South Sound GREEN

South Sound GREEN South Sound GREEN envisions a community with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to act as stewards of our local watersheds.

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This week South Sound GREEN, Nisqually River Education Project, and the Chehalis Basin Education Consortium met teachers...
06/27/2024

This week South Sound GREEN, Nisqually River Education Project, and the Chehalis Basin Education Consortium met teachers at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge for one of our annual professional development events, Summer Institute for Teachers. This year’s theme was Empowering Teachers Towards Salmon Recovery.

On the first day, we had wonderful speakers from the Office of Native Education at OSPI, the Nisqually Indian Tribe, and a variety of environmental organizations including Long Live the Kings, the Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office, and many more. Teachers engaged in break out sessions where they learned about salmon recovery related materials that can be brought back to the classroom. Day one was a success and it left us excited for the next two days to come!

The 2023-2024 school year has come to an end here in Thurston County and as we reflect on the year we have had at South ...
06/18/2024

The 2023-2024 school year has come to an end here in Thurston County and as we reflect on the year we have had at South Sound GREEN, it is impossible not to think of all our volunteers.

We would like to send a huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful volunteers we have had the pleasure of working with this school year. South Sound GREEN could not run our programs without you. We so appreciate the time and energy you put into being outside with students and sharing your knowledge. Your generosity and kindness do not go unnoticed, and we could not be more grateful for your support. We hope you have a fantastic summer, and we will see you in the fall!

Our nearshore field trips with Olympia School District 8th graders came to a close at the end of last week. Students wer...
06/17/2024

Our nearshore field trips with Olympia School District 8th graders came to a close at the end of last week. Students were encouraged to choose four of six stations that were aligned with their personal learning and career interests. We had a lot of fun working with students in the woods and on the beach! They explored beach biodiversity, engaged in oyster dissections, and learned about plankton during the nearshore portion of their day. For the upland stations, students investigated invasive and native plants, used forestry concepts, and played wildlife themed games to learn about population dynamics.

Thank you to OSD teachers and students for meeting us out at Meyer’s Point Environmental Field Station for these trips and to the many community partners that led stations for students!

Have you ever seen a crab so small?!? We’re having a wonderful time exploring the beach with Olympia School District 3rd...
05/23/2024

Have you ever seen a crab so small?!?

We’re having a wonderful time exploring the beach with Olympia School District 3rd graders - there’s never a dull moment when you’re searching for shore crabs.

We had a blast teaching students Tumwater and Black Hills High Schools yesterday out at Isabella Bush Park! Students fro...
05/22/2024

We had a blast teaching students Tumwater and Black Hills High Schools yesterday out at Isabella Bush Park! Students from the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources program from both schools came to the Tumwater FRESH farm to learn about stream bugs, the importance of wetlands, and how to pull invasive plant species. With help from and , we powered through some rainy weather and had an awesome day! .school.district

We started our week with two days of Eye on Nature trips at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge with ...
05/14/2024

We started our week with two days of Eye on Nature trips at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge with Tumwater elementary schools. Students had the chance to become an expert on some of the native plants in the riparian forest as well as engage in a community science project during a nature mapping walk.

Question: Are there more Hairy shore crabs on the beach or stairs on the trail at Burfoot County Park?Olympia School Dis...
05/13/2024

Question: Are there more Hairy shore crabs on the beach or stairs on the trail at Burfoot County Park?

Olympia School District 3rd graders day: definitely more crabs!

3rd grade nearshore trips are underway, and they are a blast! Students play CRAB-O (crab-based BINGO) and learn about animal adaptations while they search for intertidal species. These trips are hands-on and offer students a chance the explore the beach with their classmates.

8th grade nearshore trips with Olympia School District have begun! For these trips, students join us at Meyer’s Point En...
05/08/2024

8th grade nearshore trips with Olympia School District have begun! For these trips, students join us at Meyer’s Point Environmental Field Station to rotate through four of six stations. There are three nearshore stations and three upland stations. Students get to explore the beach, dissect oysters, and look at and learn about plankton during the nearshore portion of their day. The upland stations include forestry, native and invasive plants, and wildlife lessons. These trips are very fun and we are excited for the many more to come!

On Tuesday, high school students from around the South Puget Sound gathered at Squaxin Park in Olympia for the 2024 Sout...
04/18/2024

On Tuesday, high school students from around the South Puget Sound gathered at Squaxin Park in Olympia for the 2024 South Puget Sound Regional Envirothon Competition! All of the participating teams did a great job and students should be proud of the effort they put into preparing for the competition. County winners will have the opportunity to compete at the Washington State Envirothon Competition next month. The county winners are as follows:

Thurston County - Timberline High School
Pierce County - Puyallup High School
Clark County - CASEE
Mason County - Cedar High School

Congratulations to the winning teams!

Also - we would like to thank all of our volunteers and community partners for working with the Thurston Conservation District to carry out this event and to the City of Olympia for allowing us to use Squaxin Park for this event.

We’d like to introduce Red Cedar - a student at the Evergreen State College and intern for South Sound GREEN through the...
04/18/2024

We’d like to introduce Red Cedar - a student at the Evergreen State College and intern for South Sound GREEN through the Center for Climate Action and Sustainability. We are very happy to have Red here with us as we head into the busy spring season!

Today we had our first Eye on Nature field trip at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. The day was aweso...
04/09/2024

Today we had our first Eye on Nature field trip at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. The day was awesome - students saw all kinds of animals and observed many different native plants growing in the riparian forest. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is simply a wonderful place for students to spend the day, and we were so happy to be there with them.

Thank you to everyone who came to the volunteer training sessions for our upcoming Eye on Nature field trips at Billy Fr...
04/04/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to the volunteer training sessions for our upcoming Eye on Nature field trips at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge! These trips are a collaboration between BFJNNWR, Nisqually River Education Project, the Chehalis Basin Education Consortium, and South Sound GREEN. They focus on student observation and exploration as well as engagement in community science. We are very appreciative of our volunteers and are so excited for our first trip happening next week!

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