Now that the legislative session is over, where do the Orca Task Force recommendations stand? Has progress been made? The BOLD team has the answers in this easy-to-read scorecard.
Thank you to everyone who’s been following and engaging with their legislators to help critical bills get passed! There is still more work to be done in a lot of areas as you will find out in this report particularly in funding salmon habitat projects.
Join us for a habitat restoration event!
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales depend on salmon as a critical prey resource from watersheds in Puget Sound and beyond. Salmon use the Sammamish River as a migratory corridor. Improving the water quality in the river will help both struggling salmon populations and orcas. Join us to care for new native plantings at the former Wayne Golf Course. Vegetation will help shade and cool and clean a small stream emptying into the Sammamish River. Healthy riparian forests control erosion of riverbanks and host insects’ young salmon need early in life. The former Wayne Golf Course features nearly a mile of shoreline and is the largest City of Bothell Park. Activities will take place on the west side or “front nine.”
Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Meet at the clubhouse parking area (16721 96th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011). Please sign up. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event.
Date: December 5th
Time: 10am – 1pm
Join us for a habitat restoration event!
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales depend on salmon as a critical prey resource from watersheds in Puget Sound and beyond. Salmon use the Sammamish River as a migratory corridor. Improving the water quality in the river will help both struggling salmon populations and orcas. Join us to care for new native plantings at the former Wayne Golf Course. Vegetation will help shade and cool and clean a small stream emptying into the Sammamish River. Healthy riparian forests control erosion of riverbanks and host insects’ young salmon need early in life. The former Wayne Golf Course features nearly a mile of shoreline and is the largest City of Bothell Park. Activities will take place on the west side or “front nine.”
Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Meet at the clubhouse parking area (16721 96th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011). Please sign up. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event.
Date: November 21st
Time: 10am – 1pm
Join us for a habitat restoration event!
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales depend on salmon as a critical prey resource from watersheds in Puget Sound and beyond. Salmon use the Sammamish River as a migratory corridor. Improving the water quality in the river will help both struggling salmon populations and orcas. Join us to care for new native plantings at the former Wayne Golf Course. Vegetation will help shade and cool and clean a small stream emptying into the Sammamish River. Healthy riparian forests control erosion of riverbanks and host insects’ young salmon need early in life. The former Wayne Golf Course features nearly a mile of shoreline and is the largest City of Bothell Park. Activities will take place on the west side or “front nine.”
Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Meet at the clubhouse parking area (16721 96th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011). Please sign up. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event.
Date: October 10th
Time: 10am – 1pm
Join us for a habitat restoration event!
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales depend on salmon as a critical prey resource from watersheds in Puget Sound and beyond. Salmon use the Sammamish River as a migratory corridor. Improving the water quality in the river will help both struggling salmon populations and orcas. Join us to care for new native plantings at the former Wayne Golf Course. Vegetation will help shade and cool and clean a small stream emptying into the Sammamish River. Healthy riparian forests control erosion of riverbanks and host insects’ young salmon need early in life. The former Wayne Golf Course features nearly a mile of shoreline and is the largest City of Bothell Park. Activities will take place on the west side or “front nine.”
Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Meet at the clubhouse parking area (16721 96th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011). Please sign up. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event.
Date: September 26th
Time: 9am – 12pm
Join us for a habitat restoration event!
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales depend on salmon as a critical prey resource from watersheds in Puget Sound and beyond. Salmon use the Sammamish River as a migratory corridor. Improving the water quality in the river will help both struggling salmon populations and orcas. Join us to care for new native plantings at the former Wayne Golf Course. Vegetation will help shade and cool and clean a small stream emptying into the Sammamish River. Healthy riparian forests control erosion of riverbanks and host insects’ young salmon need early in life. The former Wayne Golf Course features nearly a mile of shoreline and is the largest City of Bothell Park. Activities will take place on the west side or “front nine.”
Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Meet at the clubhouse parking area (16721 96th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011). Please sign up. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event.
Date: September 12th
Time: 9am – 12pm
¡Acompaña a Whale Scout en un paseo por el Wayne Open Space! Hablado en español, discutiremos la historia de la restauración en el parque y la conexión entre el río Sammamish y nuestras orcas residentes del sur.
ubicación: Former Wayne Golf Course, Bothell WA
16721 96th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011
Fecha: July 29th
Tiempo: 1pm – 2pm
Come stroll the former Wayne Golf Course with Whale Scout Director and Founder, Whitney Neugebauer. Whitney will educate on Whale Scouts’ work at the park and how, with the work of staff and thousands of volunteers, they have transformed the previous golf course into a salmon refuge.
Location: Former Wayne Golf Course, Bothell, WA
16721 96th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011
Date: July 29th
Time: 12pm – 1pm
Join us for a habitat restoration event and our 3rd part of our Salmon Scales and Trails Guest Speaker Series!
9am – 10am: Learn from Research Ecologist Kerry Accola from UW Wetland Ecology Lab! Kerry will speak about her research in juvenile salmon diet, habitat, and what it means to protect them in our watershed!
10am – 12pm: Habitat restoration activity to protect our salmon!
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales depend on salmon as a critical prey resource from watersheds in Puget Sound and beyond. Salmon use the Sammamish River as a migratory corridor. Improving the water quality in the river will help both struggling salmon populations and orcas. Join us to care for new native plantings at the former Wayne Golf Course. Vegetation will help shade and cool and clean a small stream emptying into the Sammamish River. Healthy riparian forests control erosion of riverbanks and host insects’ young salmon need early in life. The former Wayne Golf Course features nearly a mile of shoreline and is the largest City of Bothell Park. Activities will take place on the west side or “front nine.”
Consider signing up your household for a fun, educational, family outing. Those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, under 18 need a signed release form by a parent. Meet at the clubhouse parking area (16721 96th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011). Please sign up. A confirmation email will be sent to you 2-3 days prior to the event.
Date: August 1st
Time: 9am – 12pm
Support Whale Scout by visiting MOD Pizza at Canyon Park anytime on Saturday, August 22nd! Every slice helps feed an orca, as 20% of all sales will be donated to Whale Scout. Simply show this flyer or mention us, and part of your purchase will help support our organization!
Use Promo Code: MODGIVES20
When: August 22nd, 10:30am – 11:00pm
Where: MOD Pizza at Canyon Park, 22833 Bothell Everett Hwy, Ste 161, Bothell WA, 98021
Why: Each slice helps save salmon to feed an orca!
Join Whale Scout in strolling through the Wayne Open Space with experts in the field! In this series we will cover juvenile salmon, trees, riparian restoration, and how it is all connected!
July 17th Mid Sound Fisheries: Sign up here!
July 24th Steve Lambert: Sign up here!
DATE CHANGE: August 1st Kerry Accola: Sign up here!
