South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group

Hello everyone!  Splash is just a few short weeks away and it is going to be a great event!  So be sure to get your tickets soon, and we hope to see you all there for great food and good company!

Be sure to check out our Summer 2011 Newsletter for all of the latest on what’s happening here at the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group!  Also, SPSSEG was recently featured in a Department of Natural Resources Blog that highlighted the partnership between DNR, Department of Ecology, Squaxin Tribe and SPSSEG, all working together to [...]

Please join us at the 4th Annual Kennedy Creek Salmon Splash!  There will be live music, and great food, so you won’t want to miss out! $35.00/person ticket, or 4 tickets for $120, includes appetizers, shellfish, beverages, and dessert.  All Splash proceeds directly support the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail Education Program, and every $35 raised [...]

On Tuesday, May 17th, our Executive Director Lance Winecka and Project Manager Kristin Williamson will be teaming up with the South Sound Estuary Association to give a lecture about “On-the-Ground Salmon Habitat Restoration: From the Headwaters to Puget Sound”. Its from 7:00pm-9:00pm at the WET Science Center in Downtown Olympia.  Lance and Kristin will be [...]

As we move closer to summer, SPSSEG is working hard to implement education and outreach for our organization.  We will be participating in numerous environmental events around the Puget Sound here in the next couple of months. The first event coming up is Forest Festival Field Day on Thursday, April 28th.  This event is for [...]

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the Kennedy Creek Work Party/Chum Emergence Viewing!  I had so much fun working with you all, and it was interesting to see the little tiny chum fry as they swam around in the creek.  It was amazing how much work we got done in such a [...]

Please check out some of our project updates!  The Greenwater Project has been added under the Projects page and the submenu Engineered Log Jams (ELJs).  Also, the Beachcrest Estuary Restoration Project has been added under the Projects page, submenu titled Culvert Removal.  Lastly, the Clover Creek Riparian Planting Project has been added under the Projects [...]

The South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group participated in this years Green Congress event held at the Evergreen State College.   This event has local school children, selected by their teachers, presenting and attending workshops on environmental subjects and themes.  To hear more and see pictures, click on the Education and Outreach page, and then the [...]

Come revisit the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail!  On Saturday, March 26th, we will be having a work party/chum emergence viewing out at the Trail.  We will be working on general trail maintenance such as, spreading gravel and hog fuel on the muddy parts of the trail, as well as adding a few more railings and [...]

Check out our “Projects” page under “Bulkhead Removal“, “Culvert Removal” and “Pre-&Post-Project Monitoring” to see updates on the Case Inlet bulkhead removal project, Midway Creek culvert replacement, and design plans for an upcoming Goldsborough project.  Also check out our “Mapping.GIS” page to see some interesting maps and pictures of ongoing projects.  Leave a comment and [...]