This school year marks the seventh year for the Real Learning Real Work program. Through class and field lessons, students design and implement their own salmon habitat restoration project. In Early March, Blue Heron Middle School designed their re-vegetation projects in Discovery Bay. Eighty-five students took on roles of restoration professionals and used teamwork to plant native trees and shrubs … Read More
A successful planting season!
Thank you volunteers for your dedication, work, and energy this 2020 planting season! We feel so lucky to have YOU as a volunteer and are inspired by your continuous commitment to habitat restoration!
Work Party at Snow Creek Estuary
Home to endangered summer chum salmon, steelhead, coho, chinook, white sturgeon, forage fish, Olympic oysters, shorebirds, and waterfowl, the Snow and Salmon Creek Estuary is one of the most intact estuaries of its kind on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal. We’ll be working on a Jefferson Land Trust preservation area. RSVP at http://bit.ly/PlantingParty2020 See also … Read More
Planting Party Winter Calendar
The Planting Party Winter Calendar is ready! We’ll be planting trees & shrubs and doing maintenance in Jefferson and Clallam County at Discovery Bay, the Pysht River, the Dungeness River, Siebert Creek, and Morse Creek Check. This year, we’re working with Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Natural Resources, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Natural Resources, North Olympic Land Trust, the Washington Department of … Read More
2018-2019 Annual Report
Our Annual Report is here! We are proud to share our shared accomplishments from 2018-2019. Check out the report to learn about riparian recovery, fish passage projects, and stewardship programs: 2018-2019 Annual Report
2019-2020 Real Learning Real Work Kicks Off!
October marked the beginning of hands-on, field-based restoration projects for more than 100 seventh grade students from Blue Heron and Chimacum Middle Schools. Students will oversee a year-long restoration project at Salmon Creek over the course of classroom visits and field trips. Together, students’ creativity and problem-solving skills create restoration plans for the care of this land—from initial restoration designs … Read More
11/20 Trivia Night at Wind Rose Cellars
Trivia Night at Wind Rose Cellars November 20 @ 6-8PM Join the North Olympic Salmon Coalition and the North Olympic Land Trust for an evening of nature-themed trivia! Test your knowledge and win prizes during an extended happy hour at Wind Rose Cellars. Wind Rose Cellars is proud to support local non-profits, such as the Salmon Coalition and the Land Trust. … Read More
We are Hiring for Our Washington Conservation Corps Field Crew!
The Field Crew AmeriCorps position is for WA residents ages 18-25 who wish to work toward the restoration of our natural landscapes, earn valuable skills, and meet other professionals in the field of conservation. The five-person crew is primarily focused on riparian improvement but may also conduct trail projects, minor construction, noxious weed control, salmon surveys and more. Click here … Read More
We are Hiring for an 11-month AmeriCorps Position!
We are hiring for an 11-month AmeriCorps – Washington Conservation Corps Individual Placement Position. The position starts on October 7, 2019 ending September 11, 2020 and is located in Port Angeles. Members serve 40 hours/week across five days. This competitive position is open for anyone between the ages of 18-25 who fits the necessary qualifications and has a passion for … Read More