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Stream Team is always looking for volunteers. Contact the coordinators listed on this Web page and jump right in!
 
Stream Team is proud to among the more than 300 Puget Sound organizations involved in "Puget Sound Starts Here," a public education campaign to stop the daily flow of 140,000 pounds of toxic chemicals from entering Puget Sound.  
 
 
 
 

 

 

Free Sustainable Landscaping Class, February 18 

“Naturescaping for Water & Wildlife” will be offered by Stream Team and WSU’s Native Plant Salvage Project on Thursday, February 18th, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Yelm Community Schools Building, 107 First St. N., in Yelm.

Workshop participants will learn design ideas to attract more birds, butterflies, amphibians, and beneficial insects to home landscapes while reducing maintenance headaches and protecting water resources. Other topics will include minimizing lawn, hardscaping ideas, and drought-tolerant plants, with a special emphasis on tricky prairie soils! Participants will receive many free handouts to help them create more attractive and sustainable landscapes.

The workshop is free, but advanced registration is required. To register or for more information, please email nativeplantsalvage@gmail.com or call 360-867-2166.

Welcome to Stream Team

Stream Team is an education-to-action program for people interested in protecting and enhancing our local streams, rivers, lakes, and Puget Sound.

Stream Team volunteers plant trees, mark storm drains, gather stream health data, remove litter, talk to people at local viewing sites about spawning salmon, and perform other tasks that make a big difference in the health of our local waterways.

Stream Team also offers classes and field trips on a wide range of topics, including shellfish, salmon, native plants, geology and "stream bugs."

Sign up today!

Ready to get your feet wet? Contact the staff person who represents the program in your area: 

Stream Team is sponsored by the storm and surface water utilities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater and Thurston County.

Links


  
Fall 2009 Stream Team Newsletter (1.3 MB)
Summer 2009 Stream Team Newsletter (835 KB)

Spring 2009 Stream Team Newsletter (2MB)
Fall 2008 edition (2.23 MB)
Summer 2008 edition (2.25 MB)
Spring 2008 edition (2 MB)
 
Waiver of Liability/Photo Waiver (PDF)

New "P.S." I Love You" Tote Bag for Volunteers

You can receive a new, limited edition "P.S. I Love You" tote bag by participating in four types of Stream Team action and education activities. The tote is made of organic heavy cotton and is embroidered with a "P.S. I Love You" logo designed by Nikki McLure on one side and the Stream Team logo on the other side. The tote is made of organic heavy cotton and is embroidered with a "P.S. I Love You" logo designed by Nikki McLure on one side and the Stream Team logo on the other side.

You can earn a tote bag when you:

  • Help monitor for stream bugs in the summer;

  • Volunteer to be a Salmon Steward in the late summer-fall;

  • Plant trees in spring or fall; and

  • Attend a Stream Team-sponsored workshop or class.

It's that easy!