Reflections from the Field Eliana Spain – Washington Conservation Corps Education & Outreach Associate This month, we delivered salmon eggs to eight elementary schools across Jefferson and Clallam Counties. After looking at empty tanks throughout December, the students were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the eggs. At Franklin Elementary School, the students skipped down the hall, excitedly proclaiming to anyone … Read More
Volunteers Needed for Student Planting Trips
It is that season again and we are gearing up to get our middle school students out in the field to start executing their restoration planting projects they spent all this winter designing. We have several field trips coming up in Clallam and Jefferson Counties this spring and are in need of volunteers to help guide students as part of … Read More
2/15 Volunteer Planting: Snow Creek
Join us as we plant a forest along the banks of the newly restored Snow Creek Uncas Preserve Reach near Discovery Bay! February 15th, 10am-2pm at Snow Creek Uncas Preserve After completing the first stage of floodplain and large woody debris work in the summer of 2023, the next stage of this project is working to restore a healthy and … Read More
3/1 Volunteer Planting: Snow Creek
Join as we return to plant a forest along the newly restored stream banks of the Snow Creek Uncas Preserve Reach near Discovery Bay! March 1st, 10am-2pm, Snow Creek Uncas Preserve After completing the first stage of floodplain and large woody debris work in the summer of 2023, the next stage of this project is working to restore a healthy … Read More
1/11 Volunteer Planting: Dungeness River
Join NOSC on January 11th to plant trees and shrubs along the Dungeness River! As part of an ongoing riparian forest restoration project, we will be returning to the Dungeness River to plant trees and shrubs along the Caldero Side Channel Project. Two years ago, hundreds of volunteers helped plant several acres of future forest along a new side channel … Read More
1/20 MLK Jr. Day of Service Volunteer Planting: Discovery Bay
Join NOSC on January 20th to plant trees and shrubs at Discovery Bay! Are you hoping to spend this Martin Luther King Jr. Day doing something that will have a lasting impact on your local community? Would you like to improve salmon habitat for years to come? Join us as we continue 20 years of restoration work at Discovery Bay. … Read More
Winter Twig Identification Courses
Join NOSC to learn how to identify winter twigs! Are you interested in plant identification? Have you wondered what the bare twigs you see throughout winter will grow into? Join us as we host winter twig identification courses in both Clallam and Jefferson counties. We will discuss plant identification methods suitable for winter, when you cannot immediately identify plants by … Read More
1/25 Volunteer Planting: Serenity Lane
Join NOSC on January 25th to plant trees and shrubs along the Dungeness River! As part of an ongoing riparian forest restoration project, we will be returning to the Dungeness River to plant trees and shrubs at the Serenity Lane Riparian Restoration Project. In previous years, this site underwent a massive invasive species removal effort. We aim to fill in … Read More
2/1 Volunteer Planting: Discovery Bay
This event is being rescheduled. Thanks to your hard work, we were able to plant 900 native trees and shrubs at our MLK Day of Service event. We expect to return to the Hall Baetz Viewpoint in March to continue planting the shoreline of Discovery Bay. Stay tuned for future events! Join NOSC on February 1st to plant trees and … Read More
Support NOSC at Barstool Bingo!
Get your stamping hands ready, because BINGO is back! Bring your friends, celebrate, and enjoy a guaranteed good time. Join NOSC from 7pm-9pm at the Hilltop Tavern in Port Townsend. Bar Stool BINGO is $1 per round or $10 to play all 10 rounds – prizes for winners and fun to go around! All proceeds from Bingo, every Wednesday in January, will be … Read More