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<![CDATA[Bainbridge Island Watershed Council - News]]>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:35:47 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Watershed Council Hosts June Sustainable First Monday]]>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:04:18 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2012/05/watershed-council-hosts-june-sustainable-first-monday.htmlJune Sustainable First Monday, June 4, 7-9pm
The Watershed Council and Sustainable Bainbridge are pleased to host:

Salmon Management in Puget Sound: Potholes along the Salmon Recovery Road
Presented by Jay Zischke - Marine Fish Program Manager, Suquamish Fisheries Department

At the Bainbridge Island Art Museum Auditorium, southern building of the
kidimu complex at the corner of 305 and Winslow Way

Jay will provide an introduction to the complexities of salmon management, the integration of the “four H’s”- Hatcheries, Harvest, Hydropower, and
Habitat- that impact salmon, and challenges facing us locally to maintain
healthy salmon stocks. He will also provide an overview of the Suquamish
Tribes’ salmon enhancement program and how the program integrates with local east Kitsap stocks, and talk about what are our “healthy” local stocks of
salmon and how we can manage them sustainably.

Jay Zischke - Marine Fish Program Manager, Suquamish Fisheries Department
Jay has worked as a Fisheries Biologist for over 30 years – including 10
years in Alaska and 20 years in Puget Sound. He presently works for the

Suquamish Indian Tribe directing salmon supplementation facilities and developing harvest management plans. He lives locally on the Kitsap

Peninsula.

]]><![CDATA[BIKE YOUR WATERSHED! ]]>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:07:18 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2012/04/bike-your-watershed.htmlPlease join us for a fun and educational 12-mile bike ride on May 12 to learn more about Bainbridge Island Watersheds! Visit our Project Page for Bike your Watershed to learn more. ]]><![CDATA[CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: The Cooper Creek Salmon Restoration Program Needs Your Help!]]>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:00:35 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2012/02/call-for-volunteers-the-cooper-creek-salmon-restoration-program-needs-your-help.htmlWe are starting the 4th and final year of the Cooper Creek Salmon Supplementation Program, and we need your help!

The Cooper Creek program is a partnership between the Watershed Council, the City of Bainbridge Island, and the Suquamish Tribe to restore salmon to Cooper Creek at the head of Eagle Harbor. You can read more about the program on our Project Page.

If you are interested in helping out, we need volunteeers to help with the daily care and feeding of our young salmon, as well as with initial installation of the raceway. You need to be at least 14 years of age (under 18 need an adult's permission) and physically capable of walking about a mile over uneven terrain to participate.

FEED AND CARING RUNS MARCH 11- LATE APRIL/EARLY MAY
Because we have already started the feeding and conducted a training session, if you are interested in signing up for shifts- yes, we still have room!- you must email us at info@biwatershedcouncil.org to arrange for a time to get trained. Once you are trained, you can sign up for shifts per the instructions below.

The majority of the help we need comes in the form of 3 visits per day, 7 days a week, to care for our young salmon by feeding and cleaning their tank. You can sign up for as many shifts as you are willing and able to do: only 1 person can sign up per shift. If you would like to sign up to help care for our baby salmon, please go to the following link:

http://www.doodle.com/37gu929vzkx33yfr

We have shifts through mid-April and will likely extend this through late april/early may once we know more about fish timing later in the spring. A shift takes about 45 mins to walk up to and back from the site, feed the fish, and clean the tanks and screens (mid-day shifts do an extra vacuuming step).

Thanks for helping us make this program a success!

]]><![CDATA[2011 was a great year for returning salmon in BI streams!]]>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:31:37 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2011/12/2011-was-a-great-year-for-returning-salmon-in-bi-streams.htmlWe had an excellent year for salmon, with multiple adult coho returning to at least three of our monitored streams. Read more about our salmon monitoring program here. ]]><![CDATA[First Salmon Siting of 2011!]]>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:01:49 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2011/09/first-salmon-siting-of-2011.htmlMonday, September 26, we saw our first adult salmon sighting of 2011- and not where OR what you'd expect! Check out our salmon monitoring page for more info!
]]><![CDATA[Green and Groundwatery! BI learns about aquifers at T&Cs Earth Day Event]]>Sun, 29 May 2011 12:30:11 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2011/05/green-and-groundwatery-bi-learns-about-aquifers-at-tcs-earth-day-event.html

The Rockefeller Campbell and Clark/Clark Athans family children enjoy their edible aquifer treat!

The Bainbridge Island Watershed Council participated in the annual Town and Country Earth Day Celebration on May 16, 2011. The focus of this outreach event was to educate the general public about Bainbridge Island's groundwater and aquifers. Volunteers Jeanne Huber, Gerlind Jenkner, Rose Defawe, Janet Knox, and Deb Rudnick staffed the event. By using the "Edible Aquifer" drink developed by the Idaho DEQ, we explained what an aquifer is and how it works to many children and a few adults. A few pointers were also given to the public about how to keep our groundwater clean and aquifers sustainable. Everyone enjoyed the sweet concoction and left the outreach booth both satisfied and aquifer-educated.

]]><![CDATA[Cooper Creek Salmon Supplementation Program- Year 3 has concluded!]]>Tue, 10 May 2011 20:48:06 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2011/05/cooper-creek-salmon-supplementation-program-year-3-has-concluded.htmlWith massive thanks to a fantastic, dedicated crew of volunteers, and to our partners at the Suquamish Tribe and the City, we have completed the 3rd of our 4 year program to reintroduce chum salmon to Cooper Creek. This year we released approximately 12,000 fry over a 3-month period, and we are looking forward to theirStay tuned for an annual report with more details ]]><![CDATA[Bike Your Watershed: May 21, 2011]]>Mon, 02 May 2011 22:07:59 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2011/05/bike-your-watershed-may-21-2011.html

]]><![CDATA[Plastic Is Forever: New Documentary!]]>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:35:42 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2011/04/plastic-is-forever-new-documentary.htmlLiesl Clark has provided us with a touching and informative documentary about her family's investigations of how disposable plastics affect our local beaches. Check out the video on Our Plastic Is Forever Page.
]]><![CDATA[Cooper Creek Salmon Program makes the news!]]>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:59:19 -0800http://www.biwatershedcouncil.org/1/post/2011/04/cooper-creek-salmon-program-makes-the-news.htmlThe Cooper Creek Salmon Program was featured in today's Bainbridge Review! Check out the article here.

Dennis Anstine/Staff Photo Deborah Rudnick, ecologist at the Bainbridge Island Watershed Council, shows off one of the salmon being cared for in Cooper Creek.

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