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
Seeking Spawner Survey Volunteers! Training - August 28th, 10am-12pm Wow! 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 ... 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
It is that season again and we are gearing up to get our middle school students out in the field to start off their restoration design project. We have several field trips coming up in Clallam and Jefferson Counties this fall and are in need of volunteers to help guide students of their first field trip of the Real Learning ... Read More
It is that season again and we are gearing up to get our middle school students out in the field to start off their restoration design project. We have several field trips coming up in Clallam and Jefferson Counties this fall and are in need of volunteers to help guide students of their first field trip of the Real Learning ... 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
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
