Social Sustainability: A community that is healthy, wealthy, resilient, and wise Social sustainability is a new area for the Nisqually River Council and it has been a challenge to figure out where the Council can have the most impact. However, the Council has developed the following sub-goals and indicators for […]
Monthly Archives: June 2016
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As the school bells ring for the last days of the 2015-2016 school year, we look back with a lot to celebrate! More than 1,100 students and 190 volunteers monitored water quality at 30 separate water quality sites throughout the watershed 844 students with 177 adults planted more than 3,500 native […]
The Nisqually Stream Stewards is a program offered by the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Nisqually River Council. Each year, 30 participants receive 40 hours of free training in exchange for 40 hours of volunteer service within the Nisqually Watershed. We hope to inspire people to become better stewards of their […]
Nisqually River Council & Nisqually Indian Tribe 12501 Yelm Hwy SE Olympia WA 98513 PRESS RELEASE –For Immediate Release June 7, 2016 Nisqually Stream Stewards – Now Recruiting 2016 Class Participants! Do you want to be trained as a citizen scientist, learn more about your watershed, meet new people, and […]
Environmental Sustainability: A viable, healthy natural resource base The Nisqually River Council has been working on environmental sustainability since it’s inception in 1987. Most of it’s successes have been in this realm and the membership of the Council has always had a natural resources management bent. In order to track […]