Gardiner, Reedsport, Winchester Bay STEP Activities
- Collecting Brood Stock
- Spawning & Hatching Salmon Eggs
- Hatching Rainbow Trout Eggs
- Raising Fry
- Fin Clipping
- Keeping Precise Research Records
- Feeding Smolt
- Releasing Smolt at Winchester Bay
- Participate in Work Parties
- Hatchery Facilities Maintenance
- Habitat Restoration
- Coordinate “Eggs to Fry Program” in Local Elementary Schools
- Youth Angler Educational Programs
- Annual STEP Picnic
- Imparting the importance of STEP programs to the economy of Oregon and local communities
- Working to restore wild salmon populations
- Annual Labor Day Weekend GRWB STEP Salmon Derby, Fund Raiser and Membership Drive
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