Activities of Our Interns

 

Braden and Samantha install Christmas trees as woody recruitment for stream complexity.

 

Braden and Samantha take down protective fencing from around planting sites.

Adrian, Samantha, and Braden take plants to the sites where they will be planted.

 

Braden uses GPS equipment to monitor eelgrass quadrates at low tide.

Athena weeds with crew from Tacoma Urban League.

 

David, Braden, and Samantha injecting invasive Japanese knotweed.

David and Braden install fencing to protect planting site.

 

Samantha and David cut ivy from trees.

Samantha installs support stakes to hold a tree upright.

 

Samantha installs rope to hold tree limbs from impacting people walking on the trail.

Braden and Samantha use hypo-hatchet to inject invasive holly and laurel.

 

David and Samantha collect macroinvertebrate samples for analysis.

Allison develops a planting plan for her restoration site.

 

Samantha, Scott, and Braden setting float line

 

David GPS-mapping eelgrass beds at low tide

 

Adrian weeding his restoration site of invasive morning glory and blackberry

 

Jenna conducts GPS mapping of planting sites using Trimble unit

 

Braden marking his restoration site's planted vegetation

 

Samantha conducting water quality monitoring on Puget Creek

 

David looking for planted vegetation in his restoration site

 

Melissa conducts research at the office for future boardwalk project

 

Samantha and Braden GPS-mapping water quality monitoring sites

 

Braden picks trash out of fishway

 

David, Adrian, and volunteer prepping corkline to protect eelgrass beds

 

Samantha staffs our booth at an event

 

Adrian working on his research project and two volunteers at the office

 

Athena works on her restoration site

 

Adrian and volunteer watering native plants in storage area

 

Jenna and David preparing materials and equipment

 

Samantha picking up trash along trail

 

Adrian and Braden conduct European green crab study

 

Samantha collects the cork line after the 4th of July

event is over

 

Athena, Samantha and Braden load gear on the boat in preparation for setting float line to protect eelgrass

 

Braden marking plants in his restoration site

 

Adrian weeds near the storage area

 

 

Athena, Samantha, and Braden loading gear onto boat to set float line for protecting eelgrass

Sadora working with volunteers on placing salmon carcasses in Puget Creek for nutrient enrichment. Sadora hauling planks for preparing restoration site for plant storage of potted vegetation.
 

Left: Placing tree limbs in the restoration area for wildlife habitat and to exclude human/dogs from site. 

 

 

Puget Creek Restoration Society

702 Broadway, Suite 101

Tacoma, WA 98402

(253) 779-8890

Email: pugetcreek@yahoo.com