Enthusiastic environmental educator wanted! The Nisqually River Foundation is hiring a full-time educator and program coordinator to work with the Nisqually River Education Project’s youth and volunteer programs. This position will work closely with the NREP Program Director and will assist in delivering the programs of the NREP. The position has […]
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The Nisqually River Foundation is excited to be a Powerful Partner of Puget Sound Energy in 2020. The Powerful Partnership’s program, now in its fourth year, is part of PSE’s commitment to help the environment and human services organizations. This year, PSE selected 24 organizations, including the NRF, across its […]
The Nisqually River Foundation held the third Daniel J. Evans Event on September 4, 2019, honoring Jim Wilcox with the Daniel J. Evans Nisqually Stewardship Award. Every five years, the presentation of the Evans Award gives us an opportunity to recognize someone who has shown extraordinary leadership in protecting and […]
2019 was a busy year in the Nisqually Watershed, celebrating milestones and looking ahead to critical needs for the future. This summer, we published a comprehensive report on the Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan, documenting the environmental, social, and economic health of our watershed. The report makes two things clear. First, […]
For decades, the Nisqually watershed community has served as a role model of cooperative conservation. “Beginning with protecting the river’s mouth from development in the 1970s to coming together in recent years to restore a threatened Chinook stock, the people of the Nisqually watershed have shown how we can work […]
The Daniel J. Evans Nisqually Stewardship Award was created in 2007 by the Nisqually River Council to honor individuals and organizations that have had a significant impact on the Nisqually Watershed. On September 4, 2019, Jim Wilcox will receive the 3rd Nisqually Stewardship Award, recognizing his many decades of stewardship […]
26 classes around the watershed took part in Winter Water Quality Monitoring this February. After almost a week of snow days, students were more than ready to be out visiting their testing sites. They sampled water from 29 different sites on the Nisqually River and its tributaries, testing for dissolved […]
On February 1, the Nisqually Watershed became the first in Washington State to receive approval from the Department of Ecology for its plan to address the impacts of new permit-exempt wells on streamflows and habitat in the watershed. Permit-exempt wells are used by homes and small developments where community water […]
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 […]