SPSSEG is holding its first annual Spring Meeting in Puyallup! First we will hear about the Status and Trends of the Puyallup River Salmon by Russ Ladley from the Puyallup Tribe. Then our very own Kristin Williamson will fill us in on the Habitat Restoration Efforts taking place in the Puyallup River Watershed. Our key note speaker Kim Gridley the LID Program Coordinator for WSU (former SPSSEG Project Manager) will wrap up the event with a tour of  low impact development techniques and designs in the form of permeable pavement and rain gardens!

For all of our members, supporters, and those who are just curious if you live in the area please stop by and learn about salmon restoration in your local watershed.

Thursday, June 14th, 2012; 5:30-8:00pm. Open to the Public- WSU Puyallup Research and Extension 2606 West Pioneer Way, Puyallup, WA

Feel free to contact us for more information!

Spring Meeting Flyer

Have you ever wanted to participate in a marathon, but didn’t want to wear out your exercise shoes or get all sweaty? Well now you can! SPSSEG is looking for some volunteers to man and/or women a water station at the Capital City Marathon (Olympia Marathon). As a volunteer you will receive all the benefits of participating in a marathon (comradery, the sense of accomplishment, being outside in the sun, etc) without having to deal with the 26 mile course. At the water station you will cheer racers on while handing them cups of H2O to keep them hydrated. Its a great way to be involved in our local community! Our water station is looking for volunteers between the hours of 7 -11 am on Sunday May 20th. You can sign up part-time or whole time. Please contact Lance for sign up or questions at lancew@spsseg.org.

The Olympia Traverse is right around the corner! Get your team together and take advantage of our increasingly sunny weather and head outside with your kayak, bike, or running shoes! Don’t feel like a spawning salmon? Help our spawners swim up stream by volunteering at a water station or just cheering them on!

Please join us Saturday April 21st at Parkland Prairie from 9am to 12pm for a site clean up! Visit our Volunteer Event Page (under Education and Outreach) for more information. Hope to see you there!

Please call/email your Senators and Representatives to request that
the RFEG account remain intact.   Tell them why you oppose the budget
language that allows the state to use RFEG dedicated funds (RCW
77.95.090) to pay for hatcheries.

A message you can use is:

 ”Loss of the RFEG dedicated funding (RCW 77.95.090) in Senate Bill
#5967 threatens the future of salmon recovery, the existence of salmon
organizations around the state, leveraging of millions of dollars of
public and private funds, and the loss of hundreds of professional,
technical and private contractor jobs across the state related to
salmon recovery as well as thousands of indirect jobs related to the
salmon industry.  During the budget negotiation process we ask that
you oppose any budget items that use RFEG funds for anything other
than RFEG projects including hatcheries.”

RFEG’s are essential to salmon restoration. Salmon are of economic,
cultural and environmental importance to the citizens of Washington
state.  Please act today.

Go here to find your Legistlator.

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder/

It’s that time of year again. Time to get off the couch, get out your kayak, bike, or running shoes and start thinking about putting a team together for the Olympia Traverse! SPSSEG will once again participate in this event that models salmon migration. We hope to see you there! Please visit http://www.olympiatraverse.com/olympia-traverse/home for course and registration information.

And a big thanks to everyone who came to help out including Taylor Shellfish who provided a delicious spread of clams and mussels!

Please join us on January 26, 2012 from 5:30-8pm at the Lacey Community Center to learn more about your local Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group (RFEG) and salmon restoration in the South Sound. (Friends and Family are more than welcome!)

We would like to thank the Mason Conservation District and Taylor Shellfish for their continued support of the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail – a premier Northwest interpretive trail.