Long Live the Kings hatchery receives Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund grant from the Madrona Club

Published 1:30 am Monday, April 25, 2022

Submitted by Long Live the Kings.

The Madrona Club of Orcas Island has awarded Long Live the Kings a $5,000 grant through the Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund, to support our Glenwood Springs Hatchery programs. The Endowment funds charitable and educational endeavors on Orcas Island in memory of Robin DiGeorgio, a long-time Orcas Island resident, artist, and Madrona Club president, whose legacy continues to positively impact her community.

Glenwood Springs rears Chinook salmon to provide more fish for Southern Resident killer whales and for commercial and recreational fishing. We’re also able to test experimental practices to improve diversity and survival for hatchery-reared salmon. In a current study, we’re collecting data on whether different release timings for juvenile salmon leads to more, larger, and older fish returning to spawn. This research is critically important as our changing climate puts more pressure on the food web and salmon populations throughout the region. Our facility has also helped with efforts to recover Lake Sammamish kokanee from the brink of extinction. The hatchery is also an important part of the Orcas Island community. We’re proud to be a place where volunteers, students, and guests can come together to learn about salmon and practice hands-on stewardship of our natural resources. We’re deeply grateful to the Madrona Club for sharing these values.

Learn more at https://lltk.org/project/glenwood-springs-chinook/

For more about LLTK’s hatcheries, read our 2021 blog post: https://lltk.org/hatcheries-and-wild-fish/