Tri State Steelheaders

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Nov 2, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$1,205,609

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Education projects high school students evaluate watershed health teacher/student teams from eight regional public and private schools monitored over twenty riparian restoration sites on streams ranging from asotin creek in the east to the touchet river in the west. Currently in its thirteenth year, this ongoing monitoring program provides students with hands-on science experience and teaches watershed health concepts. (continued) tri state steelheaders provided monitoring equipment for students to measure water temperature, stream flow, dissolved oxygen, ph level, macro invertebrate presence, stream bank profiles, and canopy coverage at their assigned project site. Each year the students dedicate approximately 1000 hours towards data collection. Salmon field trip forty garrison middle school 7th graders visited the lyons ferry hatchery to view the science and technology being used to propagate fall chinook salmon. The group met with lyons ferry campground owner to discuss the economic impacts of salmon and steelhead fisheries. Finally, they visited the upper tucannon river where they saw examples of the natural instream habitat necessary for salmon to thrive in the wild before migrating to the ocean. Funding for the trip was provided through a grant from the lookout foundation and by tri-state steelheaders. Salmon in the classroom after wdfw's january 2011 announcement that they could no longer fund the salmon in the classroom program, tri-state steelheaders opted to continue our local efforts to allow students the experience of rearing salmon and trout. We sponsored four tanks in area classrooms. Rainbow trout eggs arrived in january. Students watched them hatch into the alevin stage and then absorb their yolk sacs to become fry. In april, students released the fry into bennington lake. Fish eggs and food were provided by the tucannon fish hatchery. Watershed field trip in 2011, tri-state steelheaders partnered with the wwcc water and environmental center and a wa-hi science teacher to host two field trips for advanced placement environmental science students. The group traveled to a property on mill creek just downstream from the municipal watershed to collect water quality data and assess riparian health. Students used what they learned from their mill creek results to draw comparisons with data collected on yellowhawk creek at wa-hi. Tri-state steelheaders' participation in these events was funded through the curb program.

Activity 3

Recreation projects washington department of fish and wildlife jumbo trout program tri-state steelheaders continued to support the wdfw jumbo trout program by purchasing food used to raise the juvenile fish prior to release into approximately 14 southeastern washington lakes, including bennington. Kids fishing days on free fishing weekend in june, tri-state steelheaders sponsored an annual kids fishing event at bennington lake. (continued) we also partnered with the umatilla national forest service to hold a kids fishing day at jubilee lake in july. Equipped with tackle, bait, rods and reels, young anglers had great success at both events. Participants tested their skills at the casting contest and also enjoyed hot dogs and soda. The events were made possible by many local volunteers and businesses as well as state and federal agencies.

Filer

EIN

91-1244161