Hello MES, The Quinault Indian Nation located in Grays Harbor County has received multiple grants to fund a European Green Crab trapping crew to catch and remove this marine invasive species in Grays Harbor and neighboring coastal pocket estuaries. This… Continue Reading →
The Army Corps of Engineers currently has 4 years of fish passage videos for two Lower Snake River dams that they have collected as part of requirements of their Endangered Species Act compliance for listed bull trout. Additional data will… Continue Reading →
Shellfish health in South Puget Sound (parasites, harmful algae, infectious bacteria)–feel free to ask for details Shellfish health on Olympic Peninsula, especially health of shellfish of native cultural importanceBasket cockle population health–Puget Sound comparisons with coast, post-2021 Shell recycling–developing a… Continue Reading →
For over 30 years, Conservation Northwest has been restoring wildlife; connecting habitat; and protecting wildlands across the Pacific Northwest. The Cascades to Olympics program is currently in need of volunteers and interns to support our critical work in Southwest Washington…. Continue Reading →
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption behavior change study:WDFW is undergoing a large, multi-year project to transition our fleet of ~1,400 on-road vehicles to electric alternatives to support the agency’s larger effort to reduce GHG emissions. This study will support this work… Continue Reading →
Some community mapping projects I have banked data for, points of contact, and am willing to share/ideate with current students about. Contact Mike Ruth at ruthm@evergreen.edu
Utilizing existing data sets that are being collected to answer questions, these could include; light trap data throughout the Puget Sound for Dungeness recruitment, Olympia oyster recruitment monitoring data, zooplankton sampling data, or ORCA buoy data. Questions would be best… Continue Reading →
Mason Lake is located between Belfair and Shelton just off Route 3. The proposal is to start a water quality sampling program on the Lake that would go on for at least 10 years; a sustainable study that could be… Continue Reading →
I have data that was collected as part of the Type N Soft Rock study (https://dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/fp_cmer_typen_soft_rock.pdf) that was not included in the final report. This includes pre- vs post-harvest surface water residence time, channel profiles, changes in substrate composition. I… Continue Reading →
The ideas that we’ll be talking to students about include: Electric vehicle adoption in rural areas, feasibility of a student shuttle to the airport, investigating the integration of bike routes with transit services, mapping existing bike parking and identifying sites… Continue Reading →
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