Whidbey Watershed Stewards

Mission

Whidbey Watershed Stewards promotes nearshore and watershed health by linking water, land, wildlife and people on Whidbey Island through education, research and restoration.

Description

We began as the Chums of Maxwelton Salmon Adventure - a group of teachers joined with others to provide outdoor environmental education for elementary school students in South Whidbey School District. The group quickly grew to working with the community and other agencies to restore coho salmon runs to the Maxwelton Watershed on Whidbey Island, and encouraged watershed stewardship through habitat restoration and individual actions. Our mission expanded in 2006 and we became Whidbey Watershed Stewards, recognizing that we want to promote the health and vitality of all of South Whidbey's watersheds and nearshore for the people and environment of Puget Sound.