Fall is here, and that means that salmon will be making the journey from the Pacific Ocean to area streams and rivers to spawn.

Sockeye, chum, coho and even the chinook salmon can be seen at parks and other locations at organized viewing events.

Naturalists are available in many locations to help visitors spot fish and learn about the salmon lifecycle and what we can do to protect them.

For more information on any of all of the sites listed below, call 206-296-8016, or visit www.kingcounty.gov/salmon and click on Salmon SEEson, where you will find links to information on how you can protect salmon and their habitat this fall – and year-round.

This program is sponsored by the Water Resource Inventory Area-8 Salmon Recovery Council as part of its effort to rebuild salmon populations in the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed.

See salmon on these dates at these locations:

• Chittenden Locks in Seattle (Ballard): Best viewing through September (salmon talks twice a day).

For more info: 206-783-7059 or search web for “Chittenden Locks.” Sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Sept. 27, Oct. 12 and Oct. 18 (11 a.m. -1 p.m. each day), Issaquah Salmon Hatchery on Issaquah Creek, 125 W. Sunset Way, Issaquah. For more info: 425-392-8025 or www.issaquahfish.org. Sponsored by Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery.

• Throughout October – self-guided Mercer Slough fish ladder on Kelsey Creek in Bellevue. Call or e-mail first: 425-452-5200 or streamteam@bellevuewa.gov. Sponsored by the City of Bellevue.

• Oct. 11, 18, 19, 25 and 26 and Nov. 1 (11 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day). Four locations along the Cedar River near Renton. For more info: 206.245.0143 or www.cedarriver.org. Sponsored by Friends of the Cedar River Watershed.