 | Participate
in and support the Wenatchee River Salmon Fest. |
 | Participate
in and support the CASTS event at the Hatchery. |
 | Continue
the effort with the Washington Water Project to expand the Salmon in the
Classroom Program to Chelan and Grant County schools. |
 | Provide
grants to high school seniors from the Cascade, Cashmere and Entiat School
Districts, and to college sophomore and juniors from those same school
districts that are pursuing resource-related major degree programs. |
 | Conduct
our annual Icicle Creek clean-up. |
 | Participate
in the annual Wenatchee River clean-up |
 | Conduct
our annual Kids Fishing Derby at the Blackbird Acclimation / Kids Fishing
Pond. |
 | Assist
the Hatchery personnel with salmon spawning. |
 | Participate
in and support the annual CASTS fishing event. |
 | Continue
to secure funds to support an Icicle Creek tributary assessment. |
 | Continue
to participate in the development of a Salmon Life Cycle Landscape on the
Hatchery grounds. |
 | Purchase
Trout Unlimited signs to be placed alongside those of the other service
organizations at the Leavenworth City limits. |
 | The
chapter paid for the materials that Rainy Marson used to build a shelter
with a picnic table on the Hatchery grounds. This shelter was her senior
high school project. |
 | The
chapter supported and participated in the annual Wenatchee River Salmon Fest
with our food booth and a $500 donation. |
 | The
chapter supported and participated in the annual CASTS fishing event by
cleaning fish and a $500 donation. |
 | The
chapter expanded our Salmon in the Classroom program to Beaver Valley
Elementary School in Plain. In addition, the chapter is partnering with
Trout Unlimited’s Washington Water Project office to expand the Salmon in
the Classroom program to schools in the Wenatchee and East Wenatchee school
districts. |
 | The
chapter awarded three $1,000 grants to high school seniors to support their
college education. |
 | Chapter
members conducted our annual one day Icicle Creek clean-up. |
 | Chapter
members participated in the annual Wenatchee River clean-up. |
 | The
chapter conducted our annual Kids Fishing Derby at the Blackbird Acclimation
/ Kids Fishing Pond. |
 | Chapter
members participated in a Wenatchee River stewardship event held at the
Ponderosa Pines Community Center in Plain. |
 | The
chapter purchased fishing rods and tackle that was donated to Leavenworth
hotels and campgrounds for the use by their guests. |
 | Two
chapter members attended a regional Salmon Recovery conference in April. |
 | A
chapter member was a member of the Grant County PUD technical committee
responsible for the White River hatchery project. |
 | Chapter
members assisted Hatchery personnel with salmon spawning. |
 | Chapter
members assisted Chelan County Department of Natural Resources for two days
of riparian work on the White River. |
Summary
of 2011 Volunteer Hours
A.
Installation of informational sign: 10 hours
B. Wenatchee River
Salmon Festival: 235 hours
C. CASTS event: 47
hours
D. Salmon in the
Classroom: 125 hours
E. Icicle Creek
clean-up: 63 hours
F. Salmon spawning:
32 hours.
G. Fish cleaning
for seniors: 20 hours
H. Fish cleaning
for handicap: 20 hours
I. Wenatchee
River clean-up: 30 hours
J. Processing
excess salmon: 169 hours.
K. Riparian project
work for Grant County on the White River: 64 hours
L. Fishing Derby at
Fish Lake: 186 hours
M. Fishing Derby at
acclimation pond: 98 hours.
N. Attendance at
regional and state meetings on fish issues: 87 hours.