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Winter Newsletter 2010
Inside this Issue:Habitat Restoration with Willows............4,5Annual Report........................................6,7Project Updates......................................8,92009 Accomplishments .........................10
SalmonGram
Winter 2010
Hello reader,
Thank you for picking up the latest andgreatest SPSSEG Salmon Gram. In this issuewe will be sharing our most recent projectaccomplishments and also offering a glimpse
of the near future. When you’re nished please pass it along to a
friend and visit our web-site to learn more about our organization.SPSSEG Staff and Board have been working diligentlyto make a meaningful difference and to help protect andrestore salmon habitat in the South Sound. I feel that wehave collectively done a tremendous job this year and we arecontinually striving to make improvements.Our organization and annual budget remain healthy.However, we are always looking for better ways to serve our Northwest salmon. You can help us save salmon by providingmuch needed unrestricted funds. Show your support by becoming a member or renewing your membership (Page 11).You can also make a one-time donation by mail or at our web-site.It seems we are becoming well known in the South Soundregion and we are very excited to have received some nationalmedia exposure for the Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail. In the November 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveller the Trailis featured with a wonderful full page article titled
Fall SalmonSpectacular.
The article can be seen on our web-site. SPSSEGis continuing our search for diverse and stable funding for thisawesome Trail program. We will be targeting local corporate partners this winter with a goal to raise $5,000 by fall 2010.Please let us know if you are interested in being part of thissuccessful Trail program. Each year over 5,000 people visit thechum and it’s truly a community gem.It is becoming increasingly clear to me that in order toultimately save our iconic salmon, we must work together. Pleaseget involved in our community by volunteering for a salmonfriendly organization or just by talking to your neighbors, co-workers, and family about some easy ways to help salmon.Changes don’t have to be drastic or happen overnight. Start off
slowly and work up to signicant salmon improvements. I know
it sounds like rhetoric, but we can and will do it together.Thanks again for all of your support over the past year and welook forward to your continued support in 2010.
Sincerely,
Lance Winecka
Cover: Beautiful male chum from Kennedy Creek.Photo: Jamie Glasgow
SalmonGram is published twice per year by the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group (SPSSEG), a 501(c)(3)
non-prot, volunteer-based organization that conducts salmon habitat restoration, salmon enhancement, and community
education to increase salmonid populations in the South Puget Sound Region.The SPSSEG is one of fourteen Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups created in 1989 by the Washington State Legisla-
ture. The Regional Fishery Enhancement Program is partially supported by surcharges on sport and commercial shinglicenses. The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife provides technical and administrative support to the program.
Message from theExecutive Director
Board of Directors
The SPSSEG is administered by a nine-member volunteer board elected by the generalmembership.
Jack Havens - President
Tim Layton - Vice PresidentDan Wrye - Treasurer Jessica Moore - SecretaryTerry Wright Joe WilliamsDuane Fagergren
Steve BrinkBob Barnes
Staf
Lance Winecka - Executive Director
Kristin Williamson - Project Manager
Brian Combs - Project Manager
Kimberlie Gridley - Project Manager
Jerilyn Walley - SPSCC Work Study
Contact
6700 Martin Way East, Suite 112Olympia, WA 98516Phone: (360) 412-0808www.spsseg.orgMessage from the Director............2Thanks to our Supporters...............3Willows in Restoration.................4,5Annual Report...............................6,7Project Updates..............................8,92009 Accomplishments. ................10
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SalmonGram
Winter 2010
Thanks Partners & Supporters!
Organizations:
American Fisheries SocietyCapitol Land TrustConservation DistrictsDepartment of TransportationWild Fish ConservancyEducation & Research Assoc.Gig Harbor CommercialFishermen’s Civic ClubLead Entities Nisqually Land Trust Northwest Indian FisheriesCommissionPeople for Puget SoundPierce County Stream TeamRegional FisheriesEnhancement Group (RFEG)CoalitionSouth Puget SoundCommunity CollegeSouth Sound Fly FishersSt. Martin’s UniversityTacoma Poggie ClubTacoma Metro Parks
Taylor Shellsh
Trout UnlimitedThurston County ParksUS Forest ServiceUniversity of Puget SoundWashington State ParksWashington ConservationCorps (WCC)
Major Supporters
Sue Asher & Jim WilliamsKen Guza & Diane LarsonJack & Susan HavensJoe JauquetSteven JenksRichard & Judith JohnsonSharon & David LoveEdward & Patricia ManningJoe & Marilyn WilliamsBruce & Martha Verhei
Businesses
Anchor EnvironmentalBig R ManufacturingCapitol City PressCoast & Harbor EngineeringEntrix, Inc.Fish Brewing CompanyFisheries ConsultantsHerrara EnvironmentalHancock Resources ?????Kennedy Creek QuarryMike McClung Construction National Geographic Traveller
Non Prot Solutions Northwest
ParametrixTacoma Power
The Nonprot Center
RV AssociatesWholesale SportsWaterfall Engineering
Tribes
Nisqually TribePuyallup TribeSquaxin TribeMuckelshoot Tribe
Grantmakers
Department of EcologyDepartment of Fish & Wildlife(WDFW)Estuary & Salmon RestorationProgramFamily Forest Fish PassageProgram (FFFPP)Mason County National Fish & WildlifeFoundation (NFWF) National ResourcesConservation Service (NCRS)
Pacic Salmon Commission
Pierce CountyPuget Sound PartnershipSalmon Recovery FundingBoard (SRFB)Thurston County
Splash Attendees Kennedy Creek Docents
Ione and Mary Sue?????
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