Volunteer with NOSC on November 16th to plant native trees and shrubs to expand the riparian buffer at Salmon Creek! November 16th, 10am-2pm at Salmon Creek Wildlife Area This winter we aim to extend the riparian buffer on the west side of Salmon Creek. Outside the 50 – 150-foot current buffer, the floodplain is currently dominated by invasive Reed … Read More
Announcing Winter Volunteer Plantings!
With the expansion of NOSC’s native plant nursery last winter, we are excited to start our planting season earlier this year! Having more space in our nursery allows us to hold enough plants to start riparian planting projects as soon as plants go dormant in the fall. Previous years, we have had to wait for large orders of bareroot plants … Read More
Giving Tuesday – Support Salmon in the Schools!
Giving Tuesday – Aquarium for Salmon in the Schools This Giving Tuesday we are raising funds to purchase an aquarium set-up to raise salmon in the classroom at a local elementary school. This year we are welcoming 2 new schools from Port Angeles to our elementary program and need to purchase a full aquarium set-up for Roosevelt Elementary. This program … Read More
Coho Spawner Survey Training – Volunteers Needed!
Coho season is nearly upon us on Chimacum Creek and nearby watersheds. As such, the Salmon Coalition will be hosting its annual coho survey training at Finnriver Farm and Cidery on Tuesday, November 12th from 10am to 12 pm. We’re looking for enthusiastic, able-bodied volunteers to walk the creek and its tributaries in search of coho and the nests, or redds, … Read More
Volunteers Needed for Fall Education Field Trips
It is that season again and we are gearing up to get our middle school students out in the field to start off their restoration design project. We have several field trips coming up in Clallam and Jefferson Counties this fall and are in need of volunteers to help guide students of their first field trip of the Real Learning … Read More
Volunteer Planting 10/19 – Orca Recovery Day
Come join us again in celebrating Orca Recovery Day as the Jefferson County Conservation District and the North Olympic Salmon Coalition team up for a planting event at Salmon Creek Wildlife Area! This is important habitat for Endangered Hood Canal summer chum salmon. Recent studies have shown that when Chinook salmon, the preferred prey of Southern Resident Orcas, is in … Read More
Member Tour: Nearshore Restoration in Discovery Bay – 8/29 & 9/21
Join NOSC for a Member Tour of nearshore restoration work in Discovery Bay! Member tours give Salmon Coalition Members the opportunity to see the impact of the work they support with tours of complete, in-progress, or upcoming projects with staff members. Find out more, join, or re-join today by visiting Become a Member | North Olympic Salmon Coalition (nosc.org). About … Read More
Save the Date: Oct. 15th!
Mark your calendars for the Salmon Coalition Annual Meeting October 15th! We’re excited to share with you the work we’ve done over the past year, both in education and restoration projects. We have a great keynote speaker lined up to share about the connection our work has to another unique part of our Pacific Northwest ecosystem – the Pacific Lamprey! … Read More
Spawner Survey Volunteer Training
It’s that time of year! The Salmon Coalition is preparing for its annual Summer Chum surveys on lower Chimacum Creek and is seeking volunteers to collect data. This year’s training will be held on Friday, August 30th from 10am to 12pm at the Haybarn at Finnriver Farm and Cidery. (124 Center Rd, Chimacum, WA 98325) This tends to be one of our … Read More
Community Potluck in Celebration of Rebecca Benjamin – RSVP!
SAVE THE DATE! You’re Invited to a Community Potluck in Celebration of Rebecca Benjamin When: Wednesday, August 21st, from 5-7 PM, followed by a dance party with DJ Lunchlady Where: Finnriver Cidery, 124 Center Road, Chimacum Join us as we celebrate Rebecca Benjamin, the outgoing Executive Director of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC). After 18 years of visionary leadership … Read More