Salmon in the Ecosystem

Fall 2023

Field Trip Lesson Plans

  • A fish, likely a salmon, leaping upward in a stream below a small waterfall.

    The Great Salmon Obstacle Course

    Objective: Understand the vast obstacles, both natural and man-made, faced by salmon along their migration journey.

  • A school of small fish swimming

    Salmon Life Cycle Bracelets

    Objective: Create a model representing the salmon life cycle and their habitat needs.

  • View from a wooden boat on a lake with mountains in the background, sunlight shining over a mountain peak.

    Story of the Salmon People

    Objective: Develop respect and understanding of Native people’s relationship with salmon.

  • Upward view of giant redwood trees

    Salmon Trees

    Objective: Understand that salmon are an indicator species, an integral component in stream-side forest ecosystems.

Lesson Videos

Story of the Salmon People

The Great Salmon Obstacle Course

Salmon Trees

Salmon Life Cycle Bracelets