2014 Summer Newsletter

In this issue: Spring ‘14 Project Wrap-Ups 4th Annual GreenSTEM Summit Serves Over 200 New On-Site Septic Retrofit Project Underway And much more!

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Message from the Director

At the Salmon Center, we rely heavily on the assistance of volunteers every day of our lives. Each year, our volunteers help raise hundreds of thousands of juvenile salmon, plant thousands of trees and shrubs, educate our youth through HCSEG programs, count thousands of adult and juvenile salmon that travel through our traps each year,

and so much more. As a non-profit organization, the Salmon Center also has a volunteer Board of Directors that serves a critical role in our organization by providing expertise and counsel. These board members help me by using their skills to guide my management of our finances and ensure that we are staying on target with our long term goals and vision of the organization. Our board is made up of 9 members with a broad set of expertise and skills. Over the past year, we have had some major changes to our board, including the resignation of 2 members and the addition of two more. Our newest board member is Michael Siptroth, a longtime volunteer of our organization and retired North Mason School District elementary teacher. Michael bought his home in 1999 and moved to the Belfair area with his partner Bill in 2002 to teach for the North Mason School District. Michael brings a unique background to the board that complements our existing board members and adds a new depth to our education programming. I interviewed Michael in order to find out what drew him to our board of directors and what has driven him to be so active with our organization for so long. When I asked Michael what surprised him most about HCSEG and the Salmon Center property, he indicated that he was very surprised by the absence of barriers and the holistic approach to eco-system restoration through education, restoration and research. He found that the Salmon Center’s activities complimented a lot of the work that he was doing at

the Elementary school with Salmon in the Classroom, Students in the Watershed and Environmental Studies Club. With the acquisition of the Farm, many new opportunities presented themselves to continue to educate holistically using the organic farm to send the message about the importance of sustainable agriculture. Like so many other individuals involved in our organization, Michael sees the value in involving youth in activities and empowering youth to become involved in their communities. At the Salmon Center, we strive to provide youth with environmental education opportunities that are affirming and encourage kids to become involved in society. When asked what he would like to change about HCSEG, Michael said one word: Visibility. Michael wishes that others knew of the breadth of our programs and that we could host more events for the public. The real problem is that the Salmon Center is a gem in this community and a lot of people don’t know that we are here and know very little about the opportunities we have available to them like, the Community P-Patch, the U-Pick garden, K-12 environmental education and ADA approved access to the Theler Trails. One reason that we have had difficulty with visibility and executing more events at the Salmon Center is that we are currently limited by our special use permit through Mason County. Our current permit restricts our use of the property by the public to 30 or fewer individuals at one time. In order to improve our visibility and increase the number of people who can have access to our programs on a regular basis, we have applied for a revision to our special use permit. We have hearing scheduled August 26th, and are looking for folks to provide testimony at that hearing in support of the Salmon Center’s programming and activities. If you would like to be a participant at the hearing, please let me know! Thank you to Michael and all of our board members for their continued service to our organization! You are likely to see one of them at one of our upcoming community events. Be sure to say hello! - Mendy

Mendy Harlow, HCSEG Executive Director

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Road to Restoration Continues at Union River Estuary - Clayton David and Julian Sammons

It’s been a full year since the dike was breached and the construction portion of the Union River estuary restoration project was completed. HCSEG and WDFW are now monitoring several parameters around the newly expanded Union River Estuary to assess if the restoration is meeting projected goals for habitat availability for fish and wildlife. WDFW has already discovered coho and Summer chum salmon juveniles taking advantage of the added food and refuge of the larger estuary.

HCSEG has employed two summer StreamTeam interns who have been working to create a set of monitoring protocols for data collection of variables such as estuary vegetation, riparian vegetation, bird abundance and diversity, visual changes, and water quality. As part of our ongoing mission to help involve and educate the community we are refining these protocols to employ citizen scientists. This means any interested school group, community club, or even individual volunteers can get involved in helping us record the progress of the estuary restoration. HCSEG Working with Landowners to Fight Knotweed - Michelle Myers

Since 2009, the HCSEG’s Knotweed Control and Riparian Enhancement Project has aimed to control Knotweed, a Washington state-listed noxious weed, and restore native riparian habitat for wildlife, salmon and endangered Hood Canal Summer Chum. This project is a years-long process involving efforts from volunteers, interns and Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) crew members for knotweed treatments and native plantings. Public outreach is a large component of this project to ensure control efforts are completed adequately and safely for people, habitat and wildlife. In 2014, we are continuing these efforts by controlling knotweed and replacing it with native plants to enhance the riparian areas. In February, our crew planted 1000 conifers along the Dosewallips and Tahuya

The Estuary Trail, Photo by Ron Finney.

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Rivers. This August, we are beginning knotweed treatments on private and public properties along each of the rivers. HCSEG is working with 220 landowners along these seven river systems for control and replanting efforts. Lower Big Quilcene Preliminary Design Project - Michelle Myers

In in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, HCSEG is building a community-supported comprehensive restoration and preliminary design study for the lower 1 mile of the Big Quilcene River. This project aims to fully examine and document restoration alternatives that will re-establish natural river and estuary processes while also addressing community interests including flood risk reduction, recreational access, impact to shellfish resources and economic support. Restoration Begins on Big Quilcene River - Michelle Myers

This restoration project is located at the lower Big Quilcene River and began in 2012, when HCSEG acquired 18 privately owned parcels. The project scope includes demolition of structures located on the acquired parcels and restoration of 4 acres of salt marsh to historic, river and estuarine performing systems. In early 2014, all structures were successfully removed from the property and permits were submitted for summer restoration activities. Currently, restoration activities are taking place which will involve reestablishing the native riparian forest community, 4 acres of salt marsh restoration and supplementation of large woody debris in the lower Big Quilcene River. This property acquisition and estuary restoration project is part of HCSEG’s larger ecosystem restoration activities in Quilcene Bay that have occurred over the past 15 years to improve Hood Canal Summer Chum habitat. Project funding has been provided by US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Coastal Wetlands Program and Washington’s Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Hood Canal Steelhead Project Sees Successes, Challenges in 2014 - Clayton David

The Hood Canal Steelhead Project is in its 8th year and aims to restore wild steelhead runs in the Skokomish, Dewatto, and Duckabush Rivers. These three rivers are the test steelhead populations that are being supplemented with native stocks of juvenile and adult steelhead. The supplementation process begins with a percentage of wild fertilized eggs being taken from the rivers and raised in a hatchery until they reach smolt or adult stage. When ready, these fish are released back into the very same river which they came from. The idea behind the project is to increase the survivability rate from egg to smolt in order to supplement each year’s outmigration of wild steelhead smolt. At the same time, since these supplementation fish were spawned naturally, we preserve the genetic integrity of each river’s historic steelhead population. Project success is determined through comparison of these test populations with other control populations that are not being supplemented. Supplementation will

Lower Big Quilcene Restoration Site.

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continue through 2018, and it is hypothesized that the boost in abundance will improve the long-term trajectories of these threatened populations. A vital part of determining the effectiveness of this strategy is monitoring abundance, genetic diversity, and life history characteristics in the three test streams and three control streams. Results will help determine if this conservation approach could be valuable for other threatened steelhead populations in the Pacific Northwest. . The project is highly collaborative with scientific oversight provided by NOAA Fisheries.

The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group works specifically on three of the six study streams involving volunteers in redd identification, embryo collections, out-migrant juvenile sampling, and summer parr sampling. The 2014 season started with redd surveys by WDFW, NOAA Fisheries, HCSEG staff, and interns on the Dewatto River. We identified 18 steelhead redds for pumping and collected 6,021 eggs. These eggs were delivered to the Quilcene National Hatchery to be reared. These fish will either be released back into the Dewatto River as 2 year old smolt or kept and released as 4 year old adults. The 2014 season was the last year of redd pumping.

Hopefully, our efforts will pay off and we will see a continued, sustained population of steelhead in the Dewatto River in the years to come. The 2014 smolt trapping season had mixed results. In 2013, the Tahuya River trap captured a project record number of steelhead smolt, but this year we recorded the smallest number of smolt since this project began. Conversely, we recorded the largest number of steelhead smolt in the Little Quilcene trap since the project began. Despite our efforts, the number of steelhead smolt captured on the Dewatto River has been on the decline since 2012 and continued this year to the lowest point yet. The trapping efficiency on all three traps this year was quite low, so trap positioning is going to be carefully reevaluated for the 2015 smolt trapping season. HCSEG would like to acknowledge this year’s Steelhead Project interns: Megan Brady, Sarah Davis, Ahmed Hammou, and Morgan Kimball; as well as, all of our wonderful volunteers. Thank you for all your dedication, enthusiasm, and hard work. Without your help this project could never be a success, nor would it be half as much fun! From Shovels to Steelhead - An Intern’s Perspective on the Steelhead Project - Megan Brady

What do girls who spend their childhood playing in the mud catching frogs decide to do with their time as adults? Play with fish—in a very scientific way, of course. After working for Washington Conservation Corps (trail work, habitat restoration, disaster response), I decided to go back to school and finish up my Bachelor’s degree to get a better understanding of the science behind the work I had done in the field. While I am an expert in the art of digging holes (thousands of plant installations will do this), I hope to play a role in direct fish and wildlife conservation efforts. This led me to stream ecology and water quality monitoring, an

HCSEG intern Elise Idle measuring a smolt captured on the Little Quilcene River as part of the Hood Canal Steelhead Project.

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environmental education internship teaching kids about salmon and their role in ecosystems, and this amazing internship as a Steelhead Research Technician with the PNWSC. I’m still blown away by how much I learned these few months. Always the 4-H enthusiast, I live my life by the motto of “learn by doing,” so I jumped in with no idea what to expect. Granted I may be easily entertained, I found everything about this work fascinating and fun! After installing the rotary work fascinating and fun! After installing the rotary screw traps in our rivers to monitor ocean-migrating juvenile steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), we received training in scientific sampling procedures for our ESA-listed steelhead population. I’m still blown away by how much I learned these few months. Always the 4-H enthusiast, I live my life by the

motto of “learn by doing,” so I jumped in with no idea what to expect. Granted I may be easily entertained, I found everything about this work fascinating and fun! After installing the rotary screw traps in our rivers to monitor ocean-migrating juvenile steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), we received training in scientific sampling procedures for our ESA-listed steelhead population. In conducting fisheries field research, I became skilled at fish identification (sculpin, lamprey, and several species of juvenile salmonids: chinook, coho, and chum salmon as well as steelhead and cutthroat trout), tissue sample and data collection, egg collection and redd triangulation, volunteer management, and problem-solving. With nature, always be prepared for the unexpected. After a high water event, I caught a beaver in the trap on the Tahuya River—he was so heavy that he broke my net, but I managed to get him out and send him on his way. That was just the first of a series of odd catches including bass, catfish, and bluegill. I also discovered that I have an odd affinity for sculpin: I find them absolutely adorable and macho at the same time with their chipmunk faces and camo-survivalist look. Chipmunks of the Sea. Other highlights of the trapping season: catching over 7,000 chum fry in the trap one day with Chuck, working up 25 steelhead parr/smolts in the pouring rain with Tami, catching a confused returning adult steelhead with Patrick, showing a WCC crew our sampling methods with Luther, taking a gazillion photos with Tamara, having my sampling techniques assessed as “most likely to be a serial killer” by Tobias (just because I talk to the fish and have a take-charge attitude with scale collection), getting the truck stuck in the mud with Dave, and Clayton pulling my 5-foot tall body out of water nearing my depth limit.

This was an incredible learning opportunity that has played a key role in shaping my future educational and career goals. The support I received in the steelhead internship from PNWSC staff, our Steelhead Project

HCSEG intern Megan Brady with her hands on a steelhead smolt along the Little Quilcene River.

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partners Katy and Megan at NOAA Fisheries, and my fabulous steelhead warrior volunteers was the boost I needed to truly believe that I have what it takes to pursue a career in science. Thank you. Hood Canal Onsite Septic System Nitrogen Reduction Project - Julian Sammons

Low levels of dissolved oxygen in Hood Canal are known to be associated with high levels of nitrogen, which contribute to algae blooms. One source of nitrogen in Hood Canal is from near-shore onsite septic systems. The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group is currently working on a project, the Hood Canal Onsite Septic System Nitrogen Reduction project (HCOSSNR), which implements an advanced treatment system on existing onsite septic systems. The project is a continuation of a study conducted by the Washington State Department of Health partnered with the University of Washington. Low levels of dissolved oxygen in Hood Canal are known to be associated with high levels of nitrogen, which contribute to algae blooms. One source of nitrogen in Hood Canal is from near-shore onsite septic systems. The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group is currently working on a project, the Hood Canal Onsite Septic System Nitrogen Reduction project (HCOSSNR), which implements an advanced treatment system on existing onsite septic systems. The project is a continuation of a study conducted by the Washington State Department of Health partnered with the University of Washington. The HCOSSNR project will be implementing two systems, each containing a Recirculating Gravel Filter (RGF) and a Vegetated Denitrifying Woodchip Bed (VDWB). One will be placed at the Salmon Center in Belfair, and the other at a residence in Union. The two systems will be sampled and monitored for effluent nutrients, contaminants, and properties (nitrogen, solids, fecal coliform, Biochemical Oxygen Demand) monthly for the first two years, followed by quarterly sampling for an additional six years. The objective of the project is: A) Determine the performance of these systems under authentic residential loading trends, B) Observe the longevity of system performance, such as length of time before Woodchips in VDWB need to be replenished, and C) Determine system cost, and amount of service, repair and maintenance required to maintain a well performing system. A comprehensive final report will be completed after the first 2 year period outlining the findings of the study, as well as recommendations and considerations for future implementation. Weaving Wisdom Summer Camp in Full Swing - Seth Elsen

The Salmon Center is again partnering with local elementary school teacher Michael Siptroth to offer Weaving Wisdom, a day camp for children. Through the camp, students are learning about sustainability, agriculture, and environmental awareness through hands-on activities such as research, organic gardening, painting, and photography. If you’re interested, you can still enroll your children in the class, which takes place Mondays and Fridays until August 18th. More information can be found at www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/camps or by calling Seth at (360) 275-3575 ext. 12.

One of the experimental systems being installed at the Salmon Center.

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Measure More, Catch More! – Seth Elsen

In 2013, HCSEG received funding to conduct a social marketing project aimed at getting more people to use crab gauges when out harvesting Dungeness crab in Hood Canal. Social marketing is a term used to describe projects that incorporate traditional marketing tactics to “sell” ideas instead of products. Many don’t realize that the retention of undersized Dungeness crab is an issue, or why it is an issue, but according to WDFW data, over 25% of crabbers have retained at least one undersized crab, and 11% of all Dungeness crab harvested is undersized. Over the last few months, we’ve been conducting interviews and focus groups with people who crab in Hood Canal to learn more about habits, as well as barriers and motivators to using a crab gauge. The result has been the Measure More, Catch More campaign. Through our program, first time crabbers who bought endorsements to crab in Hood Canal from select vendors could receive free waterproof pouches that included

a crab gauge and brochure on the program. Additionally, a website was created for the project that includes information and resources for first-time crabbers. So far, the project has been a big hit. We delivered over 600 pouches to stores in the Hood Canal and Puget Sound areas, and within two weeks, most of our vendor partners had run out. We’re in the process of getting more pouches made, and hope to have them available soon! Aside from the free pouches, we’ve also been busy the last few weeks out on the water and at boat ramps and piers, interviewing crabbers to continue to learn more about why people do or don’t use a crab gauge. By season’s end, we expect to reach over 1000 individuals. So, if you’re out crabbing this summer on Hood Canal, look for us out on the water and check out www.catchmorecrab.org!

Over 200 Students Attend 4th Annual GreenSTEM Summit - Seth Elsen

In early June, The Salmon Center hosted the fourth annual West Sound GreenSTEM Summit. The event, which is funded by the Salmon Center, Pacific Education Institute, Russell Family Foundation, and the Olympic Education Service District 114, brings together students to showcase STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) projects they’ve been working on throughout the school year as part of the program.

This year’s summit involved over 200 excited children from five school districts around Hood Canal. In addition to students sharing their projects with other schools, the event included over 20 government

HCSEG Intern Tobias MacRobie preparing to survey a recreational crabber on Hood Canal.

Students gather at Trout Unlimited booth to learn about catch and release. Photo by Melissa Yeisley.

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agencies and non-profit organizations that set up booths for students with activities such as salmon stories, fly tying, geocaching, and more. We have already begun the planning process for next year and hope that the event can be even larger with more students and teachers involved. Many Items Still Available from Organic U-Pick Garden - Seth Elsen

The Salmon Center’s organic U-pick garden is again open throughout the summer. After opening in June, our berries went quickly, and we are working to expand our berry rows. Stop by in the next few weeks for garlic, broccoli, beets, peas, and squash, beans and more. U-pick is open Monday through Friday from 8am-4pm. For an up-to-date list of available items, give us a call at (360) 275-3575 or visit www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/upick.

Organic P-Patch Takes Off - Seth Elsen

This past spring, The Salmon Center started a community gardening program aimed at providing space to community residents who want to grow their own food. We started the project back in March, and after a few months, we’ve got most of our original 30 plots in use or reserved! A plot, which is 10’ x 10’, is reserved for a year with a $25 fee and 8 hours of volunteer time with The Salmon Center. In addition to providing gardening space to the

community, we hope to use the P-Patch as a learning tool for the community to raise awareness about food sovereignty and security, as well as healthy eating and living. Starting this fall, The Salmon Center will have an AmeriCorps member on site to engage community members about organic foods and healthy eating. If you haven’t seen the P-Patch, stop by when you’re in the area and check it out! Plots are still available. For more information, or to reserve a plot, contact Kim Gower at (360) 275-3575 ext. 11. Union River Summer Chum Trap Opening Soon! – Seth Elsen In just over a week, we’ll be kicking off yet another year of the Union River Summer Chum program. The program, which is in its 15th year, works to rebuild Hood Canal Summer chum populations in Hood Canal, and specifically the Tahuya River. Volunteers help monitor our adult trap on the Union River 24/7 for two months, collecting data on returning fish and helping us spawn selected adults for supplementation efforts on the Tahuya River, where HCSEG has been working since 2003 to rebuild the Summer chum population. This project would not be possible without our many dedicated volunteers who take time out of their busy lives to lend a hand to these fish, covering nearly 1500 hours of work in the two-month season. If you’d like to help us this year, contact Seth Elsen at 360-275-3575 ext. 12 or seth@pnwsalmoncenter.org.

A few of the organic P-Patch plots available to community members.

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HCSEG’s Quarterly Funder Spotlight United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Each quarter, HCSEG highlights one of our many funders who help make our projects possible. This quarter, we’re highlighting the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). USFWS has been working with HCSEG for over 20 years to restore critical habitat for Pacific salmon, migratory birds, and other wildlife species. Through our partnership with USFWS we’ve been able to accomplish big things. Together, we’ve worked to restore Quilcene Bay, the Union River Estuary, and Hood Canal steelhead runs. But aside from these habitat projects, USFWS has helped cover our overhead costs. We have water, electricity, and a nice facility in part because of USFWS funding. Recently, we spoke with Rich Carlson, a restoration ecologist for USFWS’

Pacific Region office, to get his thoughts on the partnership between HCSEG and USFWS. Q. What can you say about USFWS and HCSEG’s partnership over the last 20 years? A. It’s been a long term success of both organizations working closely. USFWS has been able to provide technical assistance and help implementing numerous habitat projects throughout Hood Canal. It’s been a great partnership not only for HCSEG, but Hood Canal as a whole. Q.Which project has made the greatest impact on endangered species in Hood Canal? A. I think anything that has been done around or near the Skokomish has been a big benefit for our endangered species. Our only bull trout population is in the Skokomish Basin. Also, anything that has improved aquatic vegetation for the marbled murrelet as they are foraging. Q.How important is it in your mind that groups like HCSEG continue to perform habitat restoration? A. I think that all regional fishery enhancement groups (RFEGs) are a very good conduit for technical assistance in their geographic areas. They have both the history and in-house expertise to vet many of the projects and implement them successfully. Overall, there is good continuity and understanding of processes, needs of local species, and lessons learned. The RFEGs also help to connect USFWS to the local communities, something that is hard for us as a more region-based agency. I think that much of the work done by HCSEG and other groups along Hood Canal could be replicated in South Puget Sound to find solutions to low dissolved oxygen and habitat loss. We appreciate the long term partnership that HCSEG has with USFWS and look forward to many more years working together for habitat recovery in our region. To learn more about USFWS’ Pacific Region, visit www.fws.gov/pacific/.

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HCSEG is excited to announce the launch of the Citizen Action Training

School! This modern iteration of a proven program from the early days of the Puget Sound/Hood Canal recovery effort is funded by the Puget Sound Partnership and will be offered this coming fall. The Citizen Action Training School, or CATS, is modeled after a program first implemented in the late 1980s in Snohomish County by the Pilchuck Audubon Society. Our program will include the original watershed ecology and civic education and engagement components with an added focus on Puget Sound/Hood Canal recovery. CATS participants will be future community leaders who are aware, educated, and active stewards and advocates for our local watersheds and the greater Puget Sound. Participants will receive 50 hours of training over 3 months, and will give back by volunteering at least 50 hours to plan and complete a service project in their community. HCSEG, in partnership with WSU Kitsap, will be holding a satellite class in Bremerton on Wednesdays, starting September 10th. In addition, there will be an occasional Saturday field session from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM. To apply, contact Seth Elsen at seth@pnwsalmoncenter.org or 360.275.3575. Additionally, the application can be viewed at www.pnwsalmoncenter.org/CATS. Applications for the Bremerton satellite class are due August 18, 2014. CATS is a distinctive opportunity for anyone interested in Puget Sound/Hood Canal recovery and the fate of our shorelines, especially those who want the tools to be active in their community. The training sessions will be conducted on a diverse spectrum of issues related to Puget Sound/Hood Canal recovery and by presenters who are experts in their field. This is a fantastic opportunity for students, government officials, educators, concerned citizens, and others to get a great education on both the natural and human communities of Puget Sound/Hood Canal.

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The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group would like to thank its partners: Alderbrook Resort Allison Foundation Allyn Knit Shop Anonymous Scholarship Donor Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Belfair Farmers Market Betty Krueger Bill Gates Family Bob Hager Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound Brady Trucking Bruce Dees & Associates Centennial Clean Water Funds Chimacum School District Coast Seafoods Coastal Wetlands Combined Federal Campaign Congressman Derek Kilmer Congressman Norm Dicks (Ret.) Costco ESA, Pat and Bonnie McCullough ESRP Family Forest Fish Passage Program Fish America Forterra Fred Barrett and Debbie Jacobs Fred Finn GH Commercial Fishermen’s Civic Club Grapeview School District Great Peninsula Conservancy Green Diamond Timber Company Grounds for Change Harbor Wildwatch Herrera Environmental Hood Canal Adventures Hood Canal Coordinating Council Hood Canal Marina Hood Canal School District Hood Canal Watershed Education Network Incite Partners, Inc Jack Johnson Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Jefferson County Jefferson County Conservation District Jefferson Land Trust Jerry & Nancy Reid Jerry Manuel John O. Burgess Family

Kapowsin Skydiving Key Bank Kitsap Bank Kitsap County Health District Kitsap County Master Gardeners Kitsap Credit Union Kiwi Fencing Long Live the Kings Lower Hood Canal Watershed Coalition Lynn Koopmans MacKenzie Romero Manke Timber Company Mary E. Theler Community Center Mason Conservation District Mason County Department of Community Development Mason County Department of Public Works Mason County Master Gardeners McLendon’s Microsoft Giving Campaign Mission Creek Correctional Center for Women National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Nordstrom Family North Bay Kayak North Kitsap School District North Mason 4-H Dog Club North Mason Chamber of Commerce North Mason Fiber North Mason Kiwanis North Mason Rotary North Mason School District Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing System Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Olympia Federal Savings and Loans Olympic Educational School District Pacific Education Institute Pacific Shellfish Institute Peninsula Topsoil Peterson Chiropractic Phil Rockefeller Phoenix Design Point No Point Treaty Council Pope Resources Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe

Port of Port Townsend Port Townsend School District Puget Sound Fly Fishers Puget Sound Marine Environmental Modeling Puget Sound Partnership Quilcene National Fish Hatchery Quilcene School District Rick & Leslie Krueger Robbins Family Ron Gold Russell Family Foundation Sage Fly Rods, Bainbridge Island Salmon Recovery Funding Board Selah Inn Simpson Timber Company Skokomish Tribal Nation Soroptimist International Port Orchard South Kitsap School District South Sound Fly Fishers Staples Starbucks of Belfair Tauck Foundation Taylor Shellfish Tom and Dorinda Brown Tom Farmer Oysters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service United States Forest Service United States Geological Survey United States Navy Bangor United States Senator Maria Cantwell United States Senator Patty Murray University of Puget Sound University of Washington Viking Fence Walsh Trucking Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board Washington State Parks Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office Washington State Representative Hans Dunshee Washington State Representative Sherry Appleton Washington State University

How Can You Get Involved With HCSEG? HCSEG does a great deal of work throughout Hood Canal to restore

salmon runs and habitat, but that work would not be possible without our countless volunteers, donors, and members. There are

three ways you can help HCSEG:

Volunteer Many of our activities, such as the Hood Canal Steelhead Project and the Hood Canal Summer Chum Project, rely on volunteers to help with monitoring, sampling, and other field work. We also have a need for help in our office, and with education, outreach, and farm activities.

Membership

Your support of HCSEG helps us deliver education programs, restore habitat, and conduct research. As a member, your contribution goes to helping projects while also offering HCSEG merchandise and recreational opportunities, from HCSEG t-shirts to a full-day fishing trip.

Donation

Monetary gifts help HCSEG fund projects and programs where grants don’t cover expenses. Through donations, we are able to offer programs such as Salmon in the Classroom. To get involved in any of these ways, please contact Seth Elsen at 360-275-3575, or

visit www.pnwsalmoncenter.org.

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How Can You Get Involved With HCSEG? HCSEG does a great deal of work throughout Hood Canal to restore

salmon runs and habitat, but that work would not be possible without our countless volunteers, donors, and members. There are

three ways you can help HCSEG:

Volunteer Many of our activities, such as the Hood Canal Steelhead Project and the Hood Canal Summer Chum Project, rely on volunteers to help with monitoring, sampling, and other field work. We also have a need for help in our office, and with education, outreach, and farm activities.

Membership

Your support of HCSEG helps us deliver education programs, restore habitat, and conduct research. As a member, your contribution goes to helping projects while also offering HCSEG merchandise and recreational opportunities, from HCSEG t-shirts to a full-day fishing trip.

Donation

Monetary gifts help HCSEG fund projects and programs where grants don’t cover expenses. Through donations, we are able to offer programs such as Salmon in the Classroom.

To get involved in any of these ways, please contact Seth Elsen at 360-275-3575, or visit www.pnwsalmoncenter.org.