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The Northwest Fly Anglers 2010 Conservation Page
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Saturday, January 16th Tree Potting at the Greenway Native Plant Nursery (Issaquah) 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Morning Team: 9:00 AM—12:00 PM; Afternoon Team: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM). Invasive Removal at Riverfront Park (North Bend) 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Morning Team: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; Afternoon Team: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM) See http://www.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer/events for more information.
Next conservation outing scheduled for February 27th Saturday, February 27th will be our next conservation outing to help one of our local watersheds. Stay tuned for details in the February Flypaper. In the meantime you can join the Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force and other volunteers in digging up seedlings from a site in Arlington. Salvaged plants will be potted up later in the month so they can recuperate for 1 – 2 years before being planted at one of the Task Force’s stream restoration sites. Once replanted, these native plants will help reduce erosion, shade streams, provide habitat, and help save salmon. When: Saturday, February 6th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Where: Near Arlington Please contact Kristin to sign up and get more information. See upcoming events at: http://www.stillysnofish.org/get_involved/upcoming_activities.htm. Starting this winter the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust is offering afternoon sessions for a select number of projects. Afternoon teams will meet from noon to 3 PM and pick up where the morning session leaves off.
Other conservation groups to check out
The Washington Environmental Council is a state coalition of conservation minded organizations that lobby the state government. The Federation of Fly Fishers is a national organization that lobbies federal and local governments on issues specifically of interest to fly fishers. Club members are very active in the federation and support it’s activities through a number of programs including participation at local outdoor expos and annual fly fishing jamborees held in Washington and Oregon as well as the national FFF meeting and conclave. Wild Fish Conservancy is an organization dedicated to the recovery and conservation of the region’s wild-fish ecosystems.
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