Spying on Squirrels! Have you seen a squirrel yet today? Chances are, if you’re in the South Puget Sound region, you have! If you haven’t, it may just take a couple of minutes looking out your closest window. They’re everywhere! And they are incredibly fun and entertaining, as you can […]
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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, […]
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 […]
The Nisqually River Foundation works on behalf of the Nisqually River Council to implement the Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan. The plan is very broad with 11 major categories under the three parts of sustainability, Environmental, Community, and Economic. The Nisqually River Foundation helps coordinate the actions of the member agencies […]
Here is a list of the local non-profits working in the Nisqually Watershed on natural resources protection and education: Nisqually River Foundation – The mission of the Nisqually River Foundation is to provide financial and staffing support to the Nisqually River Council as it implements the Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan. […]
It’s that time of year again when a new group of good people step forward to participate in a truly unique program that we offer every summer – the Nisqually Stream Stewards course! This unique and popular course lasts about 2 months and covers the Nisqually Watershed from top to […]
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 […]
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 […]