Puget Sound Community Change Card
Stewardship Partners has been selected as a beneficiary of the Puget Sound Community Change Card, an
innovative new project that supports locally owned businesses by offering shoppers a cash rebate
which they share with local non-profits and schools.
By obtaining a Puget Sound Community Change
Card, designating Stewardship Partners as the prime beneficiary, and using it at participating
merchants, you can support our mission and help create a vibrant and sustainable local economy.
Get your card at www.pugetsound.cc and read more about the program on
page 7 of our recent newsletter.
Local Christmas tree farm earns "Salmon-Safe" label for eco-friendly practices
In
recognition of their environmental practices, Carnation Tree Farm is the first Christmas tree
farm in the Northwest to be certified as Salmon-Safe.
Click here for press release . . .
Nisqually Watershed Awarded EPA Grant for
Collaborative Market-Based Conservation
The Nisqually Watershed Sustainability Project was awarded an $883,000 grant from the
EPA for several collaborating partners to promote market-based conservation and sustainable land use in forestry,
agriculture, and residential development that will preserve the habitat and water quality of this relatively pristine
Puget Sound watershed.
Click here for press release . . .
Novelty Hill's Estate Winery certified Salmon-Safe
Stillwater Creek Vineyard, the estate vineyard of Novelty Hill wines, has become the first Columbia Valley vineyard to
achieve Salmon-Safe certification. Stillwater Creek is a 240-acre site on the Royal
Slope of the Frenchman Hills. The site is known for its careful vineyard management and
innovative clonal selection.
Click here for press release . . .
Green Drinks Event Has Record Turnout
On May 8th, 2007 Stewardship Partners, in collaboration with Conscious
Choice Magazine,
hosted one of the most successful Green Drinks events in Seattle history.
Thank
you to all of the Salmon-Safe farms, wineries, and local businesses that donated food and drink.
A special thanks
to Herban Feast Catering for bringing it all together
and to Evo
for providing a great venue.
2006 Annual Report
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Wilcox Farms is awarded "Salmon-Safe" Label
 Wilcox Farms has become the largest Northwest farm to
be certified as "Salmon-Safe". The certification was awarded for the salmon-friendly practices on
their 1,800-acre farm located in the Nisqually River Watershed. Look for the label on their
Organic and Omega 3 eggs. Click here for complete
press release.
‘Washington Forum for Conservation Incentives’ to be held January 5th, 2007
Stewardship Partners is co-sponsoring the 'Washington Forum for Conservation Incentives’ hosted by the Washington Biodiversity
Council. This one day interactive event will expand and deepen the dialogue on how landowner incentives can help achieve
biodiversity conservation and preservation of agricultural and forestry landscapes. The conference is being held on
January 5th, from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM at the Tacoma Landmark Center. To register or learn more information about
the forum, visit the website .
Winter 2007/Spring 2008 Newsletter
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Official Release of the Nisqually Stewardship Plan
 On June 19th, Stewardship Partners hosted a public ceremony at the Washington Athletic Club to celebrate the release
of the Nisqually Watershed Stewardship Plan. The plan is a culmination of Stewardship Partners' work over the past
three years to support the collaborative efforts of Nisqually stakeholders in establishing a suite of community-based
conservation programs that preserve the ecological integrity of the watershed while promoting environmental and
economic sustainability in agriculture, forestry, development, and tourism.
The highlight of the event was the presentation of the first ever Daniel J. Evans Nisqually Stewardship Award to the
Nisqually Tribal Leader Billy Frank Jr. Former Governor Daniel Evans presented the award, and spoke about his
administration's early efforts to preserve the Nisqually watershed through the collaborative process that has
evolved to become a model for cooperative conservation.
Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually Tribal Elder, has been
Chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWFC) for 22 years and has played a central role in
securing fishing rights for Native American groups. Proceeds from the event went to support the Nisqually River
Foundation, a non-profit organization that Stewardship Partners helped create to raise funds for implementing the Nisqually
Stewardship Plan. Read more ....
Nisqually Project Featured at White House Conference on
Cooperative Conservation:
Secretary of
the Interior, Gale Norton visited the Nisqually Watershed to recognize the
accomplishments of the Nisqually River Council and its partners over the last 20 years
as a preview to the White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation in St. Louis
(August 29 - 31, 2005). In St. Louis, Stewardship Partners was featured as the main partner
for the Nisqually Project; one of 30 case studies from around the country. Gale Norton
provided the keynote address and again highlighted the Nisqually as an example for
others to follow across the country. It was a great honor to be on the national
stage and receive the recognition for our work.
Chris Bayley receives Environmental Innovator Award:
Chris Bayley, Chair of Stewardship Partners, recently received the first
Environmental Innovator Award from the Washington Policy Center (WPC) on July 28, 2005
at their Annual Center for Environmental Policy Luncheon. The WPC recognized Mr.
Bayley for his leadership in conservation and for using market based incentives
that help farmers preserve land in Washington State.
Project Opens Habitat To Wild Salmon On A Snoqualmie Tributary:
Stewardship Partners is working with the owners of a 96 acre forested parcel of
land just below Snoqualmie Falls to remove a fish blockage that will make available
a mile of pristine habitat to migrating salmon on O Creek, a tributary to the Snoqualmie River.
"This is an excellent example of collaborative salmon recovery that has the community support
and a willing landowner." Stewardship Partners collaborated with local residents,
WA Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Stilly Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement
Taskforce, and volunteers from the Washington Fly Fishing Association to complete the
project. Read more ...
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