Partnerships for Making a Difference
Creosote Log Surveys
A partnership with Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Water/Beach Watchers took a lead role in helping the DNR remove creosote soaked pilings from Jefferson County beaches. Volunteers walked stretches of beach and identified logs that were not apart of an existing structure so they could be removed and disposed of properly.
Water/Beach Watchers took a lead role in helping the DNR remove creosote soaked pilings from Jefferson County beaches. Volunteers walked stretches of beach and identified logs that were not apart of an existing structure so they could be removed and disposed of properly.
Manila Clam Seedings
A partnership with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
600,000 manila clams were dispersed into the incoming tide of Bywater Bay near Hood Canal Bridge. Water/Beach Watcher volunteers assisted WDFW personnel with this process. As filter feeders, manila clams can help improve water quality and also serve as a heavily sought after recreational opportunity for clam harvesters in the Pacific Northwest.
600,000 manila clams were dispersed into the incoming tide of Bywater Bay near Hood Canal Bridge. Water/Beach Watcher volunteers assisted WDFW personnel with this process. As filter feeders, manila clams can help improve water quality and also serve as a heavily sought after recreational opportunity for clam harvesters in the Pacific Northwest.
Salmon Live Trapping
A partnership with Jefferson County Conservation District.
Interested Water/Beach Watcher volunteers form their own teams, and are assigned a specifc location along a Jefferson County stream. The teams are responsible for monitoring their section during the year. Sampling takes place year round, teams are responsible for collecting data for the quarter they sign-up for.
Interested Water/Beach Watcher volunteers form their own teams, and are assigned a specifc location along a Jefferson County stream. The teams are responsible for monitoring their section during the year. Sampling takes place year round, teams are responsible for collecting data for the quarter they sign-up for.
Olympic Region Harmful Algal Bloom (ORHAB) Monitoring
A partnership with Port Townsend Marine Science Center.
Sample the nearshore waters right out front of your home and help monitor algal bloom levels in Jefferson County. This is a great volunteer opportunity that puts you right where we all want to be – right on the beach.
Sample the nearshore waters right out front of your home and help monitor algal bloom levels in Jefferson County. This is a great volunteer opportunity that puts you right where we all want to be – right on the beach.
Riparian Tree Planting
A partnership with North Olympic Salmon Coalition and Jefferson Conservation District
Hundreds of trees and shrubs are planted along Chimacum Creek every planting opportunity thanks to the efforts off Water/Beach Watchers. The plantings help provide shade to the creek to help lower temperatures.
Hundreds of trees and shrubs are planted along Chimacum Creek every planting opportunity thanks to the efforts off Water/Beach Watchers. The plantings help provide shade to the creek to help lower temperatures.
Summer Chum Spawner Surveys
A partnership with North Olympic Salmon Coalition and Jefferson County Conservation District.
The number of Summer Chum returning to local streams is steadily increasing every year in Jefferson County streams. Who knows what it will do in the future, but Water/Beach Watchers will always be there to assist the staff of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition and Jefferson County Conservation District.
The number of Summer Chum returning to local streams is steadily increasing every year in Jefferson County streams. Who knows what it will do in the future, but Water/Beach Watchers will always be there to assist the staff of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition and Jefferson County Conservation District.
Coho Spawner Surveys
A partnership with North Olympic Salmon Coalition and Jefferson County Conservation District.
Similar to the Summer Chum Surveys that take place earlier in the year, volunteers have the opportunity to monitor coho populations in Chimacum Creek and it’s tributaries.
Similar to the Summer Chum Surveys that take place earlier in the year, volunteers have the opportunity to monitor coho populations in Chimacum Creek and it’s tributaries.
Little Goose Water Quality Monitoring
A partnership with Jefferson County Conservation District.
Little Goose creek flows out into Oak Bay near Port Hadlock. This creek once hosted a salmon run every season. But no salmon have been seen here for years. Little Goose Creek is in need of long-term monitoring to determine how this habitat is changing, and a recent Water/Beach Watcher graduate volunteered to take this project on.
Little Goose creek flows out into Oak Bay near Port Hadlock. This creek once hosted a salmon run every season. But no salmon have been seen here for years. Little Goose Creek is in need of long-term monitoring to determine how this habitat is changing, and a recent Water/Beach Watcher graduate volunteered to take this project on.