PORT HADLOCK — The Washington State University Jefferson County Extension is accepting applications for its stream steward course.
The five-week course will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays from March 9 through April 6.
Classes will alternate between Port Hadlock and Sequim followed by field trips to a variety of locations on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Course topics include stream and watershed ecology, native plant and forest ecology, salmon lifecycle and habitat, protecting and conserving watersheds, stormwater mitigation, tribal treaty rights and natural resource management.
Class participants are asked to commit to 20 hours of ecosystem-based volunteer service in the next year with the extension or one of its partner organizations.
Partner organizations include the North Olympic Salmon Coalition, local conservation districts, the Dungeness River Audubon Center, Streamkeepers, the Northwest Watershed Institute, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, county noxious weed control boards and local land trusts.
The course is open to the public and costs $25.
Applicants can register at https://2023stream stewards.eventbrite.com.
