Press. Hardcover.

"Save Our Streams: Monitors Guide to Aquatic Macroinvertebrates." Kellogg, Loren. 1994. Izaak Walton League. Softcover. Nice little guide.

"Science Experiments & Amusement for Children". Vivian, Charles: Dover (reprint). 1963. 96 pg. 73 experiments kids can do without special equipment. Grade 3-6. Soft cover

"The Science Teacher's Book of Lists". Barhydt, Frances Bartlett and Paul W. Morgan: Prentice-Hall. 1993. 500 pg. Over 290 lists covering: Plants, Animals, Health & Nutrition, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Meteorology, Aviation & Space Science, Measurements & Numbers, Scientists & Their Contributions, Science & Science Educ. Resources, and Potpourri. Soft cover.

"Science Yellow Pages for Students and Teachers". Schurr, Sandra. Kids Stuff. 1988. 63 pg. Lists on General Science, Physical Science, Earth Science, and Life Science. Soft cover.

"Selective Trout". Swisher, Doug & Carl Richards. 1971. Crown Pub. Soft cover. About fly fishing and flies. Nice photos of the bugs.

"Shadow of the Salmon: A Fly Fisherman's Quest for the Vanishing Wild Salmon." Taylor, C. Barr. Harper Collins. Soft cover. Beautiful photos and poetic text.

"Sharing Nature With Children". Cornell, Joseph. 1979. Dawn Publications. 138 pg. Soft cover. A classic guide for parents and teachers.

"Sharing the Joy of Nature". Cornell, Joseph. 1989. Dawn Pub. 167 pg. Soft cover. Nature activities for all ages.

"Small Wonders: Hands On Science Activities for Young Children". Perdue, Peggy. 1989 Good Year Books. Preschool to Grade 1.

"Sockeye: The Life of a Pacific Salmon" Caras, Roger. 1975. Univ. of Nebraska Press. 135 pg. Soft cover. Nice story, no pictures.

"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 19th Ed." Eaton, Andrew, et al. 1995. Amer. Public Health Assoc. Hardcover. Contains the approved methods for testing for just about anything to do with water.

"Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists." Gordon, Nancy, Thomas McMahon, & Brian Finlayson. 1992. Wiley & Sons.

"Streamscapes Basic: The Watercourse" Coomhola Salmon Trust: 1998. 18 pg. Introduction to salmon and watershed education program used in Ireland.

"The Stream Scene: Watersheds, Wildlife and People." Oregon Fish and Wildlife. Binder. Curriculum for grades 9-12. Excellent. $30 from Oregon Fish & Wildlife.

"The Story of Drinking Water: Teacher's Guide". Dale, John: Amer.Water Works Assoc. 1992. 57 pg. 18 lessons about water. Grades 4-6. Soft cover.

"Testing the Waters". Behar, Sharon. 1996. River Watch Network. Soft cover. Useful information for older students or adults who want to start a monitoring program

"Tools, Trees, and Transformation" Wetlands Conservancy, The: 1997. 137 pg. A collection of restoration stories from schools & community groups in and around Portland, OR.

"Totem Salmon: Life Lesson from Another Species." House, Freeman. 1999. Beacon Press. Hardcover. Set along the Mattole River in N. California.

"Trout and Salmon Culture: Hatchery Methods". Leitritz, Earl. 1980. CA Dept. Fish & Game. 197 pg. Soft cover. The manual for raising salmon in a hatchery.

"Trout: An Illustrated History". Prosek, James. 1996. Knopf. Soft cover. Absolutely gorgeous watercolor illustrations.

"Trout Stream Therapy". Hunt, Robert. 1993. Univ. of Wisconsin Press. Soft cover. Nicely describes some of the basic techniques used in restoring a stream.

"Urban Wildlife". Pocket Naturalist: Waterford Press. 1997. Birds, mammals, insects, fish, amphibians, and reptiles. Laminated. Folds out.

"Volunteer Monitoring Protocols". San Francisco Estuary Institute. Binder.

"Water Magic". Haberman, Mary: Amer. Water Works Assoc. 1991. 42 pg. 23 lessons about water. Grades K-3. Soft cover.

"Watershed Restoration: A Guide for Citizen Involvement in California". NOAA 1995.

"Watershed Uplands Scene: Catching the Rain". Oregon Fish and Wildlife. Binder. Curriculum for grades 9-12. Excellent. $25

"Web of Water: Life in Redwood Creek". Khosla, Maya. 1997. Golden Gate Parks Assoc. 58 pg. Soft cover. Beautifully illustrated story about salmon life cycle.

"WOW: The Wonders of Wetlands". Kesselheim, Alan & Britt Eckhardt Slattery. 1995. Environmental Concern, Inc. 330 pg. Soft cover. Lessons about wetlands, laid out similar to the Proj. Wild curriculum.

Videos

"BIOLOGICAL MONITORING PROTOCOLS". VIDEO. 1998. Cedar Films.

"DragonflyTV- SALMON". 2003. Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group

"FRESHWATERS FLOWING" VIDEO. 1998. Cedar Films

"THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE SALMON". VIDEO. Humb. Co. Office of Educ.

"THE RETURN OF THE KING". VIDEO. 1988. Lone Eagle Prod.

"THE RETURN OF THE SALMON". Video. 1995. Oregon Sea Grant.

"THINKING LIKE A WATERSHED." VIDEO. 1998. The Video Project. How the citizens of the Mattole Watershed worked to preserve it.

"TOM JAY SPEECH". VIDEO. 1999.

"SALMON AND STEELHEAD: ON THE EDGE". VIDEO. 1988. Dohmeny Assoc.

"VOICES OF HUMBOLDT." VIDEO. 1997. Salmon Forever.

"WE ALL LIVE DOWNSTREAM." VIDEO. 1996. Oregon Univ. Ext. Service.

Online Resources--Internet Sites

The Web sites listed on this page have been previewed and selected for this topic. If additional information is needed, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the Internet.

4H River's Edge Curriculum Guide:
www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fourh/RiversEdge/leaders/index
A series of 25 lessons, mostly on the physical sciences (water, soil, rocks) and pollution.

4H Watershed Project, From Ridges to Rivers:
www.slo4h.org/ridges
Lessons for K-12 put together by 4H. Including how to build your own watershed model.

ADFG Classroom Salmon Egg Incubation Program:
www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/region2/ie/eggcam/htnml/videocam.stm
The videocam portion doesn't work (yet) but the online lessons and information about the different kinds of salmon are awesome.

ADFG Stream Survey Manual:
www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/sportf/geninfo/aq_ed/awwstml/awwmnl>
Aimed at students 9-12, a useful guide book to stream surveys from Alaska that could be applied around here.

ADFG Teachers Resources:
www.sf.adfg.state.ak...2/ie/Teacher_Resources/html/teachers

Adopt A Salmon Family:
www.fws.gov/r5cneafp/adopt1
An impressive curriculum from New England about Atlantic salmon. Very extensive, includes lessons and curriculum, copies of their newsletter, a coloring book, an incubation manual, and lots of activities all of which can be downloaded. Links to all kinds of information about Alaska wildlife and resources.

American Rivers Online:
www.amrivers.org
A site to go to and find out about rivers around the U.S.

Aquademics, Aquarium Education for America's Schools.
www.tetra-fish.com/aquademics
All about aquariums, set-up, maintenance, lessons plans, resources and references. Very very informative!

BASIN: Watershed Learning Activities:
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/learningwatershed
Lessons about watersheds from Boulder, Colorado

The BC Salmon Page:
www.canfisco.com/bc-salm2
From British Columbia, check out the Salmon Manual link

BCTF Lesson Aids:
www.bctf.bc-ca/LessonAids
A site from the British Columbia Teachers Federation. Among the cool salmon related curriculum items are a series of 8 posters depicting the life stages of a salmon. Cost is $18 + $3.60 S/H. You can also call them at 604-871-2295.

BPA- Power of The Columbia- The River
This page for was created especially for kids. It includes salmon stories in English and Spanish, salmon pictures to color, seven ways to save the salmon, and illustrated tales of the journey of the salmon to the Pacific Ocean.

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Resources for Teachers:
www.bpa.gov/Corporate/KR/ed/reslist/reslistx.shtml#curricula
From the Bonneville Power Administration in Oregon. Tons of lessons and curricula, most of which are downloadable including Hydromania I, II and III, Kids In the Creek, and SOLD: Science Outreach Discovery Through Learning, a story, Journey of the Oncorynchus and the Northwest Power System Curriculum.

Center for Environmental Education,Watershed Education:
www.hrc.wsu.edu/enviroed/watershe...ershed_Education/watershed_education
Lessons about watersheds from Boulder, Colorado.

The Chum Salmon Cycle
Learn about the life of the salmon.

Classroom Salmon Dissection Learn how to dissect salmon for your classroom science project.

Commercial Fisheries (CF) Genetics Laboratory - Kid's Page - The Salmon Story
View images of the salmon life cycle and read information about each stage

EE Link
www.eelink.net/ee-linkintroduction
Produced by the North American Assoc. for Environmental Education (NAAEE), links of all kinds: resources, funding, curriuclum, information.

EPA - Surf Your Watershed:
www.epa.gov/surf
Where to go to find out about where you live. There is a Watershed Academy (for older students and adults), links to educational resources for students, info on how to adopt your watershed, and a list of 15 things you can do to make a difference.

The Hero's Journey.
www.CSEC.org
Available on-line or you can order it. A Salmon In the Classroom curriculum from Washington that goes over a lot more then just salmon. Available on-line through the Bonneville Power site.

International Year of the Ocean - NorthWest Salmon
Information about salmon and conservation attempts.

KRIS Coho:
www.pondnet.org
This site has extensive data on Humboldt County rivers and streams including a historical section that dates back to the 1850's.
ces: Watershed Learning Center
www.searesouces.org
SRWLC is a non-profit education group on the Chinook River in SW Washington. It's an interesting site.

NatureMapping Homepage
www.fish.washington.edu/naturemapping
The goal of NatureMapping is to create a national network to link resource agencies, land planners, and local communities primarily through schools by training individuals to become aware of the environment and to inventory and monitor their resources. Currently it is not being implemented in California (but it could be).

ODFW Publications:
www.dfw.state.or.us/springfield/publications
Publications available(some free, some not) through the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife including salmon and watershed curricula.

Osprey Learning Center:
www.hits.org
This site was put together by the students at Osprey in Garberville, CA. Lots of photos, shows how the program runs from start to finish.

Pacific Coast Salmon Fisheries:
www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/culture/schoolnet/pacific/teacher/kids
From Canada, on-line lessons about salmon and watersheds. Some are suitable for K-6, others are aimed at older students. Each lesson has a section of the expected outcomes for each age. The section on habitat is great, the activities are fun (I liked the Fishing Projects section where you use natural materials to build Native American style fishing equiipment). The link to the Canadian Dept. of Fish and Game Biological Sampling Manual for Salmonids with its full color photos of all the species is also very nice. A good glossary and bibliography.

Project WILD:
www.dfg.ca.govconed/p_wild
The California Project WILD site, has a link to the national program site.

Questions and Answers About Salmon
Do you have a question about salmon? This page, provided by the Western Fisheries Research Center, probably has the answer.

Raising Salmon from Eggs to Fry:
www.seattleschools.org/schools/greenwoodstudentsSalmon2000/raisingsalmon
This site put together by the students at Greenwood School in Washington.

Renton Schl Dist: Salmon in the Classroom Program: www.renton.wednet.edu/ScienceSalmon/index
From Oregon, check out their sections on the Salmon Tank and The Field Trip. I especially liked the Problems & Solutions and the How to Feed (Everything Was Fine Until I Started Feeding Them!)sections.

Rivers of Life, Center for Global Environmental Education:
http://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/Resources/Links/Links
An extensive list of links to: Interactive Learning Sites, River Curricula, Students Studying Rivers, and Conservation Organizations and Resources.

River of Words:
htpp://irn.org/row/index
River of Words is an annual environmental poetry and art contest for children.

Sea ResourKids In The Creeks
www.bpa.gov/Corporate/DR/ed/kidsinthecreek/curriculum
A curriculum about macroinvertebrates, how to survey them and how to do a stream study. Available on-line through the Bonneville Power site.

SCORE: Haida Myths and Legends Teacher Guide
Provides resources for students to study the mythology surrounding the King Salmon (Chinook) of the Pacific Northwest, including myths from the Haida (a Native American Tribe of the Pacific Northwest.)

Siskiyou County Watershed Education Programs:
http://sisscoe.sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us/~h2ofp/index
Links to programs in Siskiyou County, CA

SOLD: Science Outreach Learning Thru Discovery.
www.bpa.gov/Corporate/KR/ed/sold/homepage
This curriculum is aimed at grades K-1, 2-3, & 4-5 with lessons on water, energy and fish and wildlife for each grade level. I liked the 7 Ways to Save Salmon list, the Fish Habitat Tanagram. the Food Web game, and the Oil Spill Lesson. It also includes a 3-pg Volunteer Tip section.

Spotlight On Salmon:
http://usafishing.com/fishfact/salmon
An interesting website with lots of information about salmon and fishing

Salmon Come to School:
www.lar.bham.wednet.edu/salmonsalmon/shome1
Larrabee Elem. School site on their salmon incubation program.

Salmon In the Classroom:
www.fish.washington.edu/hatchery
A short, but nice booklet on how to raise salmon in an aquarium. Especially nice sections on fungus and disease.

The Salmon Page
Provides information about how to catch buy, cook, and save salmon. Includes salmon art, school projects and has links to more salmon sites on the Internet.
Salmon Facts: An Informational Guide to Our State's Natural Treasure
Information about the 7 species is presented in a nicely condensed form. Be sure ton check out the glossary of salmon terms at the bottom of the page.

Salmon Challenge
Salmon Challenge is an interactive game to help you see how your decisions help or harm our environment and our salmon. It was developed by the Puget Sound Natural Resources Kids Page.

Trees to Seas: Journey of the Wild Salmon
This free board game that can be downloaded at the Washington Arbor Day Council Page. You'll need Free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the game.

Telemations Online Project Information Center, Proj Scen #1B: Salmon In the Classroom.
www.santacruz.k12.ca.us/topic/topic/scen1b.htm
This site has some excellent suggestions for activities students can do while they are raising the salmon.

Tetra Aquademics:
www.tetra-fish.com/aquademics
This site is all about how to set up and maintain an aquarium. There are all kinds of lesson plans and some great info on aquarium basics.

The Tree of Life:
http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/phylogeny
This site has info on the biology of just about everything, plants and animals.

Trout and Salmon Curriculum, Online Links:
www.newberg.k12.or.us/ey/html/troutcurr
A site that has links to lots of resources. The Trout In the Classroom Online lessons are great and you can link to other schools and students from here.

Trout In the Classroom:
www.troutintheclassroom.com
A curriculum from New York.

Volunteer Monitor Homepage
www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/volunteer/vm_index
A free, quarterly magazine about monitoring. Some issues are available on-line.

Washington Forest Protection Association
Read about 4 of the 7 species, and learn about the Forests and Fish Forever Plan to protect the fish of Washington State.

Water Librarians Home Page:
www.wco.com/~rteeter/waterlib
Links to all kinds of professional scientists, engineers, other libraries.

Watershed Page:
www.4j.lane.edu/partners/eweb/ve/watershed
A site from Eugene, OR about water, watersheds, wetlands and fish.

WEF for Students
www.wef.org/WefStudents
Water Environment Federation put together this series of downloadable lessons about water and pollution. Lessons divided into K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 grade levels

World Wide Web Virtual Library-Environment:
www.earthsystems.org/All
Links, links and more links to all kinds of info about the environment.

Keywords and Phrases

Do you need additional information? Try using these words and phrases to search KidQUEST Magazine Index, your library online catalog, the NCRL Online Catalog, CD-ROM or print encyclopedias or the World Wide Web:

Pacific salmon
Columbia River
Washington State Fisheries
Sockeye salmon
Chinook salmon
Chum salmon
Pink salmon
Steelhead
Cutthroat trout
Coho salmon