Salmon Returning To Miller & Walker Creeks; Count ‘Far Exceeds’ Last Year

The City of Normandy Park is reporting that salmon have been returning to Miller and Walker Creeks, with a count that “far exceeds last year’s total.” “To date, the volunteers of... [Read more]

Results Of Adult Salmon Survey Presented At Burien City Hall

Last week the results of a scientific survey of adult salmon in the Miller and Walker Creeks were presented to the public by Dennis Clark at the Burien City Hall. The data represents the outcome of an... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Over 100,000 Coho Salmon Fry Introduced Into Local Streams

This past Saturday (Jan 22) volunteers gathered at the Miller Creek plant of the Southwest Suburban Sewer District. Equipped with coolers of all shapes and sizes, their mission was to transport the more... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Miller And Walker Creek Overflow, Close Shorebrook Drive

The much-anticipated “Pineapple Express” rainstorm hit the Normandy Park area hard over the weekend, causing local flooding of creeks, a landslide in nearby Three Tree Point, newly-formed ponds... [Read more]

CSI:Highline On The Case In Burien & Normandy Park

BTB Photographer Michael Brunk recently had the opportunity to shadow a CSI team working in Normandy Park. Crime scene investigation? Nope, Community salmon investigation! Seven volunteer teams —... [Read more]

“CSI:Highline” (Community Salmon Investigation) Training Starts Oct. 7th

Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, tells us that the Community Salmon Investigation for Highline – aka “CSI: Highline” – has garnered great interest from the Burien, Normandy Park,... [Read more]

Community Salmon Investigators Needed To Be Part Of “CSI: Highline”

Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, asks: How many adult salmon return to Miller and Walker Creeks in Burien, Normandy Park, and SeaTac each year? The fact is we have only a general idea.* In... [Read more]

Help Clean Up Fox Creek This Saturday, May 16th

Last fall, a hardy band of volunteers ventured down into the ravine beneath the Sylvester Road bridge in Normandy Park, where they worked to clear hundreds of pounds of garbage around Fox Creek, a tributary... [Read more]

Normandy Park Population Grows By 42,500!

Last Saturday, the population of Normandy Park grew by 42,500. You could be forgiven for missing your new neighbors because they’re only about an inch and a half long. They’re also covered in scales... [Read more]

Stewards Of The Cove Meeting Sat. Oct. 11th

Miller and Walker Creeks need your energy and enthusiasm one last time this year, so come join the “Stewards of the Cove” in Normandy Park this Sat. Oct. 11th. All four Saturdays in October... [Read more]