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Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery is a lively place! Scan through our stories and read about history, fish happenings, projects, human interest, and other subjects. Want to know more? Get in touch via our Facebook page, by phone at (509) 548-7641, or by emailing us at leavenworth@fws.gov.

A USFWS volunteer drives a golf cart carrying fertilized spring Chinook salmon eggs from the spawning area to the nursery.

Drawing of a brown duck with a green patch above its eye sitting in greenish water.

Get Involved

Washington Junior Duck Stamp Program

Nov 22, 2023

Wildlife Management

Sep 8, 2023

Aug 22, 2023

Underwater photo of mussels with shells partly open.

Our People

2022 Northwest Fish Culture Conference Hall of Fame

Dec 7, 2022

Trip the Light "Fin"tastic

Nov 7, 2022

circular tanks used in the PRAS system.

Pilot Project at Leavenworth Hatchery Shows Early Success for Salmon While Conserving Water

Sep 22, 2022

Recreation

We supply the fish, you supply the pumpkin spice.

Sep 22, 2022

History and Culture

Spring Chinook Salmon Adult Returns Surging This Summer

Jul 13, 2022

A man in a wheelchair and wearing a hoodie fishing from a platform overhanging a river.

Get Involved

Teamwork Makes Fishing Accessible

Jun 6, 2022

A young woman in glasses holds a slide up to look at it in an attic storage space.

History and Culture

Preserving History

May 19, 2022

A group of people work in a garden with mountains and blue sky with clouds in the background

Get Involved

Pollinators Get Help

May 13, 2022

A smiling, bearded man in a ballcap holds up a small carved salmon

Our Partners

Outstanding Service Recognized

May 13, 2022

2 men in t-shirts peer into a rectangular cage as they slide it into the back of a pickup, with a beaver inside the cage.

Habitat Restoration

Beavers Work to Improve Habitat

Mar 18, 2022

A man with a large tribal tattoo on his right upper arm reaches into a fishing hoop net, his face hidden by a large straw hat.

Our Partners

Salmon for Tribal Trust

Nov 23, 2021

In the foreground, a bush blooms with white flowers. Mid-ground, a blue bird bath stands inside a garden surrounded by wooden fencing. In the background, a gazebo is near the garden, and the hatchery main building is beyond.

Habitat Restoration

Pollinator Partnerships

Sep 14, 2021

Black and white photo of a man bent over, pressing milt from a male salmon into a metal bucket. 5 or 6 other fish lie on boards on the ground behind him.

History and Culture

Cycle of Life: Raising Salmon Since 1940

Sep 1, 2021

A creek meandering between snow covered banks

Recreation

Enjoy a Winter Visit to a National Fish Hatchery

Aug 20, 2021

Construction of the Diversion Channel spillway outlet at Leavenworth NFH in 1939.

History and Culture

History Preserved at Active Hatchery

Oct 26, 2020

A USFWS volunteer drives a golf cart carrying fertilized spring Chinook salmon eggs from the spawning area to the nursery.

Get Involved

Volunteers Still Serve in Spite of Barriers

Oct 1, 2020

Drawing of a brown duck with a green patch above its eye sitting in greenish water.

Get Involved

Washington Junior Duck Stamp Program

Nov 22, 2023

Wildlife Management

Sep 8, 2023

Aug 22, 2023

Underwater photo of mussels with shells partly open.

Our People

2022 Northwest Fish Culture Conference Hall of Fame

Dec 7, 2022

Trip the Light "Fin"tastic

Nov 7, 2022

circular tanks used in the PRAS system.

Pilot Project at Leavenworth Hatchery Shows Early Success for Salmon While Conserving Water

Sep 22, 2022

Recreation

We supply the fish, you supply the pumpkin spice.

Sep 22, 2022

History and Culture

Spring Chinook Salmon Adult Returns Surging This Summer

Jul 13, 2022

A man in a wheelchair and wearing a hoodie fishing from a platform overhanging a river.

Get Involved

Teamwork Makes Fishing Accessible

Jun 6, 2022

A young woman in glasses holds a slide up to look at it in an attic storage space.

History and Culture

Preserving History

May 19, 2022

A group of people work in a garden with mountains and blue sky with clouds in the background

Get Involved

Pollinators Get Help

May 13, 2022

A smiling, bearded man in a ballcap holds up a small carved salmon

Our Partners

Outstanding Service Recognized

May 13, 2022

2 men in t-shirts peer into a rectangular cage as they slide it into the back of a pickup, with a beaver inside the cage.

Habitat Restoration

Beavers Work to Improve Habitat

Mar 18, 2022

A man with a large tribal tattoo on his right upper arm reaches into a fishing hoop net, his face hidden by a large straw hat.

Our Partners

Salmon for Tribal Trust

Nov 23, 2021

In the foreground, a bush blooms with white flowers. Mid-ground, a blue bird bath stands inside a garden surrounded by wooden fencing. In the background, a gazebo is near the garden, and the hatchery main building is beyond.

Habitat Restoration

Pollinator Partnerships

Sep 14, 2021

Black and white photo of a man bent over, pressing milt from a male salmon into a metal bucket. 5 or 6 other fish lie on boards on the ground behind him.

History and Culture

Cycle of Life: Raising Salmon Since 1940

Sep 1, 2021

A creek meandering between snow covered banks

Recreation

Enjoy a Winter Visit to a National Fish Hatchery

Aug 20, 2021

Construction of the Diversion Channel spillway outlet at Leavenworth NFH in 1939.

History and Culture

History Preserved at Active Hatchery

Oct 26, 2020

A USFWS volunteer drives a golf cart carrying fertilized spring Chinook salmon eggs from the spawning area to the nursery.

Get Involved

Volunteers Still Serve in Spite of Barriers

Oct 1, 2020

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