Join NOSC on January 25th to plant trees and shrubs along the Dungeness River!

An aerial image of the Dungeness River, taken in 2020. Photo by John Gussman.

As part of an ongoing riparian forest restoration project, we will be returning to the Dungeness River to plant trees and shrubs at the Serenity Lane Riparian Restoration Project. In previous years, this site underwent a massive invasive species removal effort. We aim to fill in the remaining portion of the project with native plants. This diverse future forest will grow to shade the salmon stream, control erosion, and provide habitat for the birds, insects, amphibians, and mammals that also call the Dungeness ecosystem home.

Planting Details:

Saturday, January 25th

10am – 2pm

Please arrive by 10am for site orientation. We’ll take a break for lunch around noon. A site tour will take place at about 1:30pm.

Please bring lunch, water, and layers/footwear you need to be comfortable in our winter weather!

Directions will be provided in RSVP confirmation email.

Riverbank lupine growing along the Dungeness River. Photo by John Gussman.

About the Project:

In 2015, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe purchased and removed several homes at danger of washing into the Dungeness River. The Salmon Coalition joined the Dungeness River Riparian Project in a massive community effort to remove invasive species and replace them with native plants, including seeding the area with riverbank lupine. In recent years, Serenity Lane has been the site of several NOSC student plantings. It is time to return to the site to fill in remaining areas with native trees and shrubs, ensuring invasive vegetation remains at bay.

Top: A Washington Conservation Corps restoration crew member stands near invasive butterfly bush being removed from the Serenity Lane Riparian Restoration project. Photo by Torin Blaker.