Free family-friendly event features a new salmon mural, guided Dry Creek walks and local wildlife conservation activities
Roseville, Calif. – Dry Creek Conservancy and Placer Group-Sierra Club recently announced the first ever Salmon Homecoming event – a free family-friendly celebration of the arrival of the Chinook/King Salmon spawning run. They will also introduce the recently completed 11×26 ft. color mural of Dry Creek salmon's life cycle. Designed by professional graphic artist Lora Watts, the mural was funded and painted by volunteers – a citizen-action gift to the community!
2026 Salmon Homecoming takes place on Sunday, November 8 from 10am to 3pm in Royer Park (190 Park Dr, Roseville). In case of rain on Nov. 8, the event will occur on Sunday, Nov. 15. The event is free and there is ample free parking available at Royer Park, adjacent Saugstad Park and two nearby multi-story parking structures on Oak Street.
"During our 2025 salmon survey, volunteers counted 254 King/Chinook salmon, our best count in 11 years". That inspires us to raise awareness in our community that these incredible fish continue to make the 100+ mile journey from the Pacific Ocean back to our neighborhoods year after year, and to conduct creek clean-ups to help restore their habitat."
Sean O'Brien, Director of Dry Creek Conservancy
2026 Salmon Homecoming hopes to help the residents of Roseville, Lincoln and Rocklin realize that they live in a "salmon town" and have many "hands on" opportunities to help save the King of all salmon species from impending extinction.
Event Highlights include:
- Hear how local People-Power created such a stunning work of art in the park, and chat with the volunteers that funded and painted the 11×26 ft.salmon mural.
- Enjoy Free Guided Walks to nearby Dry Creek to experience the world of urban wild salmon and understand the survival challenges they face.
- Learn from Citizen Conservationists how to be part of local Save the Salmon and other wildlife projects. All farmed salmon are an Atlantic Ocean species and cannot save Pacific Ocean Chinook/King Salmon that are Threatened With Species Extinction. Re-Wilding our local streams is part of the long term solution.
- Engage with city and Placer county planners and resource specialists to learn about their programs for critical wildlife habitat and watershed protection.
Since 1996 Dry Creek Conservancy has advanced the conservation and re-wilding of streams in western Placer County including Dry Creek, its major tributaries Miner's Ravine, Secret Ravine and others.
National Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by visionary conservationist John Muir. Its Placer County focus is on city and county policies and programs that impact open space, wildlife habitat and watershed quality.