COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT – Please post and distribute
April 7, 2023
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council seeks members
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for the Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC). The council ensures public participation in sanctuary management and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent. The SAC holds meetings every two months within the regions of the Olympic Peninsula and occasionally Puget Sound.
Sanctuary staff are currently accepting applications for the Fishing: alternate, Research: alternate, and Citizen-at-Large: primary and alternate seats. Candidates are selected based on their expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying, community and professional affiliations, and views regarding the protection and management of marine resources. Applicants who are chosen should expect to serve a three-year term. Primary seats represent a certain agency, tribe, user, or stakeholder group. Alternate seats fill a particular seat in the absence of the primary seat.
Applications will be accepted through Monday, May 22, 2023.
Advisory Council Seat Application Form (pdf 402 kb)
For more information or to obtain a copy of the application package, contact Chris Butler-Minor 360-406-2079, Chris.ButlerMinor@noaa.gov.
On the Web:
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov
NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: http://olympiccoast@noaa.gov
Sanctuary Advisory Council: https://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/
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Volunteers needed to restore salmon habitat and plant native trees and shrubs!
Happy New Year! It’s a new decade and the 2020 tree planting season with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition is here! The goal is to plant 10,000 trees this Winter. Will you be part of the story? Participate in salmon habitat restoration by volunteering at an upcoming work party. We will plant native trees and shrubs to improve water quality and create healthy habitat for the fish and wildlife we share our watersheds with. Events are family-friendly!
Check out our upcoming events:
Discovery Bay
Saturday, January 11th10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Saturday, February 8th 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Pysht River – (Great place if you have never been there. )
Wednesday, January 22nd 9:15 am – 4:15 pm
Thursday, January 23rd9:15 am- 4:15 pm
Dungeness River
Saturday, February 15th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesday February 19th 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Siebert Creek
Saturday, February 29th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Salmon Coalition will supply tools and gloves, but they are in limited supply so feel free to bring your own. Snacks and hot drinks will be provided! Bring warm, waterproof clothes and boots, water, and a lunch.
Project partners include Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, North Olympic Land Trust, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Please RSVP for details on the location and parking. RSVP at bit.ly/PlantingParty2020 or visit our website at nosc.org/events
Contact us with questions at (360) 379-8051 or email us at volunteer@nosc.org.