Summer Institute for Teachers 2024
“Empowering Educators Toward Salmon Recovery”
June 24, 25, 26, 2024
Day 1- Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
John McCoy (lulilaš) Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State: Willard Bill Jr. | Assistant Director, Office of Native Education, OSPI
Presentation Slides | Additional Resources
Survive the Sound: Scott Jenkins | Project Coordinator, Long Live the Kings
Presentation Slides | Additional Resources
Hanford McCloud | Cultural Educator and Government Liaison | Nisqually Indian Tribe
Restoration of Capitol Lake: Casey Allen | Operations Manager, Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team
Breakout Sessions
- Banana Salmon Surgery: Scott Jenkins | Long Live the Kings
- Stormwater Runoff: Chris Towe and Maddie Snook | Pierce Conservation District
- Overview of Boldt Decision Lesson: Sheila Wilson | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Deschutes Estuary Restoration Activity: Casey Allen | Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team
- Be Like a Salmon- Compost!: April Roe | Thurston Public Works
State of Salmon: Jeannie Abbott & Eli Asher | Program Coordinator & Policy Specialist, Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office
Day 2 – Field Trip to the Salmon Center!
The Salmon Center Walking Tour: Whitney McDaniel | Education & Outreach Coordinator, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
Hood Canal Salmon Research Projects: Josh O’Hara | Salmon and Steelhead Biologist, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
Salmon Habitat Restoration in Hood Canal: Jill Grbavac | Project Manager, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
Breakout Sessions
- Catch Me If You Can: Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
- Rain Garden Challenge: Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
- The Incredible Journey: Aubrey Cardoza | Mason Conservation District
Day 3- Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Nisqually Chinook Recovery: Chris Ellings | Salmon Recovery Program Manager, Nisqually Indian Tribe Department of Natural Resources
Breakout Sessions
- Salmon Dissection: Alex Zinck | Nisqually River Education Project
- Salmon in the Schools: Megan Brady | South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group
- Smell Your Way Home: Julia Fregonara | Nisqually River Education Project
- Southern Resident Killer Whale Curriculum: Alicia Boisvert | Biology Teacher, Capital High School
Salmon and the Refuge: Carole Holsom | Ranger, Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Lichen Lesson | Ariel Curtis | Thurston Conservation District