The Nisqually Stream Stewards is a program offered by the Nisqually Indian Tribe and Nisqually River Council. Each year, 30 participants receive 40 hours of free training in exchange for 40 hours of volunteer service within the Nisqually Watershed. We hope to inspire people to become better stewards of their […]
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Nisqually River Council & Nisqually Indian Tribe 12501 Yelm Hwy SE Olympia WA 98513 PRESS RELEASE –For Immediate Release June 7, 2016 Nisqually Stream Stewards – Now Recruiting 2016 Class Participants! Do you want to be trained as a citizen scientist, learn more about your watershed, meet new people, and […]
This week’s blog post features 2015 Nisqually Stream Steward Sharon Heath. Sharon recently completed her 40 hour volunteer requirement and shares her thoughts on what it means to be a steward of the Nisqually Watershed. Sharon has joined the Nisqually River Education Project on multiple field trips, monitored spawning salmon, […]
The Nisqually Watershed Festival is an annual celebration of the people, plants, and animals of the Nisqually Watershed. Each year, students in grades 1st-6th have the opportunity to submit their original artwork to the Nisqually Watershed Poster Contest, with artwork featured at the Festival! This year’s theme is “Migratory Birds […]
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 […]
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 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 […]