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SUMMARY:Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Class
DESCRIPTION:Join NOSC to monitor macroinvertebrates at Chimacum Creek!\nMacroinvertebrate. It’s a term that is familiar to some\, but unfamiliar to many. Macroinvertebrates are small organisms that lack a backbone\, are visible to the naked eye\, and are large enough to be easily collected. Aquatic macroinvertebrates include insects\, crustaceans\, bivalves\, gastropods\, and annelids. The particular assemblage of aquatic macroinvertebrates in a given waterway can be an excellent indicator of ecosystem health. This is because different species have varying levels of tolerance to pollution and disturbance. Some\, like stoneflies and mayflies are highly sensitive to changes in water quality\, while organisms like crayfish\, leeches\, black flies and midges are much less sensitive. Macroinvertebrate sampling is a fun and relatively simple way to assess stream health and NOSC has been facilitating sampling activities in local streams and rivers for several years. Come join us on Thursday\, May 21st from 10 am – 1 pm at HJ Carroll Park in Chimacum as we analyze the creek’s health through macroinvertebrate sampling. This is an activity that is appropriate for all ages\, so feel free to bring the family along! \nEvent Details:\nThursday\, May 21st \n10 am – 1 pm \nPlease arrive by 10 am for site orientation and training. Bring snacks\, water\, layers appropriate for our spring weather. If you’d like to participate in the collection of macroinvertebrates from the creek\, please bring waterproof boots. NOSC will have a limited supply of hip waders available on a first come first served basis. \n \nTop: photo of a mayfly nymph courtesy Tom Murray.
URL:https://nosc.org/event/macro-class/
LOCATION:HJ Carrol Park\, 9884 WA-19\, Chimacum\, 98325\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Stewardship Day: Butterfly Bush Deadheading
DESCRIPTION: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.   \nTools and gloves will be provided. Please wear long pants and bring water and a lunch. Footing at the site is uneven. We will be working on rocky gravel bars. Activity ranges from mild to moderate and can be adapted to ability level.  \nAbout the project:  \nWith the Dungeness Riparian Recovery Project\, NOSC is working with willing landowners on the Dungeness River and its tributaries to remove invasive plants like butterfly bush and knotweed in the riparian corridor before planting or seeding the areas with native plants that support pollinators and salmon. Although pretty\, these plants quickly take over gravel bars and stream banks\, excluding the growth of native plants. In order to prevent reseeding from plants upstream\, butterfly bush removal is tackled from upstream to downstream to eliminate seeds from being transported by the water flow. So far\, NOSC has removed butterfly bush from nearly 3 miles of the Dungeness and associated side channels. Downstream seeds banks can be mitigated through deadheading plants that are too large to pull – cutting off the flowers before they go the seed. Each flower cluster can produce up to 40\,000 seeds!  \n \nThis project is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and- invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution\, creating jobs\, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.
URL:https://nosc.org/event/8126stewardship/
LOCATION:Serenity Lane\, Otter Way\, Sequim\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Family Friendly,Volunteer
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Training: Spawner Surveys
DESCRIPTION:Seeking Spawner Survey Volunteers!\nTraining – August 21st\, 10am-12pm \nWow! Summer has nearly flown by\, and the Salmon Coalition is preparing for its annual Summer Chum spawner surveys on lower Chimacum Creek. Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed Hood Canal Summer Chum salmon were lost from the Chimacum Creek watershed in the late 1980’s after the failure of the Irondale Road culvert released several tons of fine sediment\, smothering salmon spawning grounds and wiping out the already-dwindling population from the Creek. \nA grassroots reintroduction effort spearheaded by Wild Olympic Salmon and concerned community members using eggs from nearby Salmon Creek was undertaken beginning in the mid-1990’s. Reintroduction was a resounding success\, and summer chum salmon in Chimacum Creek have been self-sustaining since 2003. \nThe Salmon Coalition has been monitoring the population in Chimacum Creek since reintroduction and we’re looking for volunteers to conduct surveys and collect data on these resilient fish. Surveys entail walking a section of the creek\, tallying both live and dead fish\, and collecting scale samples from deceased fish. Collected data helps the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) assess the health of the Chimacum Creek subpopulation and is also used to inform future management decisions. \nThis year’s mandatory training will be held on Friday\, August 21st from 10am to 12pm at the Haybarn at Finnriver Farm and Cidery in Chimacum. This tends to be one of our most popular volunteer activities\, so register soon by clicking the link below. We hope to see you at the training! \n \nPhoto courtesy of Charles Espey.
URL:https://nosc.org/event/volunteer-training-spawner-surveys-2/
LOCATION:Finnriver Farm & Cidery\, 124 Center Road\, Chimacum\, WA\, 98325
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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