A thrum of excited voices fills the gymnasium at The Evergreen State College this Spring as hundreds of elementary and middle school students stream into bleachers with smiles on their faces, folders in their hands, and looks of anticipation for what the day will bring. Student MC’s Brady and Emmalin, […]
Nisqually River Education Project
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There are always a few perfect winter days on the mountain and students from Wa He Lut Indian School were treated to one such day during our recent winter field trip to Mount Rainier National Park. As the bus approached Longmire, the sound of crunching snow under the chained-up tires […]
Hi I’m Sam Wensley and I’ll be the new Nisqually River Education Project Environmental Education AmeriCorps member this school year! I was raised in the Pacific Northwest with a great love and respect for our environment, and I have always wanted to dedicate my life to working in its defense […]
The Nisqually River Education Project (NREP) has been hard at work for over 25 years collecting data on the health of our local waterways. Classrooms of students have tested the water twice a year at dozens of sites along the Nisqually River. The NREP gives students and teachers all the […]
In honor of AmeriCorps week (March 13th-19th), I’d like to share a bit about my experience as an AmeriCorps member for the Nisqually River Education Project. I have been serving as an environmental educator for the NREP for just over 6 months now and have learned a lot about what […]
This December, the NREP team has been busy with salmon dissections! These last few weeks we were able to visit 10 science class periods at Nisqually Middle School and 8 classes at various local elementary schools to demonstrate salmon dissections for students. Our salmon were graciously donated to us by […]
It’s officially tree planting season! NREP is partnering with the Nisqually Land Trust, and the Nisqually Tribe to plant over 4,000 native trees and shrubs in riparian habitats. Riparian zones are the areas that border rivers and play a vital role in salmon recovery. A healthy riparian zone is rich […]
It is officially the end of our fall water quality monitoring season! While this year looked a bit different than water testing in the past, we were still able to have an amazing time testing with elementary and middle schools all around the Nisqually Watershed. Our efforts allowed us to […]
Hello, Hello! My name is Layne Perkins and I’m so excited to be joining the Nisqually River Education Project family as the Environmental Education AmeriCorps! I was born and raised in Tacoma, WA and am overjoyed that I get to be giving back to my community. I received a Bachelor […]