Real Learning Real Work Field Trips

Image by Bre Harris   Would you like to lend a hand in creating the next generation of salmon stewards? We have a need for volunteers to assist with our upcoming Real Learning Real Work field trips with students from several different middle schools. Students will be planting native trees and shrubs on their plots to help restore riparian habitat … Read More

Request for Proposals Being Accepted!

Interested in applying? Click HERE for the RFP and to learn more about the evaluation process. Requests for Proposals are due  April 15th to sdoyle@nosc.org.      

Kilisut Harbor Mini Planting 4/7

Event Info: Location: Kilisut Harbor Restoration Site (Between Marrowstone and Indian Islands) Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022 Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Register Here! Update: We have reached capacity, email outreach@nosc.org if you would like to be place on the waitlist. Note: This is a small volunteer event, so spots are very limited. Additional Info: Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own gloves. … Read More

Dungeness River Plantings

Notice: The February plantings have been cancelled due to the ground being frozen. These plantings will be rescheduled for a future date in March. Come join the Clallam County Conservation District, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and the Salmon Coalition to help plant native shrubs and trees along the Dungeness River in Sequim. The plantings will occur on  March 2nd, and March … Read More

Lucky Deer Planting

Event Info: Location: Discovery Bay Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022 Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Register Here! Update: We have reached capacity. Email outreach@nosc.org to be placed on a waitlist. Additional Info: Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own gloves. If you do not have gloves NOSC can provide some to keep Dress appropriately for the weather Directions and the Covid-19 Participation Agreement … Read More

Kilisut Harbor Planting

Come join us in planting  native trees and shrubs at the recently completed Kilisut Harbor Restoration site between Indian and Marrowstone Islands! Event Info: Location: Kilisut Harbor Restoration Site (Between Marrowstone and Indian Islands) Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Register Here! Update: We have reached capacity. Email at outreach@nosc.org if you would like to be placed on a … Read More

2021 Annual Meeting

Thanks for joining us on October 28th to help celebrate another successful year at the Salmon Coalition! We talked about our upcoming projects, showed a sneak peek of our new online Real Learning, Real Work virtual component, and shared the changes we’ve seen at Morse Creek, 11 years after project completion. If you missed the meeting, you can view it … Read More

Orca Recovery Day Planting Party

Come join us in celebrating Orca Recovery Day as NOSC and the Jefferson County Conservation District team up for a planting event at the Snow Creek Estuary! This estuary 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 short supply, they’ll supplement … Read More

WCC is Hiring for the NOSC Restoration Crew!

Improve habitat for fish and wildlife, serve outdoors, and gain hands-on environmental skills by joining the Washington Conservation Corps! We are now recruiting AmeriCorps members on our crews statewide, including positions in Jefferson County. With 260 field crew opportunities and an internship program, we offer a wide range of exciting, valuable opportunities in the environmental field. Serving on a WCC … Read More

A History of Summer Chum in Chimacum Creek

For almost three decades, NOSC volunteers have donned waders and hiked up Chimacum Creek to monitor Hood Canal Summer Chum – an Endangered Species Act-listed run. This annual community science effort is one of the Salmon Coalition’s core volunteer programs and gathers invaluable data that helps us get a better understanding of how we can  support our salmon runs. But … Read More