Hello, Hello! My name is Layne Perkins and I’m so excited to be joining the Nisqually River Education Project family as the Environmental Education AmeriCorps! I was born and raised in Tacoma, WA and am overjoyed that I get to be giving back to my community. I received a Bachelor […]
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I’m thrilled to be Nisqually River Education Project’s new Environmental Education/Tribal Liaison Americorps. Originally from Chesapeake, Virginia, I’ve spent the past 8 years learning about the flora and fauna of the Pacific Northwest. I have a Bachelors of Art from The Evergreen State College, focusing on media, animation, marine biology, […]
Crafty with crayons? Partial to paints? Marvelous with markers? Then consider putting your skills to paper and making art for this year’s Nisqually Watershed Poster Contest! From Mount Rainier to the Nisqually Estuary, the Nisqually watershed is a wondrous place full of wild creatures that call this special place home. […]
We are so excited to introduce Exploring the Nisqually Watershed, a series of 3 virtual lessons designed to inspire awe in the incredible beauty of the watershed we call home. These lessons, filled with fun and original videos, were made in partnership with the Nisqually River Education Project, Nisqually Reach […]
(Note: Images of students were taken in previous years.) “Water Quality Monitoring” doesn’t sound as glamorous as “Tree Planting” or “Salmon Tossing.” It may conjure up an image of someone with a lab coat and a clipboard staring at a test tube of water. “Ah yes,” they say, stroking their […]
Howdy! I’m Julia Fregonara, and I am so excited to join the Nisqually River Foundation team as the Water Quality Program Coordinator! I’m originally from Elkins, West Virginia, and I earned my bachelors in Biology at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. I’ve spent the past three years since […]
“The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place,” Rachel Carson said. Who could disagree? Within a few short minutes on a Puget Sound beach, you may see eagles, shore crabs, herons; walk on barnacles, oyster shells, and slippery seaweed; smell the distinctive scent of low tide and […]
“If you don’t work from your passion your product is sub-standard,” Randi Korn from RK&A, project evaluator for The Wild Center working in upstate New York, told a group of committed environmental educators. In a single room at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters outside of Washington D.C., […]
What brings together 387 students from 28 schools to share water quality data, explore and engage in real-world science, dissect salmon, build birdhouses, and dance to catchy tunes about stream bugs? Student GREEN Congress of course! This year marked the 27th annual Congress, a major event for students from the […]