The Nisqually River Council, in partnership with the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA), is leading a community-based effort to establish the Nisqually River Water Trail. We need your help! Design and submit your original idea for a chance for your art to become the official […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
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Wednesday, May 10th is Give BIG day! What is Give BIG? It’s an online giving event that was started by the Seattle Foundation to help raise money and awareness for Seattle area non-profits. But the Nisqually River Foundation wants to make it easier for you to support efforts here in […]
The Nisqually Stream Steward is a free program of the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Nisqually River Council. People who join receive 40 hours of training on the people, plants and animals of the Nisqually Watershed, in exchange for 40+ hours of volunteer time over the next year. Stream Steward graduate […]
Hi, my name is Zoë Lovell and I am the newest member of the Nisqually River Education Program! I’m a recent graduate from The Evergreen State College and I have a HUGE passion for wildlife. My education has taken me all over the Pacific Northwest studying diverse ecosystems and pressing […]
This month’s Executive Director’s Corner highlights the benefits that nature provides us everyday–often without our recognition! Earth Economics, a non-profit based out of Tacoma, worked with the Nisqually River Council to calculate all of these benefits, called ecosystem services, and show how much a healthy ecosystem is worth. Between $280 […]
Each school year, thousands of students participate in two water quality monitoring events hosted by the Nisqually River Education Project (NREP). The citizen science effort has been ongoing for over 25 years and helps to identify areas of the watershed that have poor water quality. NREP focuses on salmon recovery, […]
The Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan (NWSP) is the guiding document of the Nisqually River Council. It has 11 indicators, each of which promotes social, economic, and ecological integrity – the 3 branches of a sustainable community. As a part of our monthly blog, we highlight actions, projects and stories from […]
The Nisqually Stream Steward is a free program of the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Nisqually River Council. People who join receive 40 hours of training on the people, plants and animals of the Nisqually Watershed, in exchange for 40+ hours of volunteer time over the next year. Our volunteers work […]
The Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan (NWSP) is the guiding document of the Nisqually River Council. It has 11 indicators, each of which promotes social, economic, and ecological integrity – the 3 branches of a sustainable community. As a part of our monthly blog, we highlight actions, projects and stories from […]