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June 8, 2011
Dungeness
River Management Team meeting, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Dungeness River
Audubon Center. For more information please call Susan at (360)
681-4624 or email at
sstark@jamestowntribe.org.
July 13, 2011
Dungeness
River Management Team meeting, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Dungeness River
Audubon Center. For more information please call Susan at (360)
681-4624 or email at
sstark@jamestowntribe.org.
August 10,
2011
Dungeness
River Management Team meeting, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Dungeness River
Audubon Center. For more information please call Susan at (360)
681-4624 or email at
sstark@jamestowntribe.org.
September 14,
2011
Dungeness
River Management Team meeting, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Dungeness River
Audubon Center. For more information please call Susan at (360)
681-4624 or email at
sstark@jamestowntribe.org.
October 12,
2011
Dungeness
River Management Team meeting, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Dungeness River
Audubon Center. For more information please call Susan at (360)
681-4624 or email at
sstark@jamestowntribe.org.
November 9,
2011
Dungeness
River Management Team meeting, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Dungeness River
Audubon Center. For more information please call Susan at (360)
681-4624 or email at
sstark@jamestowntribe.org.
December 14,
2011
Dungeness
River Management Team meeting, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Dungeness River
Audubon Center. For more information please call Susan at (360)
681-4624 or email at
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Streamkeepers, Clallam County’s
volunteer stream monitoring program, is
seeking new volunteers to help collect
stream health data, perform data entry &
analysis, and conduct education &
outreach. As the program continues to
expand, there is a continuing need for
volunteers.
New volunteers join existing stream
teams and perform quarterly stream
monitoring and other stewardship
activities, on streams throughout the
county—or may volunteer to provide other
kinds of program support, both outdoors
and indoors.
The free training begins on June 23; no
previous experience necessary.
To register or inquire,
call Streamkeepers at 417-2281, or email
streamkeepers@co.clallam.wa.us.
Streamkeepers’ website is
at
www.clallam.net/streamkeepers/.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING CITIZEN
STEWARDSHIP
OF OUR LOCAL NATURAL RESOURCES!
Streamkeepers 2011 Volunteer Training
Schedule
Thurs., June 23
6-9:00
pm Streamkeepers
Intro and
Introduction to Teams
Courthouse, Commissioners’ Meeting Room
(after-hours entrance west of the
flagpoles)
Sat.,
June 25
9 am —
4 pm
Field
Training
Commissioners’ Meeting Room + Peabody
Creek
In support of
this year being the International Year
for Biodiversity, Oxford University
Press made a Conservation Biology
textbook freely available. Please pass
this to as many schools, wildlife
clubs and others who will benefit from
it.
Sodhi, N. S. and P. R. Ehrlich (Eds.)
Conservation Biology for All. Oxford
University Press (2010)
Download the 350 pp book (6.4 MB) free
at:
http://www.conbio.org/publications/consbioforall/aConservation%20Biology%20for%20All%20reduced%20size.pdf
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Membership donations
provide a
substantial portion
of our annual
budget. They
also help us
leverage funds from
other sources, such
as grants. Members
are our most
important link to
other people,
letting them know
about our
cost-effective
organization.
If you have not already seen our Winter Newsletter here is a
digital copy. Check
out our conservation
achievements so far
this year.
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Tree-planting Work
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Please
join
North
Olympic
Land
Trust
for a
tree-planting
work
party on
Saturday,
March
19,
2011.
The work
sessions
will
take
place
from
10am-noon
and
1pm-3pm.
The
theme of
the work
party is
“many
hands
make
light
work” as
we have
400
trees to
plant in
some
challenging
soil.
We need
as many
hands as
we can
get! We
will
also be
installing
plant
protectors
and
mulching,
so there
is a job
for
everyone.
Location
of the
work
party is
at the
Siebert
Creek
Conservation
Area, at
the end
of
Siebert
Creek
Road.
Siebert
Creek
Road is
between
Port
Angeles
and
Sequim,
off
Highway
101 just
east of
the turn
onto Old
Olympic
Highway.
Bring
work
gloves,
shovels,
and a
wheel
barrow
if you
can.
RSVP is
appreciated
but not
necessary.
Call
Lorrie
Campbell
at
417-1815x4
or email
her at
lorrie@nolt.org.
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WASHINGTON
-The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is accepting grant
applications for $1.9 million in
funding for environmental education
projects and programs. The purpose
of the grants is to promote
environmental stewardship and help
develop knowledgeable and
responsible students, teachers and
citizens. EPA expects to award at
least 20 grants nationwide ranging
from a minimum of $15,000 to a
maximum of $100,000 and will accept
applications until May 2, 2011.
The grants provide financial support
for innovative projects that design,
demonstrate, and/or disseminate
environmental education practices,
methods, or techniques. Projects
should involve environmental
education activities that go beyond
disseminating information.
EPA will be hosting two conference
calls for potential applicants
interested in additional information
about the application process. The
conference calls will take place on
March 21, 2011 at 11 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) and April 6 at 2
p.m. (EDT). To participate in the
conference calls, dial:
1-866-379-5082, and use conference
ID number: 48699133 for the call on
March 21. Use conference ID number:
48696117 for the call on April 6.
The Environmental Education Grant
Program provides funding to local
education agencies, state education
or environmental agencies, colleges
or universities, not-for-profit
organizations, or noncommercial
educational broadcasting entities.
Tribal education agencies, which are
controlled by an Indian tribe, band
or nation, may also apply, including
a school or community college.
Since the program began, EPA has
provided more than $50 million in
funding to more than 3,000 agencies
and organizations.
More information on eligibility and
application materials:
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/grants.html
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Date:
Monday, February 28, 6-8 pm
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Location:
Guy Cole Convention Center in Carrie
Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Road,
Sequim
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Date:
Wednesday, March 2, 6-8 pm
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Location:
DNR Olympic Region Office Conference
Center, 411 Tillicum Lane, Forks
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Date:
Monday, March 7th, 6-8 pm
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Location:
Board of County Commissioners’
meeting room (Room 160) in the
Clallam County Courthouse in Port
Angeles (after hours entrance is on the south side, 4th St.
west door)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, February 11,
2011
CONTACT INFO: Robert Knapp,
Assistant Planner, Clallam County
Department of Community Development,
360-417-2416
CITIZENS INVITED TO
ATTEND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MEETING
ON February 28, March 2, March 7th
Clallam County and a convened
stakeholder group of citizen
representatives and local parties
have been working for nearly a year
to develop a comprehensive
stormwater management plan for
Clallam County. The purpose of the
plan is to address the undesirable
effects of stormwater associated
with development, including
flooding, erosion, and water quality
degradation. Stormwater management
is particularly critical for Clallam
County because trends in population
growth and associated development
suggest a continued increase in
stormwater runoff, impacting water
quality and quantity, habitat, water
resources, and property. Clallam
County and the Stormwater Work Group
have a draft plan ready for public
review and comment. While there
have been ongoing meetings open to
the public, this is a special
opportunity to become introduced to
the draft Clallam County
Comprehensive Stormwater Management
Plan. Please come to one of the
following public meetings, each from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m:
Monday, February 28 at the Guy Cole
Convention Center in Carrie Blake
Park, 202 N. Blake Road, Sequim
Wednesday, March 2 at the DNR
Olympic Region Office Conference
Center, 411 Tillicum Lane, Forks
Monday, March 7th from 6:00 to 8:00
p.m. at the Clallam County
Courthouse, 223 East 4th
Street, Port Angeles
The draft Clallam County
Comprehensive Stormwater Management
Plan will be posted on February 17
at
http://www.clallam.net/realestate/html/stormwater_management.htm.
Comments on this draft plan will be
due March 17 to Carol Creasey,
Clallam County Department of
Community Development, at
stormwater-comments@co.clallam.wa.us.
For more information, see
http://www.clallam.net/realestate/html/stormwater_management.htm
or contact Clallam County Department
of Community Development at
360-417-2416.
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On behalf of the Estuary Habitat Restoration
Council, NOAA Fisheries Service is soliciting
proposals for estuary habitat restoration
projects. The Council anticipates up to $7
million may be available for funding; awards are
expected to range between $100,000 and $1
million.
Selected projects must provide ecosystem
benefits, have scientific merit, be technically
feasible, cost-effective, and support the
Estuary Habitat Restoration Strategy.
Priority consideration will be provided to
project proposals that:
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Are designed to
address projected climate change impacts;
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Occur within a
watershed where there is a program being
implemented that addresses sources of
pollution and other activities that
otherwise would adversely affect the
restored habitat; and
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Include pilot testing
or demonstration of an innovative technology
or approach having the potential to achieve
better restoration results than conventional
technologies, or comparable results at lower
cost in terms of energy, economics, or
environmental impacts.
Proposals selected for funding may be
implemented through a cooperative agreement with
the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) or NOAA; or
in accordance with a cost-share agreement with
the Corps, subject to availability of funds.
For the purposes of this solicitation
estuary habitat includes the estuary and its
associated ecosystems, such as
any portion of a river or stream that is tidally
influenced as well as
shellfish beds, sea grass meadows, and kelp
beds. Proposals
are due by
March
10, 2011
through
Grants.gov.
For
more information, please go to
www.era.noaa.gov/information/funding.html or
contact Megan Callahan Grant (megan.callahan-grant@noaa.gov
or 503.231.2213).
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