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 […]
Nisqually River Education Project
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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 […]
I’m thrilled to be Nisqually River Education Project’s new Environmental Education/Tribal Liaison Americorps. Originally from Chesapeake, Virginia, I’ve spent the past 8 years learning about the flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest. I have a Bachelors of Art from The Evergreen State College, focusing on media, animation, marine biology, […]
I went to school in Montana. If you asked my 10-year-old self what a fry was, I would have answered a tasty form of potato; I wouldn’t have been able to name a single species of Pacific salmon; and I certainly was unaware of their spawn and die life cycle. […]
“How do trees help salmon?” Before getting out in the field with students to plant trees as a habitat restoration activity, I asked this question during classroom presentations. While we think of salmon as purely aquatic species and trees as terrestrial, the relationship between these two demonstrates the deep interconnectedness […]
Hear all about the 26th Annual Student GREEN Congress from our AmeriCorps volunteer Brandon Bywater. On March 22, 2018, over 500 students from all over the South Puget Sound area descended upon The Evergreen State College for the 26th annual Student GREEN Congress (SGC). The SGC is the culminating experience […]
Want to support local efforts to connect kids with nature? Then mark your calendars for the evening of Tuesday January 23 and join us for our annual Eye On Nature fundraiser at the family-friendly Fish Tale Brew Pub in downtown Olympia (515 Jefferson St SE, Olympia, WA 98501). The fun begins at 5:00PM! Eye […]
On October 19th, 47 classes with more than 900 students participated in Water Quality Monitoring Day in the Nisqually Watershed. Each class monitors for 8 basic WQ Parameters: Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, Fecal Coliform, pH, Turbidity, Nitrates, Total Solids, and Biochemical Oxygen Demand. These test results are shared with local, county, […]
Welcome to our Washington Service Corps member, Brandon Bywater! Brandon comes to us from the Chicago area, and has already led Nearshore field trips, trained volunteers, and taught water quality monitoring lessons with over 20 classes around the watershed. I am an Environmental Educator working with the Nisqually River Education […]