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#FindAFish Campaign News

​For the month of May, we launched a fun way to show that you love your watershed while staying safe at home. Participants printed out and colored one of our fish coloring pages (or created their own fish art), and then put it in their window for all to admire. Then they entered into four weekly Friday prize drawings by taking a picture and sharing it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #FindAFish, or by emailing their photo directly to Outreach@LuckiamuteLWC.org. Four winners received a $25 gift certificate to a local Monmouth/Independence restaurant!

Although the contest is now over, you can still participate in this fun way to show your love for your watershed. Simply print out and color one of the coloring pages below (or create your own design!) and post it in your window. Then tell your friends so that when out on your (socially distanced) walk, you and your family can #FindAFish in your neighborhood!
Click here to go to our Instagram page!
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Hey kids! Scroll down for a couple of links to some fun facts about fish!
Print and color one of the fish coloring pages below, or create your own unique fish design! For more kid's activities, check out the "Just for Kids" links further down the page.  
Check out some of our #FindAFish entries! 
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Our Week 1 winner of a Brew gift certificate!
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Our Week 4 winner of a Mangiare gift certificate!
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Our Week 2 winner of an Ovenbird gift certificate!
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Our Week 3 winners of a Yeasty Beasty gift certificate!
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Congratulations to our winners, and thank you so much to everyone who participated in our #FindAFish contest!


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Diving Deeper: Trout or Salmon? 

Many of our restoration projects focus on improving habitat and water quality for native salmon and trout. Both of these types of fish are often referred to as salmonids, since they belong to the Salmonidae family and share many of the same characteristics - including spawning in fresh water, pelvic fins placed far back, and bifurcated (forked) tails. The fish in the coloring pages above all happen to be trout, but how do you tell the difference between a salmon and a trout? Well, the answer might surprise you - the distinction between "trout" and "salmon" is more about marketing than biology! To make things even more confusing, some species of "trout," including the brook and bull trout, are actually char - a type of salmonid that is adapted to survive freezing temperatures. For a great primer (with color pictures), check out the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) website's trout and salmon identification pages, which can be viewed by clicking the buttons below.
Trout Identification
Salmon Identification

Just For Kids: Fun Fish Facts and More!

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Learn all about fish anatomy and their life cycle on the US Forest Service's Kid's Korner page at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/learning/kids/?cid=fsbdev2_027478
What kinds of fish live in our rivers and lakes? What else lives in the water? Get the answers to all of these questions and more at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/learning/kids/?cid=FSEPRD569564

Want to dive even deeper into fish anatomy? Check out this great fish dissection video brought to you by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) biologist, Karen Hans! Karen is the lead biologist for ODFW's Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program, and she will walk you through fish biology as she breaks down a fish to reveal how similar their anatomy is to humans and to help people better understand how fish relate to their environment.
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