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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 5d

These contaminants can cause health problems in orcas and their food, such as altering their hormone levels, making it harder to have babies, increasing miscarriages, and reducing their ability to fight diseases.
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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 5d

Tires are also a major problem, they contain 6PPD to make them last longer. As tires degrade, particles and dust fall to roadways and when 6PPD reacts with ozone, it creates a chemical that’s lethal to salmon and other small organisms that gets into waterways via stormwater runoff.
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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 5d

When it rains, vehicle fluids, as well as fertilizers, pesticides, & animal waste, are carried away by stormwater & into the lakes, rivers, & streams salmon use for spawning. The toxins are then eaten/absorbed by the smallest animals, which are eaten by salmon, & ultimately eaten by orcas.
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Advisory Committees - Recreation and Conservation Office

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 5d

It’s Orca-tober and a great time to remind you that by taking care of your car can help Southern Resident orcas!

Southern Residents are some of the most polluted whales in the world. Much of that pollution comes from contaminants entering the Salish Sea and other waterways from stormwater.
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Infographic depicting the way chemicals from cars get into waterways, and eventually, orcas.

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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 7d

Advisors ensure the state is protecting the best farmland by reviewing & providing feedback on grant applications, scoring them, & offering policy input. The work is done from your home & usually takes place over a few days in the summer or fall.

Learn more/apply: rco.wa.gov/get-involved...
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Learn more about how to volunteer with the Recreation and Conservation Office and make a difference for Washington's great outdoors.

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 7d

Washington’s agriculture sector is worth $49 billion and employs 164,000 people. It’s essential to the state’s economy and part of the its identity. That’s why it’s so important farmland remains farmland. You can help with that by becoming an advisor on the Farmland Preservation committee.
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Man wearing a black ball cap with an infant on his shoulders standing next to a woman in a red and black checkered flannel shirt. Behind the family are fields of wheat.

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 7d

All carcasses were collected and taken upstream to provide nutrient enhancement back into the river.

Thanks again to the Puyallup Tribe of Indians for letting us take part in this important process.
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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 7d

The bulls had their reproductive materials removed and stored in coolers as well. The harvested materials will be used to breed salmon in controlled conditions at the hatchery, which improves their chances of survival.
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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 7d

At the 2nd station, people received the fish, quickly stunned them, & took them to the final station to be sorted into hens (females) and bulls (males).

Hens were placed on the tables so Tribal members could carefully remove the eggs, store them, and count them.
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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 7d

Staff worked at 3 different stations: holding pond, receiving and stunning the fish, & collecting material from females and males.

In the holding pond, Chinook were checked to confirm which ones were ready for processing, & the ones that were ready, were carried to the second station.
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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 7d

Some of our Salmon Section staff had the honor of helping the Puyallup Tribe of Indians with processing returning Chinook and Pink Salmon as they returned to Clark’s Creek and into the Puyallup Tribe Hatchery.
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Three images in the layout. Top left is two people in rain gear standing hip deep in water and putting a salmon in a large net. Top right is a woman standing in front of a row of salmon laid out on a table. Bottom image is three women and a man smiling at the camera.

Advisory Committees - Recreation and Conservation Office

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 12d

Advisors review and provide feedback on grant applications, score them, and offer policy input. The work is done from your home and usually takes place over a few days in the summer or fall.

Learn more: rco.wa.gov/get-involved...

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Learn more about how to volunteer with the Recreation and Conservation Office and make a difference for Washington's great outdoors.

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 12d

You can help ensure the state is investing in the most essential outdoor recreation and conservation projects by becoming an advisor on one of our advisory committees.
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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 12d

Additionally, grant recipients have contributed more than $1.8 billion in matching resources, making the total investment in Washington’s great outdoors nearly $6 billion.
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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 12d

Since 1964, RCO has awarded nearly $4 billion in grants to more than 12,500 projects that protect and improve the best of Washington’s natural and outdoor recreation resources.
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Graphic encouraging people to serve on an advisory committee. Image of a coastline with colorful canoes stack along it. Across the river is a forest-filled mountainside. Text on graphic: Join an Advisory Committee. Advisors help ensure state money is invested in essential outdoor recreation and conservation projects. As and advisor you will provide feedback on grant applications, score grant applications, and occasionally, offer policy input. Apply now at rco.wa.gov/advisor

Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board invites grant proposals to remove barriers to migrating fish

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 13d

Attend the application workshop this Thursday to get an overview of the grant program, review the application process, and have your questions answered.
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Learn more: wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/new...

Applicants invited to Oct. 9 virtual webinar OLYMPIA – Starting Oct. 1, the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board will accept proposals for projects to remove barriers that prevent salmon and steelh...

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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 13d

The Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board is now accepting applications for grants to help identify and remove barriers that prevent salmon and steelhead trout from accessing spawning or rearing habitat.
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Graphic promoting the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board accepting grant applications. Crane lifting large section of a culvert. Text on image: Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal board, application workshop, October 9, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 18d

Learn more about the projects in our press release: rco.wa.gov/state-awards...
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State Awards Grants for Projects to Recover Salmon Habitat - RCO

The State awards more than $61 million in grants to 155 projects across the state aimed at restoring salmon habitat.

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 18d

Salmon is a keystone species. It's estimated 138 species of wildlife, from whales to flies, depend on salmon for food.

Salmon fishing is important to Washington’s economy. Commercial and recreational fishing in Washington is estimated to support 16k jobs and $540 million in personal income.
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State Awards Grants for Projects to Recover Salmon Habitat - RCO

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 18d

The grants fund a range of projects, from planting trees on riverbanks to shade and keep the water cool for salmon to digging channels off fast-flowing rivers to create slower moving water where fish can rest.
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The State awards more than $61 million in grants to 155 projects across the state aimed at restoring salmon habitat.

Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board - RCO

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 18d

The Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board and Puget Sound Partnership have awarded more than $61 million in grants to 155 projects across the state aimed at restoring salmon habitat.
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Two blueback salmon leaping out of the water on their way upstream.

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Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 19d

We’re hosting an interactive webinar on October 7 to discuss cultural resource requirements for projects funded with our grants. This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered!

Sign up to attend the webinar: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📷: Chris Popek

Mount St. Helens with blue skies overhead. Two puffy white clouds float near the top of the blown out crater.

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 20d

The grant is available for Tribes, private landowners, state or local agencies, nonprofits, regional fish enhancement organizations, and special districts.

Learn more: rco.wa.gov/grant/brian-...
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Learn more about the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board, which provides funding to identify and remove barriers to salmon and steelhead migration.

Recreation and Conservation Office @rcowashington.bsky.social · 20d

The Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal board was established to provide grants to help identify and remove these barriers and will be accepting grant applications starting tomorrow.
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