‘FIN’ the Giant Salmon will Swim into Burien Town Square Park April 17–18

We’ve had some unusual invasions in Burien lately (UFOs, Men/Women in Black, Aliens, etc.), and we expect an invasion of another species that needs our help. ‘FIN,’ a giant salmon, will... [Read more]

REMINDER: ‘CSI: Highline’ Season Finale Presentation will be Mon./Wed.

The “CSI: Highline” Season Finale public presentations on findings from the Community Salmon Investigation (CSI) for Highline will be held this coming Monday night, March 11, from 6 – 8 p.m. at... [Read more]

‘CSI: Highline’ Season Finale Presentation to be Given March 11 & March 13

“CSI: Highline” Season Finale, a public presentation on findings from the Community Salmon Investigation (CSI) for Highline – will be given on two days – Monday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 13,... [Read more]

‘Adventurous Volunteers’ Needed for CSI: Highline Salmon Investigation

Adventurous Volunteers are needed for the upcoming ‘CSI:Highline’ (CSI stands for ‘Community Salmon Investigation’), a program that collects data on adult salmon that will return... [Read more]

Volunteers Needed To Count Local Salmon For ‘CSI:Highline’ This Fall

New King County Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward Elissa Ostergaard wants our Readers to know that volunteers are needed for ‘CSI:Highline,’ also known as ‘Community Salmon Investigation... [Read more]

Meet Your New Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward – Elissa Ostergaard

Meet Elissa Ostergaard, the new Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward who has taken over duties previously completed by Dennis Clark, who moved on to greener pastures in a new gig with the Washington Department... [Read more]

CSI:Highline On The Case In Burien & Normandy Park

BTB Photographer Michael Brunk recently had the opportunity to shadow a CSI team working in Normandy Park. Crime scene investigation? Nope, Community salmon investigation! Seven volunteer teams —... [Read more]

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Advertiser Leonard The Goldfish Wants You To “Vote Him In”

Hi there loyal Burienians (that can’t be right, can it?). Leonard the goldfish here, with INCREDIBLE BREAKING NEWS! I’m not usually one to type shout, but seriously, this is B-I-G big. After three... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Volunteers Release 110,000 Coho Salmon Fry Into Miller Creek

Story & Photos by Michael Brunk Tucked away in one corner of the Southwest Suburban Sewer District facility in Normandy Park is a small, unassuming building. It is here, just yards away from Miller... [Read more]

Over 36 Salmon Spotted In Miller & Walker Creeks, But Many Are Dying, Possibly From “Pre-Spawn Mortality”

Our friend Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward for King County, alerts us that over 36 salmon have been spotted in Miller and Walker Creeks. Here’s his report: With the rains of fall... [Read more]

Learn About Jumbo Squid This Saturday At The MaST Center In Des Moines

Highline Community College’s Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Center is presenting a special seminar on “Jumbo” Squid with David Eric Hamm, NOAA Fisheries Research Scientist/Contractor,... [Read more]

VIDEOS: Seahurst Webcams Have Gone HD & We’ve Got Clips

Our friends at the UW-APL/PSSC Environmental & Marine Science Observatory at Seahurst Park have not only repaired their beach and underwater webcams, they’ve upgraded them to high definition. This... [Read more]

Grown Men Play In Woods, Remove Debris For Salmon

by Dennis Clark Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward On Monday (Sept. 21st), a merry band of men who never lost their childhood sense of joy in playing in streams set off down Miller Creek in Burien and Normandy... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Burien Salmon Are Biting “Anything Pink” – Including Bubblegum?

You know summer is peaking when the salmon are biting so much that people are catching them from shorelines around the Burien area, including these folks seen at Three Tree Point on Sunday, Aug. 23rd: Click... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Bald Eagle Goes Fishing In Lake Burien

From BTB Contributing Photographer Gregory Rehmke comes these amazing photos taken Friday afternoon (Aug. 14th) of one of your Burien neighbors – a Bald Eagle – fishing in Lake Burien (click... [Read more]

Celebrate Father’s Day By Studying Lingcod Sat. 6/20

Father’s Day is this coming weekend, and what better way to celebrate than by comparing dear ol’ Dad to a lingcod?

Highline Community College’s Marine Science and Technology Center (MaST), located in Redondo Beach (in Des Moines), is holding a special “Fatherhood Under the Sea” presentation from Noon to 12:45pm this Saturday, June 20th, and it’s FREE.

Here are the details…

Skipper’s Flounders, Might Be Sleeping With Da Fishes

Skipper’s Seafood & Chowder, located at 901 SW 148th Street in Burien at Ambaum (map below), appears to have floundered and may be sleeping with da fishes, with this eviction notice posted on its locked doors:

The notice was originally posted by King County Sheriff’s officers on April 3rd, but we only learned about it from a BTB Reader last week. Currently, the building sits empty, the doors locked and the inside still full of typical restaurant equipment…

Burien Population Grows By 42,500! (fish, that is…)

Last Saturday, the population of Burien grew by 42,500. You could be forgiven for missing your new neighbors because they’re only about an inch and a half long. They’re also covered in... [Read more]

VIDEO: Salmon Returning To Miller Creek

The Port of Seattle posted a pretty cool video of salmon migrating up Miller Creek on its website devoted to the third runway, because it relates to the restoration of Miller Creek: “…part... [Read more]

Miller Creek Renewal Is 9am-Noon Sat. Oct. 18th

Photos by Brett Fish The Coho Salmon you see above was photographed at the “Fish House” in Miller Creek (ironically enough by longtime resident Brett Fish) and stands as a signal that yes indeed,... [Read more]

Stewardship Of The Cove In Normandy Park Saturday

Join a project that’s been going strong in Normandy Park for four years – Stewardship of the Cove! Help improve Miller and Walker Creeks where they flow into Puget Sound Volunteers will... [Read more]

And Now, The World’s Largest Jellyfish Are In Burien

First we reported on large six-gilled sharks swimming in Burien waters, and now we’ve discovered that there are also large jellyfish here as well – specifically “Lion’s Mane Jellyfish”... [Read more]

B-Town Undercover: Ol’ Rusty Has Horse Power

by Shawn Underwood The other morning I awoke to the sounds of shouting and loud engines. Looking out the window, I noticed a plethora of boats in front of the house. Hmmm, I guess the salmon are running,... [Read more]

Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Alefaio's Market & Deli!

We at the B-Town Blog give a hearty “seafood, deli and caterer” welcome to our newest advertiser, Alefaio’s Seafood Market & Polynesian Deli. They are just a door or two down from... [Read more]