Volunteer Opportunity: Native Plant Potting 2/26/26
2026-02-26 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Finnriver Farm & Cidery, 124 Center Road, Chimacum, WA, 98325
Come join us as we pot up plants for future riparian restoration projects. We will be stocking up our nursery with trees and shrubs that will eventually become future forests along our local creeks and rivers. Our nursery is located in Chimacum at the Finnriver Farm & Cidery.
February 26th, 1pm-3pm.
Gloves and tools will be provided.

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Volunteer Planting – Dungeness
2026-03-07 10:00 - 14:00
Join NOSC on March 7th 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. This diverse riparian area 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, March 7th
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.

Top: Volunteers planting native plants along the Dungeness River. Photo by John Gussman.

*CANCELED* Volunteer Opportunity: Native Plant Potting 3/13/26
2026-03-13 13:00 - 15:30
Please join us on March 19th instead, to pot up plants for future riparian restoration projects. We will be stocking up our nursery with trees and shrubs that will eventually become future forests along our local creeks and rivers. Our nursery is located in Chimacum at the Finnriver Farm & Cidery.

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Volunteer Opportunity: Native Plant Potting 3/19/26
2026-03-19 13:00 - 15:30
Come join us as we pot up plants for future riparian restoration projects. We will be stocking up our nursery with trees and shrubs that will eventually become future forests along our local creeks and rivers. Our nursery is located in Chimacum at the Finnriver Farm & Cidery.
March 19th, 1pm-3:30pm.
Gloves and tools will be provided.

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Volunteer Opportunity: Youth Restoration Field Trips
2026-03-24 | Salmon Creek in Discovery Bay, W Uncas Road
It is that season again and we are gearing up to get our middle school students out in the field to start executing their restoration planting projects they spent all this winter designing. We have several field trips coming up in Clallam and Jefferson Counties this spring and are in need of volunteers to help guide students as part of the Real Learning Real Work program.
What to expect as an education volunteer:
There are several roles for you to help with! Please communicate with me if you are not comfortable in one of the roles.

Setting-up & cleaning up: this involves transporting equipment to different areas of the site such as tape measure, bins of work gloves, tables, and rain gear.
Floating Guide: float between groups of 4-6 students and help guide them to carry out their assigned tasks, answer questions, and help with task such as planting, using tools, identifying invasives, etc.
Equipment/Gear/Plants: check out tools and equipment to students, help them find work gloves that fit, ensure they return tools/gloves in a clean(ish) and organized fashion. Distribute plants to groups.

I will send out an updated schedule and any additional information you might need the week before the field trip. We will meet 30-45 minutes before the students arrive to answer questions, go over the schedule, and make sure you feel prepared.
Dates & Locations:
Sequim is our largest school we work with and they split their trip into 2 days, ½ the 7th grade class on each day. This is our greatest need for volunteers – the more volunteers we have, the smaller we can keep student groups. Students get way more out of the experience if they are able to work with small groups.
March 24th – Salmon Creek, Blue Heron MS
March 26th – Dungeness River, Sequim MS
March 27th – Dungeness River, Sequim MS
May 14th – Salmon Creek, Blue Heron MS
Please sign up HERE.
Feel free to reach out to lmccord@nosc.org if you have any questions!
Image courtesy of Charles Espey.

Volunteer Opportunity: Youth Restoration Field Trip
2026-03-26, 2026-03-27 | Dungeness River

Volunteer: Chimacum Creek Salmon Release Field Trip
2026-04-10 | HJ Carrol Park, 9884 WA-19, Chimacum, 98325, United States
Students have spent the last couple months raising coho salmon from eggs and now will get a chance to release them into a local waterway. They will also participate in several other activities such as macroinvertebrate studies, salmon life cycle games, art, and habitat assessments. Volunteers help NOSC staff lead activities, set-up and take-down supplies, and ensure students rotate through activity stations safely.
April 17th, 24th, 29th, 30th & May 7th – Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe House of Salmon Hatchery on the Elwha River. Tentative timing is from 8:30am-1:30pm.
April 10th and 21st – HJ Carrol Park on Chimacum Creek. Tentative timing is from 12-3pm on the 10th and 10am-2pm for the 21st.

Photo by Mae Wolfe.

Volunteer: Elwha Salmon Release Field Trip
2026-04-17, 2026-04-24, 2026-04-29, 2026-04-30, 2026-05-07 | House of Salmon Hatchery, 700 Stratton Road, Port Angeles
Students have spent the last couple months raising coho salmon from eggs and now will get a chance to release them into a local waterway. They will also participate in several other activities such as macroinvertebrate studies, salmon life cycle games, art, and habitat tours. Volunteers help NOSC staff lead activities, set-up and take-down supplies, and ensure students rotate through activity stations safely.
April 17th, 24th, 29th, 30th & May 7th – Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe House of Salmon Hatchery on the Elwha River. Tentative timing is from 8:30am-1:30pm.
April 10th and 21st – HJ Carrol Park on Chimacum Creek. Tentative timing is from 12-3pm on the 10th and 10am-2pm for the 21st.

Photo by Mae Wolfe.

Volunteer: Chimacum Creek Salmon Release Field Trip
2026-04-21

Bioblitz
2026-04-25 10:00 - 15:00 | Salmon Creek in Discovery Bay, W Uncas Road
What is a Bioblitz?
A Bioblitz is a citizen science biological inventory where a group of people work to locate and identify as many species (plants, animals, fungi, etc.) as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. It differs from traditional scientific inquiry, which is usually limited to trained professionals, in that it brings together volunteer scientists, families, and other members of the general public. Community members get the opportunity to work alongside scientists to learn about the biological diversity of local natural spaces while gaining skills and knowledge to develop a stronger connection to these spaces. Species identifications will be recorded using the iNaturalist App or via a paper recording form. The iNaturalist app can be downloaded on a smartphone for free and will help compile the cumulative data in real time. Learn more about the app at A Community for Naturalists · iNaturalist.
About the event
This Bioblitz will take place on Saturday, April 25th from 10:00-3:00 at the North Olympic Wildlife Area—Discovery Bay Unit, located 14 miles southeast of Port Townsend at the head of Discovery Bay. This area has been the site of extensive restoration work to restore habitat for endangered Hood Canal Summer Chum, coho, and steelhead. This restoration work includes riparian, stream, wetland, and nearshore areas that provide habitat for a wide range of plants and animals. Long term monitoring of the entire ecosystem gives us and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (the landowner) important information about the recovery of these ecosystems and the far-reaching impacts of restoration work.
What to expect
Participants can expect to walk a mile or two throughout the course of the day’s activities, but topography at the site is flat with only occasional small obstacles such as downed trees to maneuver around. Please bring warm clothes, raingear (just in case!), footwear for wet/muddy conditions, and a sack lunch. Weather in late April can be hit or miss, we could have beautiful blue skies or precipitation, so be prepared for either!

Volunteer Opportunity: Youth Restoration Field Trip
2026-05-14 | Salmon Creek in Discovery Bay, W Uncas Road
It is that season again and we are gearing up to get our middle school students out in the field again to assess the success of their restoration planting projects they spent all this winter designing and implementing. We have one last you field trip this spring and are in need of volunteers to help guide students as part of the Real Learning Real Work program.
What to expect as an education volunteer:
There are several roles for you to help with! Please communicate with me if you are not comfortable in one of the roles.

Setting-up & cleaning up: this involves transporting equipment to different areas of the site such as tape measure, bins of work gloves, tables, and rain gear.
Floating Guide: float between groups of 4-6 students and help guide them to carry out their assigned tasks, answer questions, and help with task such as planting, using tools, identifying invasives, etc.
Equipment/Gear/Plants: check out tools and equipment to students, help them find work gloves that fit, ensure they return tools/gloves in a clean(ish) and organized fashion.

I will send out an updated schedule and any additional information you might need the week before the field trip. We will meet 30-45 minutes before the students arrive to answer questions, go over the schedule, and make sure you feel prepared.
Dates & Locations:
Sequim is our largest school we work with and they split their trip into 2 days, ½ the 7th grade class on each day. This is our greatest need for volunteers – the more volunteers we have, the smaller we can keep student groups. Students get way more out of the experience if they are able to work with small groups.
March 24th – Salmon Creek, Blue Heron MS
March 26th – Dungeness River, Sequim MS
March 27th – Dungeness River, Sequim MS
May 14th – Salmon Creek, Blue Heron MS
Please sign up HERE.
Feel free to reach out to lmccord@nosc.org if you have any questions!
Image courtesy of Charles Espey.
