“How do trees help salmon?” Before getting out in the field with students to plant trees as a habitat restoration activity, I asked this question during classroom presentations. While we think of salmon as purely aquatic species and trees as terrestrial, the relationship between these two demonstrates the deep interconnectedness […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Make a holiday donation to support our work in the Nisqually Watershed! The Nisqually River Foundation, Nisqually River Education Project, Nisqually Stream Stewards, and all our programs rely year-round on the amazing support of our community. Thanks to your donations, volunteer time, expertise, and passion, our watershed continues to build […]
Hello! My name is Chrissy Webb, and I am so excited to be part of the Nisqually River Education Project. As a new resident of the Nisqually watershed, I’m eager to not only get to know and explore this unique system, but to study it, protect it, celebrate it, and […]
Hello! My name is Chrissy Webb, and I am so excited to be part of the Nisqually River Education Project. As a new resident of the Nisqually watershed, I’m eager to not only get to know and explore this unique system, but to study it, protect it, celebrate it, and help […]
Read all about the Summer Institute for Teachers 2018 by our summer intern from Evergreen State College Amber Left-Hand-Bull. On June 25-27, 2018, the Nisqually River Education Project and its partners South Sound GREEN and Chehalis Basin Education Consortium presented the Summer Institute for Teachers 2018: Climate Change in the […]
The Nisqually River Education Project was one of eight projects to receive funding this year from NOAA’s Pacific Northwest Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program. B-WET, established in 2002, seeks to improve the understanding of environmental stewardship of students, teachers and communities across the United States through education. These grants support […]
For 29 years, the annual Nisqually Watershed Festival has celebrated the Nisqually’s history, culture, and natural resources. Join us on Saturday, September 29, at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, for the 29th annual Festival, and be part of our unique legacy of community and conservation! The festival […]
Big news from the NREP. You’ve likely seen many posts over the years about the twice-yearly water quality testing done across the Nisqually Watershed. These testing events bring out hundreds of students from 4th-8th grade out to testing sites to test water samples for things like: Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, pH, […]
Today’s guest post comes from Katie Allowatt, an AmeriCorps volunteer with our partners at the Chehalis Basin Education Consortium in ESD 113, a master’s student at The Evergreen State College…and a former NREP and Student GREEN Congress participant! We were so excited to learn that Katie had gotten her start […]