“Salmon Parents are Amazing!” Video
Runtime 4:50 Kid-friendly video about salmon life cycle; best for younger students.
Activity Type: Video
“Life Cycle of the Pacific Salmon” Video
Runtime 5:37 Short animated overview of salmon life cycle.
“Salmon’s Lifecycle and Incredible Impact on Our Ecosystem” Video
Runtime: 3:47 Quick general video. Good graphics about percentage of salmon that survive and explanation of nutrient cycling.
“Pacific Salmon and Their Circle of Life” Video
Runtime: 13:17 Documentary-style info about Chum; male vs female, general lifecycle, great footage of spawning behaviors. Good explanation and footage of how ocean derived nutrients work.
“I Am Salmon” Video
Runtime: 9:05 Engaging, kid-friendly lifecycle from the POV of a coho salmon.
“Oyster Farmers and Ocean Acidification” Video
This video features employees at Taylor Shellfish detailing how ocean acidification affects the oysters, and thus, their business and lives.
“What Is Ocean Acidification?” Video
This animated video shows students how ocean acidification affects shellfish (and humans!)
“You Talk to the Plant” Video
Watch Dr.Virginia Beavert (Yakama) talk about the importance of thanking and talking to plants and medicines. Virginia Beavert: You Talk to the Plant, You Thank It
“Teaching of the Tree People” Video
Teachings of the Tree People is a tribute to the life and work of Skokomish elder Gerald Bruce Miller (subiyay), a nationally prominent cultural leader and teacher who brought his talents home to lead a cultural renaissance in the Pacific Northwest. His story offers a powerful model of cultural and […]
Water Quality Demo Videos
What is it like to do Water Quality Monitoring? Check out these WQ Instructional Videos, one for each test! Thanks to our project partner, South Sound GREEN, for making them! Turbidity Dissolved Oxygen pH Nitrates
“Puget Sound Starts Here” Videos
If you are interested in how to help keep your watershed clean, here are some action videos made by Pierce County Conservation District and Transect Films: Puget Sound Starts Here Video Pick Up After Your Pets Fix Car Leaks Go To A Car Wash
Hyporheic Zone Video and Article
This new 3D animation from USFWS is about the ecology of stream beds! These “hyporheic zones” are where steam water percolates down into the stream bed, mixes with groundwater, and reemerges to join the surface water. The hyporheic zone is so important to watershed health because it helps to cool, filter, and […]
“Driveway & Street Runoff” Video
This short animation from NOAA shows how driveway and lawn runoff contributes to water pollution and health of aquatic life.
“Littering” Video
This short animation from NOAA illustrates how a single piece of litter can multiply and make its way back to you.
“Welcome to the Riparian Zone” Video
This video from Northwest Treaty Tribes explains the importance of trees to salmon!
Salmon “Habitat” Video
Check out this awesome animation from the NOAA Salmon Project that explains why armored shorelines are so detrimental to juvenile salmon populations. NOAA Salmon Project "Habitat" from Beryl Allee on Vimeo.
“Plant it Right” Video
This video by The Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences covers the importance of tree planting and the basic how-to instructions.
“sčədadxʷ (salmon)” Video
“sčədadxʷ (salmon)” is an animated short featuring Billy Frank Jr. that takes the viewer up the river through the eyes of the salmon showing its pristine environment; its connection to the Pacific Northwest People; the arrival of the settlers; habitat degradation; the unification of people throughout the world working together […]
“As Long As the River Runs” Documentary
As Long as the River Runs examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washington, with particular reference to the Nisqually Indians of Frank’s Landing in Washington. This is a groundbreaking documentary produced by Carol Burns with Hank Adams originally released in 1971. https://youtu.be/lN46NWkEFow
“Salmon Life Cycle” Song
Use this fun parody of “I Will Survive” to learn more about the life cycle of the salmon!