NSEA offers field-based environmental education programs for elementary through post-secondary level students: NSEA’s environmental education programs focus on salmon and stream ecology in Whatcom County. The elementary Students for Salmon program, Middle School Service Learning program, and both our high school programs, Streamside Science and Swimming Upstream Program, provide students with opportunities to learn about salmon and watershed through inquiry-based science lessons and to get out in the field and participate in hands-on salmon habitat restoration projects in their local watershed. Each curriculum is designed to meet grade specific learning standards while cultivating values of environmental stewardship for our Whatcom County watersheds.NSEA, in partnership with Western Washington University and the Liam Wood Flyfishers and River Guardians (LWFRG), developed an educational program designed to foster greater understanding of rivers and streams and the creatures that depend on them. These programs teach students flyfishing techniques in the context of river ecosystems and our interactions with them, and work to encourage a personal stewardship ethic. NSEA also offers watershed-based stewardship programs that integrate education with restoration: The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) Stream Stewards Program, supports diverse watershed steward groups in Bellingham, Blaine and Ferndale. Watersheds include Schell Creek, Terrell Creek, California Creek, Squalicum Creek, Whatcom Creek, and Padden Creek. These volunteer citizen groups are actively involved in adopting and restoring their streams. The program provides the building blocks for an improved environment, new partnerships, and sustained healthy wild fish production. Through Stream Steward workshops, regular meetings, and accomplishment of on-the ground stream restoration projects, participants are gaining the tools and knowledge to work together to protect and restore streams in our community. The Nooksack River Stewards program is collaboration between the United States Forest Service and Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA). The program is designed to provide salmon-focused environmental educational opportunities to recreational users of the Nooksack River. For additional environmental science curricula for youth in Whatcom County, check out the WSU Whatcom County Extension's Natural Resource Stewardship program.
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