Was it the topic, the amazing guest presenters from our NOAA partners in Seattle? The sail aboard the Lady Washington or our awesome local partners and the lessons they shared? Maybe it was the locally sourced yummy refreshments or the potluck lunch? Whatever the reason, we loved breaking our Summer Teachers Institute […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
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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 […]
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 […]
This week’s blog post features 2015 Nisqually Stream Steward Sharon Heath. Sharon recently completed her 40 hour volunteer requirement and shares her thoughts on what it means to be a steward of the Nisqually Watershed. Sharon has joined the Nisqually River Education Project on multiple field trips, monitored spawning salmon, […]
The Nisqually Watershed Festival is an annual celebration of the people, plants, and animals of the Nisqually Watershed. Each year, students in grades 1st-6th have the opportunity to submit their original artwork to the Nisqually Watershed Poster Contest, with artwork featured at the Festival! This year’s theme is “Migratory Birds […]
Every September Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge hosts the ever-wonderful Nisqually Watershed Festival. The festival is put on by the Nisqually River Foundation and its partners, including the Nisqually Indian Tribe, Nisqually Reach Nature Center, and Tacoma Public Utilities. Included among the booths and various activities is the […]