The busy season at the Seymour Salmon Hatchery is fast approaching and we have several events coming up that we'd greatly appreciate a hand with. The dates, number of people needed, and duration of the events are posted below. If you would like to help out, please contact Matt Casselman and specify which event(s) you'd like to attend.

Week of April 21st to 25th - Chum Release
We are probably going to try to squeeze in a chum release at some point this coming week. If you'd like to come please send me an email and I will let you know the date! It's a small release of about 40,000.

Start Time: 10 am at the hatchery
End Time: ~2 pm
Volunteers Needed: 2 or 3

April 27th - Chum Release at Maplewood Farm
We'll be releasing 25,000 chum into Maplewood Creek. This is a free event open to the public. Volunteers will be needed to weigh and load the chum into the truck in the morning and help with the release itself (directing people, counting visitors, etc).

Start Time: 9 am at the hatchery
End Time: ~12-1 pm at Maplewood Farm
Volunteers Needed: 4-5

Everyone is welcome to attend the event at Maplewood Farm. Fry-releases start at 11 am and will last until all the fry are gone! It's a great event for the kids. Bring your own bucket if you'd like!

April 30th - Individual Sampling of Coho
Prior to release, the coho are assessed for several factors. We'll need a hand seining the coho and recording the data.

Start Time: 9 am at the hatchery
End Time: 3 pm
Volunteers Needed: 1 or 2

May 6th, 7th, and 8th - Individual Sampling of Steelhead
Just like the coho, the steelhead need to be assessed prior to release. We can usually do 2 ponds per day (6 ponds over 3 days).

Start Time: 9 am at the hatchery
End Time: 3 pm
Volunteers Needed: 1 or 2 each day

May 13/14/15/16 - Steelhead Release
On two out of these four days we will be doing our major steelhead release. Volunteers will be needed at the hatchery to load the steelhead into the transport truck and help with the release on the river. I'll let everyone know the exact dates once the dates for the transport truck have been confirmed.

Start Time: 9 am at the hatchery
End Time: 3:30 pm (maybe a bit later)
Volunteers Needed: 4 or 5 on each day of releases

June 15th - Family Fishing Day at Rice Lake
Everyone's favorite hatchery event! There will be a BBQ, free fishing, prizes, and lots of exhibitors and cool stuff going on. We'll need volunteers to help out with lots of different things. Details will be coming soon!

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