Celebrating Summer Solstice & Salmon! Saturday, June 21st An all-ages gathering of salmon education and celebration! Meet Fin the giant Salmon: 12-5 pm Salish Sea Makers Market: 12-5 pm Booths, games, crafts! In partnership with Salish Sea Makers Market, we will be hosting booths, games, vendors, and crafts for a creativity-filled community gathering. Find out more! Want to help at ... Read More
Two-Day Program for Kids (Ages 8-12) FREE - Registration Required June 25 & June 27 | 1pm - 3:30pm Limited to 25 participants - must attend both days to release a fish! Join the Adventure! Dive into the amazing world of salmon and the ecosystems they rely on. Through hands-on activities, kids will learn about the salmon life cycle, healthy ... Read More
Five years ago, a coalition of community partners came together to reopen the natural connection between Oak Bay and Kilisut Harbor. What once was a blocked waterway is now a thriving estuarine ecosystem, home again to juvenile salmon, migratory birds, and eelgrass meadows. Join us and project partners as we mark the 5-Year Anniversary of the Kilisut Harbor Restoration and ... Read More
Two-Day Program for Kids (Ages 8-12) FREE - Registration Required June 25 & June 27 | 1pm - 3:30pm Limited to 25 participants - must attend both days to release a fish! Join the Adventure! Dive into the amazing world of salmon and the ecosystems they rely on. Through hands-on activities, kids will learn about the salmon life cycle, healthy ... Read More
Join NOSC for a Member Tour! Member tours give Salmon Coalition Members the opportunity to see the impact of the work they support with tours of complete, in-progress, or upcoming projects with staff members. Find out more, join, or re-join today by visiting Become a Member | North Olympic Salmon Coalition (nosc.org). For the past 25 years, the Salmon Coalition has ... Read More
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
Join NOSC for a Member Tour! Member tours give Salmon Coalition Members the opportunity to see the impact of the work they support with tours of complete, in-progress, or upcoming projects with staff members. Find out more, join, or re-join today by visiting Become a Member | North Olympic Salmon Coalition (nosc.org). In 2010, the Salmon Coalition completed a large-scale stream ... 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
Join NOSC for Salmon Spotting! Join us at the Dungeness River Nature Center Friday, August 29 for a morning of discovery as we look for signs of returning salmon in the Dungeness River. This is a relaxed, drop-in style event—stop by anytime between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM to learn how to spot salmon, identify key behaviors, learn about salmon ... Read More
