Join us in raising funds to keep an “Eye on Nature”!

by ashley on February 13, 2012

Join the Nisqually River Education Project and the Nisqually Reach Nature Center in an attempt to fund field trips for K-12 students to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge!  These field trips work to introduce and familiarize students with the flora and fauna at our local refuge.  The event takes place March 6th from 6:00 to 9:30pm at the Fish Tale Brew Pub in downtown Olympia.  There will be a silent auction with a number of amazing items provided by the Fishanthropists and 25 cents of each beer purchased throughout the evening will be donated to the cause.  Music and entertainment provided by the Oly Mountain Boys!  There’s a 5$ suggested donation at the door.  Hope to see you there!

Click here to see the event flyer!

Click here to check out the event on Facebook!

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Elbe Rest Stop Finally Completed!

by ashley on January 27, 2012

After many years of planning, the rest stop in Elbe has been completed and the doors are now opened to the public.  The building, which has been around since the 1930′s, was once a bunkhouse used by the Civilian Conservation Corps.  This addition not only spells relief for travelers passing through, but for the local businesses who have been lending out their toilets and resources for years.  For now, the rest stop is only opened on the weekends and holidays, but will have daily hours when traffic flows to Mount Rainier National Park increase for the spring season.

Click here to read the full article at The News Tribune.

 

 

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2nd Annual Nisqually Chinook Project Review!

January 27, 2012

Join the Nisqually Tribe for their 2nd Annual Nisqually Chinook Project Review!  The meeting will cover the status of the Nisqually Chinook, actions taken towards recovery in 2011, and plans for moving forwards in 2012.  It will be held on February 7th from 10am to 12:40pm at the Nisqually Natural Resources office.  Everyone is welcomed [...]

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Chum Salmon Homecoming in Roy!

January 27, 2012

Saturday, January 14th marked the day we welcome the chum salmon back to Muck Creek in the city of Roy, WA.  Though the morning turned out to be a chilly one, and there weren’t any salmon for us to greet, the event provided an opportunity for members of the community throughout the watershed to come [...]

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Nisqually Estuary Restoration Team Honored Nationally

December 20, 2011

Saturday, December 10th was a day to remember in the Nisqually watershed.  On that day, 17 projects partners spanning across 5 watersheds in the south Puget Sound were honored for the amazing work done to restore the Nisqually Estuary.  For over 15 years, the Nisqually Estuary Restoration Team has worked to plan, fund, and implement [...]

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NREP Kicks Off Salmon Carcass Tossing Season!!!

December 7, 2011

Salmon Carcass Tossing is in full swing here at NREP!  Clarkmoor Elementary yesterday and Shining Mountain Elementary today!  Fresh air, exercise, and boosting the food chain for our threatened Chinook salmon….good work, students!!! To see more photos and learn more about the Nisqually River Education Project, visit us on Facebook!

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Volunteers Wanted for the Nisqually Salmon Watcher Program

November 7, 2011

Learn How to Identify and Count Adult Salmon While Joining in the Exciting Experience of Watching Salmon Spawn The Nisqually Stream Stewards Program is looking for volunteers to help monitor streams within the Nisqually River watershed during salmon spawning season. Volunteers will be trained to identify salmon species so they can count spawning adult salmon [...]

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Public television host’s view on the Nisqually

September 13, 2011

Carl Safina, host of the PBS series Saving the Ocean (among many other things), recently visited the Nisqually watershed. He wrote up a nice blog summarizing his visit: Salmon have lots of problems in many places. But some places have solutions. One is the Nisqually River in Washington State. There, wild Chinook Salmon were eliminated [...]

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Red Salmon slough dike removal coverage in the Olympian, KUOW

August 25, 2011

The Nisqually Indian Tribe’s current restoration of the Red Salmon Slough area at the mouth of the Nisqually is receiving some coverage on KUOW and in the Olympian. From the Olympian story: The last major dike removal project in the Nisqually River estuary will wrap up next week, freeing the river to flow naturally near [...]

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NY Times Green blog: As a River Warms, Hope Beckons

July 22, 2011

The recent New York Times article on global warming and the Nisqually watershed was followed up by with a blog post on the Times’ Green blog: In my article in Thursday’s Times about the future of the Nisqually watershed in Washington State, I mention efforts by conservation groups and land trusts across the country to [...]

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