Orca Recovery Day

Our amazing volunteers planted 150 native trees and shrubs at the Snow Creek Estuary Preserve for Orca Recovery Day 2023. Thank you!

We hope you’ll join us in planting native riparian trees and shrubs at Salmon Creek for Orca Recovery Day on October 19, 2024. Click here for full event details and to register. Parking is limited. We highly encourage carpooling!

This is important habitat for Endangered Hood Canal summer chum salmon. Recent studies have shown that when Chinook salmon, the preferred prey of Southern Resident Orcas, is in short supply, they’ll supplement their diet with other species, including chum salmon.

Read more about Orca Recovery Day and Better Ground to learn about the history and for more actions you can take.

Orca Recovery Day Planting