Volunteer Opportunities with N.O.S.C.

Check out our Community Calendar for details about current volunteer needs.
Your help is a vital link to enhancing salmon populations on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Experience the rewarding feeling that comes from helping the fish!

In 2004 volunteers have donated over 5000 hours of their time to our efforts! That is $63,260 that NOSC used this year to match its many grants. Without NOSC’s army of volunteers, members partners and donors, we couldn’t make this happen. Many thanks to all involved!

Below: NOSC Americorps Crew Nov. 2005!

Above: One of NOSC's littlest volunteers ~ helping move fish at the Salmon Creek trap in fall 2007. Below: Collecting otolith (ear bone) samples on salmon carcasses.

Below: Volunteers and staff collect samples on lower Chimacum creek.

Above: Pulling in the net off Chimacum Beach -- prior to beach restoration! Below: A jar full of sandlance to count!

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Americorps*NCCC crews are a big part of NOSC's volunteer effort... teams of 10-12 young people have been taking part in helping NOSC maintain restoration sites for the past few years. These crews have members coming to us from all over the country, with all kinds of backgrounds. With N*CCC, they come together to perform service work in a wide variety of areas, from education, to disaster relief, and of course, environmental restoration. If you are interested in becoming part of Americorps National Civilian and Community Corps, and you are between ages 18-25, please visit their website:

www.americorps.gov/about/programs/nccc.asp

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Spawning Salmon Surveys

With adult salmon spawning in the late summer through the fall and winter months, N.O.S.C. volunteers and staff are responsible for gathering data on the number of spawning adults migrating into local streams. We would love to have your help in this exciting work (and often messy!) work!

Trained volunteers help manage the adult trap on Salmon and Snow creeks, and help complete foot stream surveys on Chimacum creek - counting coho and summer chum... If you like to get outside and are interested in watching our local salmon return home, this is a great opportunity!!

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Macroinvertebrate Surveys

Fall months bring us into spawning season, and is also the time that NOSC completes macroinvertebrate surveys. These surveys are are done in late summer, early fall months and consist of sampling the stream substrate (bottom) for 'large' invertebrates, or 'stream bugs' -- By knowing what kind / how many of these insects are inhabiting the streams, we can better evaluate the health of the stream habitat.

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Beach Seining Opportunities

Beach seining is typically done in late spring, early summer months at Chimacum Beach -- if you are interested in helping us learn more about what kind of fish are frequenting our shorelines and using the estuary, come and join us!

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