Calling all Deadhead-ers! Help us manage invasive Butterfly Bush on the Dungeness River this summer. Seed banks of this invasive shrub can be managed by the removal of flowers prior to seeding, mitigating the spread of the plant prior to removal. Tools and gloves will be provided. Please wear long pants and bring water and a lunch. Footing at the ... Read More
Summer is arriving and NOSC is gearing up to travel all across the North Olympic Peninsula to attend community events, providing fun educational experiences for the community and sharing about the work that NOSC is doing in our community. Jefferson County Fair - August 8th & 9th This community fair draws a lot of folks! NOSC will be bringing interactive ... Read More
The Salmon Coalition is looking for volunteers to help kids of all ages experience the wonder of Fin the Giant Migrating Salmon! NOSC will be bring Fin to Forever StreamFest, hosted by the Port Angeles Garden Club, on Saturday, September 20th. Volunteer shifts (2-hour slots) are available from 9:45am to 3:45pm. No experience necessary - training and a helpful volunteer ... Read More
The Salmon Coalition is looking for volunteers to help kids of all ages experience the wonder of Fin the Giant Migrating Salmon! NOSC will be bring Fin to the Dungeness River Festival, hosted by the Dungeness River Nature Center, on Friday, September 26th. Volunteer shifts (2-hour slots) are available from 8:45am to 2:45pm. No experience necessary - training and a ... Read More
Come join us again in celebrating Orca Recovery Day as the Jefferson County Conservation District and the North Olympic Salmon Coalition team up for a planting event at Salmon Creek Wildlife Area! This 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 ... Read More
Join Us at our NOSC Annual Meeting 2025! NOSC is holding its Annual Meeting Sunday, October 19th at the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe's Red Cedar Hall facility in Blyn. This is a free event where we share with our community the work we’ve done over the past year and review the broader ecological, cultural, and economic impact of our work. This ... Read More
Volunteer to help NOSC bareroot plants to prepare them for planting at the Salmon Creek Wildlife Area the next day. We will be working at the NOSC Nursery at Finnriver Farm & Cidery to remove native trees and shrubs from their storage pots. Now dormant for the winter, these plants can be transported for planting by removing the potting soil ... Read More
Volunteer with NOSC on November 8th to plant native trees and shrubs to expand the riparian buffer at Snow Creek! November 8th, 10am-2pm at Salmon Creek Wildlife Area This winter we aim to extend the riparian buffer on the west side of Snow Creek which flows on the far side of the Salmon Creek Wildlife Area. Outside the 50 -foot ... Read More
Volunteer to help NOSC bareroot plants to prepare them for planting at Serenity Lane the next day. We will be working at the NOSC Nursery at Finnriver Farm & Cidery to remove native trees and shrubs from their storage pots. Now dormant for the winter, these plants can be transported for planting by removing the potting soil from their roots. ... Read More
Join NOSC on December 3rd 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, ... Read More
