October brings cozy Fall weather and our water quality monitoring trips! Students all over the county have been conducting water quality tests, including four schools that are new to testing as of the past year! We’ve spent this month conducting practice lessons in the classroom and taking students out into the field to their community sites. It’s been a blast getting these students, their families, and their teachers pumped about water quality and salmon.
North Thurston schools have completed their Watershed Explorers field trips! In sun, rain, wind, and cold, every 5th grade student across eight schools gathered at their testing sites to collect water quality data as each student conducted each test. Using site surveys and the data gathered, students discussed what may be impacting the water quality and how their communities can work together to make improvements.
Orca Recovery Day was on the 18th and our volunteer group, Teens in Thurston (TnT) worked alongside other volunteers to help restore riparian and forested areas in Squaxin Park to support our Southern Resident Orcas! A beautiful mosaic art piece was created by the volunteers in celebration. If you or someone you know is a high school student looking for volunteer hours and enjoy working outside, please contact Sam Nadell (snadell@thurstoncd.com) for more information.
