Stream Team Volunteers
Our Stream Team Volunteers have been gathering important information about Bellevue’s streams, lakes and wetlands for over 25 years.
Join Our Stream Team
Currently, our seasonal volunteers watch salmon and peamouth minnow runs. To get involved:
- Email streamteam@bellevuewa.gov or call 425-452-5200, and ask to be on the volunteer email list. You’ll receive email announcements about upcoming volunteer events, typically twice per year.
- Sign up for a training workshop when you receive an email announcement.
- Attend the mandatory training to learn about volunteering and our local salmon or peamouth minnows.
About fall Salmon Watchers
Our fall Salmon Watchers check local streams for returning salmon. Watching consists of visiting a site for 15 minutes twice a week typically from September through December. Volunteers will record when, where and what type of salmon they see and send in their observational data.
Volunteer Requirement: Attending a two-hour evening workshop in September. The workshop date and time will be sent directly to the volunteer email list. During the two-hour workshop volunteers will learn:
- About salmon in Puget Sound and the Salish Sea
- How to identify spawning salmon
- How salmon use Bellevue’s streams
About spring Peamouth Patrol
Our spring Peamouth Patrol checks local streams for the annual return of peamouth minnows. Monitoring is typically about 15 minutes twice a week from mid-April through May. Monitors will record spawning times, where they spawn in the creek and send in their observational data.
Volunteer Requirement: Attending a 1.5 hour evening workshop in April. The workshop date and time will be sent directly to the volunteer email list. During the hour workshop volunteers will learn:
- About peamouth minnows in Lake Washington and the region
- How peamouth minnows use Bellevue’s streams and lakes
- Where to look for spawning peamouth minnows
Live Wildlife Cam
Watch the LIVE Kelsey Creek wildlife cam day or night. See if you can spot salmon, peamouth minnows or any other wildlife that regularly visit Kelsey Creek.
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