We are proud to partner with local agencies and nonprofits to engage in our community through various programs and events throughout the year. We are always seeking new outreach and partnership opportunities. Contact us for more information.
- City Nature Challenge: a global citizen science event to document as many living things as possible over a 4-day period. Get outside and add observations to iNaturalist!
- Student GREEN Congress: NRNC participates in the Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN) Congress, a cooperative watershed education program sponsored by the Thurston Conservation District, Thurston County, and the Cities of Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey.
- Eye on Nature: Collaborative program carried out each spring by NRNC partnered with the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Nisqually River Education Project, Chehalis Basin Education Consortium, and Friends of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
- Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve: In 2011, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) designated State-owned aquatic lands and beaches within Nisqually Reach as an Aquatic Reserve. Spearheaded by NRNC, the Nisqually Aquatic Reserve is the collaborative efforts among Tribes, commercial and nonprofit organizations, local and state government agencies, and citizens. NRNC manages the Aquatic Reserve’s Citizen Stewardship Committees whose aim is to monitor activity within the Reserve and carry out education and citizen science research projects.
Annual Events that NRNC attends include:
- South Sound Sustainability Expo, Tacoma- April
- Anderson Island summer camps- July
- Nisqually Watershed Festival, Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge- September
- Turn of the Tides, Olympia- December
Past Events that NRNC has attended include:
- Eatonville Salmon Festival
- Anderson Island Salmon Festival
- Summer Splash at the Hands On Children’s Museum in Olympia
- Tacoma Children’s Water Festival
- Olympia Wooden Boat Show
- JBLM after-school programs