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 […]
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Several small towns, cities, and unincorporated centers lie within the Nisqually Watershed, including Ashford, Eatonville, McKenna, Yelm, Roy and the Nisqually Reservation. Each of these communities has its own identity, from Ashford at the gates of Mount Rainier, to the Nisqually Tribe along the banks of the Nisqually, or Yelm […]
Upon completion of the analysis of the accomplishments of the original 1987 Nisqually River Management Plan, the Council decided that it was time to update the plan. Instead of an update, what came out of that process was a whole new plan: The Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan. Where the original […]
This week’s blog post features 2015 Nisqually Stream Steward Deon Hanft. Deon has already completed the 40 hour Community Service commitment that we require of participants! Some of the activities he has been involved in include: Working with the Nisqually Tribe’s weir to assist in salmon recovery efforts. Assisting the […]
This week on the NREP blog… Eye on Nature field trips are a chance for students to explore native ecosystems and develop skills necessary to identify native plant and bird species. These trips are offered in the spring at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, in collaboration with […]
The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to witness animals in their natural habitats, and to watch the plants of the northwest come to life. The NREP combines forces with our federal friends to take 4th and 5th graders out to the refuge for a […]
The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to witness animals in their natural habitats, and to watch the plants of the northwest come to life. The NREP combines forces with our federal friends to take 4th and 5th graders out to the refuge for a […]
The Nisqually Watershed is unique in its relatively undeveloped characteristics. Despite being surrounded by the heavily populated centers of Olympia and Tacoma, the Nisqually Watershed contains a surprising amount of undeveloped and protected land. This results in a vast array of ecosystem types and habitats that provide benefits to a […]
The Nisqually River Education Project and South Sound GREEN hosted the 24th Annual Student GREEN Congress event on Tuesday, March 15th at The Evergreen State College. Student GREEN Congress is the culmination of two water quality monitoring days for students in the Nisqually and South Sound watersheds. After compiling their […]