Summer Institute for Teachers 2024


Summer Institute for Teachers 2024

“Empowering Educators Toward Salmon Recovery”

June 24-26, 2024

Resources

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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

Survive the Sound: Scott Jenkins | Project Coordinator, Long Live the Kings 

Hanford McCloud | 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