Coho and Chum Egg and Fry Placement

 

In 1997 and 1998, Scott Hansen helped a local teacher place eyed Coho eggs in the creek. Paul Billinghurst had been placing eggs in the creek for 11 years at that point and by 2005, he'd been doing it for 19 years.

 

Finally in 1999, Scott started a project that involves a Chum egg incubator that allows for the fry to escape when they are hatched. The Chum eggs have had success with this project despite minor setbacks, including some vandalism. This project has continued annually since it began.

 

In 1995, 1996, and 1997, the Puyallup Tribal Fisheries placed Chum fry in the stream and Geiger Elementary students restarted this project by providing Chum fry placement in 2004 and 2005. Likewise in 2004, 2005, and 2006, students from School of the Arts (SOTA) placed Coho fry in the stream.

 

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