Working to protect and promote the Nisqually Watershed for current and future generations

Salmon Carcass Tossing 2014

Nisqually MS students tossed 200+ Chinook carcasses!
Nisqually MS students tossed 200+ Chinook carcasses!

With 10 of our 14 field trips completed for the season, all of us at Nisqually River Education Project can honestly say the salmon tossing is good, stinky fun ! What makes our field trips special is the fact that students get to take action on the river they’ve been studying. It’s service learning at it’s best!  Students are benefitting the next generation of Chinook salmon, an ESA listed species, as well as  eagles, raccoons, bears and many other animals!  The surrounding forest also benefits as partially eaten carcasses decompose back into the land.  Of course, people benefit, by increasing the health of the salmon populations we love.  We’ve also  noticed how much the students benefit from and enjoy the fresh air and exercise!  Many thanks to all of these energetic, hardworking  students!

 

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