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	Stream Team A Kitsap County Surface and Stormwater Management and Department of Community Development Program


Your Resource for Making a Difference in Your Community and Environment! Messages from the Stream Team Watch for potential training opportunities:
Salmon Identification Amphibian Monitoring Macroinvertebrate(Stream Bug) ID and Monitoring Training Native vs. Noxious Plants: What Can I Do? Watersheds Workbook This revision of the National Park Service's "Riverwork Book" will teach governments, citizen organizations and individuals how to effectively begin and sustain an effective watershed conservation effort. Available in hard copy or online. 2009 Salmon Stewards Thank you to all the participants in the first annual Salmon Stewards training! Handbook County Volunteer Form

Together, WE:

	Implement local watershed restoration project
	Conduct stream and salmon monitoring
	Educate ourselves and our community about the environment through a variety of programs and events

"So, What Watershed Do I Live In?"

Everyone lives in a watershed, or area that drains to a common waterway. This can be a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, aquifer or directly into Puget Sound.

Our individual actions, combined with those of our neighbors, can have significant impacts to our watershed's health, and ultimately to Puget Sound.

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"Want To Help?"

Stream Team is looking for dedicated individuals or groups. By adopting your stream or watershed, you will be providing valuable information through monitoring, as well as fostering a greater sense of community in your neighborhood. Want to start a group or join an existing one?

Maybe you have an idea for a project and don't know where to start? Call or email today and we can get you pointed in the right direction!
Kathlene Barnhart, Stream Team Coordinator
(360) 337-4601
kbarnhar@co.kitsap.wa.us

Calendar of Events:

Kitsap Salmon Tours, Saturday October 31st, 10AM-2PM
Join salmon habitat and life-cycle experts, along with KST's new Salmon Stewards at Chico Creek Salmon Viewing Park or Poulsbo Fish Park to learn about, and possibly see, these amazing creatures as they finish their journey home. See flyer for more information.

Beach Watchers Program, Fridays October 23-Nov.20 9AM-3PM
Register by Oct. 16th for Module 1. Cost is $40. Register with Peg Tillery (WSU Extension) or Jeff Adams (Washington Sea Grant). Module 1 includes general Beach Watcher information and citizen science. In 2010, Module 2 (Beach Naturalist) and Module 3 (Native Plant/Shoreline Stewardship Advisor) will be offered to complete the Beach Watchers Program.

Olympic College Continuing Education Program presents Energy Lecture Series:
Sept. 29: Energy: The Power of the Grid
October 13: Green Power and Renewable Resources
October 27: Conservation and Energy Efficiency
All lectures are from 6-8PM and you must RSVP at least 2 days prior to continuinged@olympic.edu or call (360)475-7786.

Third Wednesday of the Month: West Sound Watersheds Council meeting (9:00AM-12:00PM) in the Kitsap County Administration Building (619 Division Street in Port Orchard), Commissioners Chambers. WSWC is the Lead Entity organization for Salmon Recovery in WRIA 15 (East Kitsap watersheds, including Gig Harbor). Salmon recovery projects and studies discussed and presented. www.westsoundwatersheds.org Public is welcome.

"Currents":

Stream Team's biannual newsletter. Includes projects and updates, event coverage and other interesting information. Check 'em out!

Meanwhile...

Check out these links and information!

Salmon

Native Plants

Invasive Plants/Weeds

Links

Puget Sound Partnership

Water Quality/Monitoring

West Sound Watersheds Council

Noxious Weed Control/Master Gardeners

Other SSWM Education and Outreach (classroom, mutt mitts...)

Kitsap County Environmental Maps

Puget Sound Benthos Monitoring and Analysis

Stream Team is a public involvement element of Kitsap County’s Department of Community Development and Surface and Stormwater Management Program. For additional information on Stream Team, contact Kathleen Barnhart, Stream Team Coordinator (360) 337-4601.

Last Updated: October 29, 2009

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