Throughout the months of January, February and March, we planted nearly 11,300 trees with the help of 175 students, 100 volunteers, and our 5 Washington Conservation Corps crew members. This helped improve the salmon habitat at 13 different sites across the Peninsula and offsets approximately 48,759.5 tons of carbon! We had 70 new and 30 returning volunteers help us plant … Read More
Come Plant Trees with the Salmon Coalition!
Come plant native trees and learn about local habitat restoration! NOSC volunteers and crew will be setting out to plant 10,000+ trees and shrubs this year! Reforestation helps improve water quality and create healthy habitat for the fish and wildlife that frequent the area. Tools and gloves will be provided, but are in limited supply so feel free to bring your … Read More
Volunteers Spend Saturday Planting Trees Along the Dungeness River
Our first tree planting event of the season was a huge success! With 30+ volunteers, we planted nearly 400 trees and shrubs along the Dungeness River. In January 2016, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe purchased the property that was planted in, with funding from Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration and Floodplains by Design. The Salmon Coalition has been partnering with the … Read More
It’ BINGO Time!
You’ve waited all year and it’s finally here! It’s BINGO time! So, dust off those salmon hats and grab your friends, family, and fellow salmon supporters for BINGO, every Wednesday in January, 7pm-9:30pm, starting January 2nd. 100% of the game proceeds will be donated directly to the Salmon Coalition.
Fishes and Wishes New Year’s Celebration
Join Finnriver and NOSC in celebration of the New Year! On Monday, December, 31st, at Finnriver Cider and Orchard, there will be live jazz music, pebble blessings, a Chimacum Creek walk, and a special lighting of FIN, the giant migrating salmon. The Chimacum Creek walk will be lead by NOSC’s Stewardship Coordinator, Sarah Doyle, who will elaborate on the importance … Read More
Real Learning Real Work is Underway!
NOSC’s Real Learning Real Work education program kicked off on October 16th/19th with Chimacum and Blue Heron schools. The Real Learning Real Work program works with students in Jefferson and Clallam County to work alongside real restoration professionals at real restoration sites, learning the techniques that specialists use everyday. Charles captured the 7th grade students working hard to develop plot maps (the area that … Read More
Coho Surveyor Training
It’s that time of year again! The coho spawning salmon are soon to be making their way back up Chimacum creek. If you are interested in experiencing one of nature’s most fascinating migrations please join us on Monday, October 29th from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Port Hadlock for our Coho Spawner Survey Training. Please RSVP online using this … Read More
Six Powerful Women
Six powerful women pose for a photo, including this year’s Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award winner – our very own Sarah Doyle! From left to right, Anne Murphy, L. Katherin Baril, Sarah Doyle, Sarah Spaeth, Jude Rubin, and Rebecca Benjamin. Sarah won the award jointly with Eloise Kailin, the 99 year old Olympic Environmental Council co-founder. Sarah and Eloise represent … Read More
Event Recap: Orca Festival
With a light breeze, 75 degrees and sunny, June 23rd marked the perfect day for the Port Townsend Orca Festival! The Orca Festival is annual tradition celebrating the relationships of two iconic species of the Salish Sea: the Orca and the Salmon. The festival is dedicated to deepening our relationship and responsibility to these species. So, whale experts, educators, artists and community members … Read More