Hand drawn salmon forest sticker with Mt. Hart & Harding in the background.
Every summer the pink salmon return to the rivers of Skagway to spawn. As they leave salt water and journey up the freshwater streams, they stop feeding and begin to change color. After spawning they salmon die and become food for the surrounding ecosystem and it's inhabitants. As bears, birds and other critters drag the carcass forest for a meal, they are spreading those nutrients around for the plants and trees. Studies have found that trees next to salmon streams can grow up to 3x faster than those that aren't! So to highlight this important connection between salmon and forests I drew this picture of a pink salmon with it's spawning colors being the forests that are supported by it's nutrients.
