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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.

New Complex Manager at Leavenworth Fisheries Complex

A group of 11 students gathered in snowshoes with mountains behind them

From Snowshoes to Fish Fins

A spring chinook sign on a fence in front of snow-covered hatchery raceways

Seasons of Service: Winter Work at our Hatcheries

A beaver climbing out of the water onto some cement bricks with tree branches in the background

Beavers and Salmon: Partners in Restoration

A small brown animal sits on gray rocks in front of a lake and mountain background

Land Management

Snow Lakes or Bust

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

Washington Junior Duck Stamp Program

Wildlife Management

Underwater photo of mussels with shells partly open.

2022 Northwest Fish Culture Conference Hall of Fame

Trip the Light "Fin"tastic

circular tanks used in the PRAS system.

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

We supply the fish, you supply the pumpkin spice.

History and Culture

Spring Chinook Salmon Adult Returns Surging This Summer