Goodbye Chum, Hello Coho! With our summer chum spawner surveys wrapping up on Chimacum Creek, it’s the time of year where the Salmon Coalition transitions to surveying for coho salmon in the Chimacum watershed. Unlike summer chum surveys, where volunteers walk the lower 2-3 miles of the creek, coho surveys take volunteers into the creek’s uppermost headwaters. Indeed, coho salmon … Read More
Member Tour: Hoko River Watershed – Oct. 28th
Photo: Culvert removal project on Johnson Creek (a tributary to the Hoko River) during construction – by NOSC Staff. Join Project Manager, Kevin Long for an all-day tour of NOSC’s restoration work on the Hoko River! Saturday, October 28th – 10:30am-4:30pm. We’ll explore several projects throughout the Hoko River, weaving together the story of restoring this crucial watershed. The tour … Read More
Orca Recovery Day – Volunteer Planting Oct. 14th
Sign-up to plant native species in support of orcas on October 14th from 10am-12:30pm. Come join us again in celebrating Orca Recovery Day as the Jefferson County Conservation District, the North Olympic Salmon Coalition, and Jefferson Land Trust team up for a planting event at the Snow Creek Estuary! This estuary is important habitat for Endangered Hood Canal summer chum … Read More
Volunteers Needed for Fall Student 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
Annual Meeting – October 16th
Please join us on October 16th at 5:30pm at the Dungeness River Nature Center to help celebrate another successful year at the Salmon Coalition! We’re excited to share with you the work we’ve done over the past year, both in education and restoration projects. Additionally, we’ll take you on a short walking tour at the Nature Center to learn more … Read More
RoundUP Fundraiser at Finnriver!
Raise a glass of cider for Salmon in the Schools! For the whole month of September, Finnriver Farm & Cidery will be hosting a RoundUp fundraiser to support NOSC’s elementary education program. Every purchase in the cider garden will be given the option to round up their purchase to benefit Salmon in the Schools. Salmon in the Schools is … Read More
Trivia Night – September 7th
Back by popular demand, it’s Trivia Night with North Olympic Salmon Coalition at Finnriver Cidery! 6pm start! Come test your nature knowledge about the Pacific Northwest (plus a question or three about salmon)! So, bring your best all-ages nature trivia team for two hours of fun and wacky trivia questions about the natural world. Sneak Preview: What is the largest … Read More
Member Tour: Snow & Salmon Creeks
To thank our members for their generous support of NOSC, we invite current members to attend Member Tours. We are excited to announce the first tour of this membership year! Snow & Salmon Creeks August 31st – 4:30pm Salmon Creek: 2003 & 2020 by NOSC Staff. We plant a tree and then what? This member tour will explore the multi-stage … Read More
Trivia Night – August 3rd!
Back by popular demand, it’s Trivia Night with North Olympic Salmon Coalition at Finnriver Cidery! Come test your nature knowledge about the Pacific Northwest (plus a question or three about salmon)! So, bring your best all-ages nature trivia team for two hours of fun and wacky trivia questions about the natural world. Sneak Preview: What is the largest watershed on … Read More
Spawner Surveys – Sign-up Open!
It’s hard to believe, but salmon spawner survey season is just around the corner, and we are seeking survey volunteers! The Salmon Coalition has been conducting surveys of Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed Hood Canal summer chum salmon on Chimacum Creek since their reintroduction to the creek in the mid-1990’s. Collected data helps the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife … Read More