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For more information on the plan itself, here are some resources and background.
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The 2017 Nisqually Stream Stewards celebrated graduation on September 30 at the Nisqually Watershed Festival. Over eight weeks in August and September, […]
A new information resource is available on NRC’s website! From the main page, click the “Explore the Watershed” link at the top […]
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The plan mentions fewer outmigrating Chinook juveniles in 2010. If you had the funds (!) to come to Vashon and do some beach seining, you might discover something about the size/health of the juveniles. For instance, are Nisqually stock larger than other Chinook in the sample? Perhaps you have fewer numbers but greater survival at sea.
I’m no scientist, and I know funds are tight. But we have lots of shoreline preserves on Vashon (including two newly-conserved mile-long stretches of natural beach, one on each side). The Vashon Land Trust would love to partner — we’re willing to get wet and pull nets!