Explore and learn with NOSC and Finnriver Farm & Cidery at their first Seattle Science Festival Signature Program

Sun June 16
12-4pm 
FREE!

Hard cider and salmon DO mix – get the cold (stream), hard (cider) facts at Finnriver Farm & Cidery. Salmon restoration exploration at 12 and 2. Cider fermentation demos at 1 and 3.  Activities for ‘kids’ of all ages. 

Finnriver Farm & Cidery
62 Barn Swallow Road
Chimacum

For more information about the Seattle Science Festival and a list of other events please visit: http://www.seattlesciencefestival.org/  

To apply, download PDF: NOSC Developent Manager 2013.pdf

Position Summary: The Development Manager will lead the implementation of activities associated with achieving NOSC’s fundraising goals. Incumbent will work closely with the board of directors and executive director and is expected to passionately and effectively communicate the NOSC mission for the purpose of raising funds.

Supervised by:Executive Director
Hours of Work:Up to 20 hours per week with possibility of full time depending on success with achieving and exceeding fundraising objectives
Wage:Hourly rate DOE
Benefit Eligibility:Part time employees are not eligible for benefits
Locations:Main office – Port Hadlock, WA, satellite office – Port Angeles, WA.

Position open until filled, with priority given to applications received by March 25th, 2013

To apply – download full job description – NOSC Developent Manager 2013.pdf

-Sat, March 23rd: Marshall Easement, Chimacum – Partner event w/ JLT
-Sat, March 30th: Morse Creek, Port Angeles
-Sat, April 6th: Illahee Preserve, Chimacum – Partner event w/ JLT

SATURDAY, MARCH 23^RD FROM 10AM-2PM
Marshall Conservation Easement Riparian Buffer Planting Party, Chimacum

Help protect Chimacum Creek! Join JLT and NOSC at Jefferson Land Trust’s Marshall Conservation Easement to install a native plant buffer along the edge of Chimacum Creek. All ages and planting know-how welcome.

The Marshall Conservation Easement protects nearly 700 feet of Chimacum Creek and is home to endangered Summer chum salmon, coho, otters, birds and all sorts of other wildlife. The existing conifer/shrub buffer along the creek is being expanded to provided additional habitat and improve water quality.

Meet at Reedeemer Ln, in Chimacum.  From Chimacum, take Hadlock Rd south, then right onto Reedeemer Way (at Church of the Redeemer, before Chimacum Valley Vet). Some groups may want to carpool from the JLT office (9:40 am), or from the Chimacum Corner Store (9:50 am).  If you have any questions, or would like to carpool (and are willing to stay till 2pm!) contact Carrie: cclendaniel@saveland.org; or at (360) 379-9501 ext 105.

Plants, gloves, shovels, snacks and tea/cocoa will be on site. Wear sturdy shoes and warm layers. See you outside!

SATURDAY, MARCH 30^TH 10AM-2PM
Morse Creek Planting Event, just east of Port Angeles off 101

Throw on your boots and head over to Morse Creek, Saturday March 30th. The North Olympic Salmon Coalition and community volunteers will be planting 1,700 trees on site and need lots of help! Check out a beautiful watershed and learn about all the restoration that has happened at Morse Creek since 2010. 

Click here for Directions: Parking for Morse Creek March 30th 2013
We will be planting in the upper field on the east side of Morse Creek.  The parking area is right off 101 on the south side of the road, east of Cotton wood lane.  Please be EXTREMELY careful when parking – if you are coming from the east do not turn left into the parking area.  Instead, turn left onto Cottonwood Lane, turn around there and take a right into the parking. 

Please wear warm cloths, rain gear and durable shoes. Bring lunch and water. Tools and gloves will be provided.
RSVP to Jac at NOSC – (360) 379-8051 or volunteer@nosc.org. 

SATURDAY, APRIL 6^TH 10AM-2PM
Illahee Preserve Wildlife and Restoration Planting Party, Chimacum

Come celebrate spring! Join JLT and NOSC at Jefferson Land Trust’s Illahee Preserve to install a wildlife planting and restoration planting along Chimacum Creek. All ages and planting know-how welcome.

Illahee Preserve is a wooded riparian habitat with several trails leading down to Chimacum Creek. We will be installing a wildlife planting along the bank of Chimacum Creek, as well as planting conifers in the stream corridor and natives to naturalize a decommissioned road.

Meet at the end of Creek View Lane in Port Hadlock.  From Highway 19, turn onto Prospect Avenue (by Kala Square) and take the first right onto Creek View Lane.  If you have any questions, or would like to carpool (and are willing to stay till 2pm!) contact Carrie: cclendaniel@saveland.org; or at (360) 379-9501 ext 105.

Gloves, shovels, snacks and tea/cocoa will be on site. Wear sturdy shoes and warm layers. See you outside!

The last in a popular series of workshops on critical areas and buffer management will be held in Port Ludlow!

If you live on a shoreline, near a bluff, adjacent to a wetland or creek, you will want to attend this free workshop called Living on the Edge – Protection for People, Property, and Habitat. 

When:Thursday, April 4
12:30 to 4:30pm – Presentations will be followed by a local fieldtrip

Where:Ludlow Community Center (Grace Christian Center)
200 Olympic Pl, Port Ludlow, WA

Save your space today! Email darcym@wsu.edu or call 360/379-5610 x222. This event is free and open to the public.

Hosted by Jefferson County Extension, the Jefferson County Weed Board and the Watershed Stewardship Resource Center.

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The workshops are designed for homeowners or landowners who have property on or near a shoreline, bluff, wetland or creek.

Attendees will learn about different types of critical areas and how to best manage the buffers around them.  Topics covered include how to use your buffer area without harming it or yourself, the role of native plants, tips on removing noxious weeds, how to enhance or restore a buffer, how to encourage birds and wildlife, and what resources are available to homeowners.

“Critical Areas” have important functions in nature; filtering and cleaning water, delivering sand to the beach, providing fish and wildlife habitat, or supplying our drinking water.  Some areas may pose a potential danger including flooded creeks, eroding bluffs, and slopes prone to landslides.  Areas called “buffers” are designated to ensure everyone’s safety, protect property from damage, and to keep these important places healthy.  Buffers can be enjoyed, maintained, and even enhanced by the people who own them for better function, property values and aesthetics.

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WSU education & employment are available to all without discrimination.

Mulch has been donated by Hermann Brothers, and a couple hours of front-end loader work by a nearby farmer.

If you are interested in helping out, please contact Joe E. Holtrop, Disctrict Manager with CCD directly:  joe.holtrop@clallamcd.org, 360-452-1912 ext. 103, www.clallamcd.org

Read more about the project and the perks of landscaping with drought tolerant plants -http://www.clallamcd.org/storage/publications/Clallam_Conservation_Dist_Winter2013_newsletter.pdf 

Fellow NOSC volunteers have taken this course and spoke extremely highly of the course material and presenters. 

For more information – please read description:
JLT_NORTHWEST_NATURALIST_PROGRAM_2013_Outline

Drawing on her work in deep ecology, living systems theory and spiritual traditions, Joanna’s workshops include interactive group processes designed to clarify the skills needed to navigate the challenging times ahead and to help the participants identify the unique role each may play in what she terms the “Great Turning” to a more life-sustaining future.

The cost of the workshop is $100. This includes lunches on both days, tickets to attend Joanna’s public talk on Friday evening and admission to the Great Turning Hootenanny on Saturday evening led by Gretchen Sleicher. Additional donations to support Joanna’s teaching will be requested at the event. A limited number of scholarships are available.

More information about Joanna Macy and her work visit can be found at www.joannamacy.net. Examples of the workshop experience may be found at www.theworkthatreconnects.org.

Tickets for Joanna’s public talk on Friday, May 3 at the Wheeler Theatre at Fort Worden will be available at the Port Townsend Food Co-op and via the Madrona Mind Body website.

Joanna Macy Workshop