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Sound Water StewardsMaking an impact in the health of the Salish Sea through education, stewardship & community science.
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What We Do
A major focus of our program is the annual training program for new volunteers - 80 hours of expert training from top professionals, plus 20 hours of hands-on training. Since our inception in 1989 as WSU Beach Watchers to an independent organization in 2016, we have trained over 800 volunteers.
Volunteers work on a variety of projects in keeping with our mission. Volunteer members engage in active projects and in the work of maintaining the organization. We partner with federal and state agencies, governments, universities, state and local parks, and other nonprofit organizations in projects which focus on work in the Salish Sea. At the same time, we are a community of like-minded people who care deeply for our natural environment and enjoy learning together and socially with one another to celebrate what we have accomplished while continuing to learn how to be better stewards.
The Three Pillars of Sound Water Stewards
Science - we are the 'boots on the ground' (and in the water and mud!) for many science projects - following exact protocols to guarantee the accuracy and value to scientists of the collected data.
Education - from our Coupeville Wharf display, to teaching kids the wonders of their island habitats, to running a university level symposium each year called Sound Water University, to teaching people to responsibly harvest clams and crabs, and our locally renown annual volunteer education and training, we provide thousands of hours of education a year to our volunteers and the public alike in both the physical and virtual realm. Check out our amazing video series on Vimeo to learn more about the wonders around you. Below is just one example of the amazing videos we produce!
Stewardship - we perform trail maintenance, beach cleanups, pulling noxious weeds and participant in monofilament recycling at 14 popular fishing destinations on Whidbey Island.
You can explore everything we are involved in with our new interactive Project Map on our newly updated Sound Water Stewards website.