A Day in the Life of a Salmon | Speaker: John Kipping

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park are pleased to welcome back John Kipping, a lifelong naturalist and tour leader.  On a Zoom webinar, he will present his lecture entitled “A Day in the Life of a Salmon.”  The northeastern Pacific is home to five species of salmon: chinook, coho, keta, pink, and sockeye. These amazing and tasty fish have been of great importance to both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They can be considered keystone species as so many other life forms are affected by their activities. Join naturalist John Kipping as we venture into the breeding areas of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia where these fishes return to their freshwaters to breed and die. During this presentation we learn about the food webs ashore and at sea which are sustained by these vital fish.