Racing Chmoosh
FOSS’s participation in the Salmon Festival and the festival’s canoe races. The FOSS canoe is named the Chmoose (it means “goes with the flow of the tide”) in the language of a local tribe that lived along the South Slough long before western man arrived here
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Want to keep Oregon beautiful? Volunteer for a SOLV event. Become a member or volunteer with Surfrider’s South Coast chapter. Discover marine debris art in Bandon with the Washed Ashore Community Project, an awesome combination of environmental awareness and artistic expression. Supporting ...
Read MoreNew year, new interns!
As 2013 rolled around, South Slough witnessed a host of new faces arriving from near and far to the banks of the estuary. The first year of the Work Experience Program came to a close, and with it, the departure of Kileen Mitchell, South Slough’s first Americorps VISTA volunteer. Kileen lai...
Read MoreOur spring interns head off
We bid a bittersweet adieu to our first 2013 intern, Brenda O’Dell, on Friday, March 22, as she finished her 10-week internship on graphic design and photography. Staff of the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve showed up to her presentation that highlighted her accomplishments...
Read MoreMy windows have always faced west.
Spring 2013 is upon us and to start off a new season of interns, Chris Kangas has rolled in with his camper and an 8-year old yellow lab from Montana. Originally from Ashley, North Dakota, Chris feels the coastal weather is “tropical” and he and his dog, Kona, are enjoying the change ...
Read MoreIn February 2013, we said goodbye to Mike Graybill, manager of the South Slough Reserve, who retired at the end of the month. Apply for AIR!
Read MoreJanuary 2013 meeting minutes
President Valerie Cooley called the FOSS board meeting to order on Tuesday, January 22, at 5:00 p.m. in the ECOS Lab at OIMB. Deborah Rudd, Dave Lunde, Nicole Jackson, Tom Younker, Robin Elledge, Laura Mays, Lonne Mays, Sue Cameron and Pat McKillip attended. VISITORS: Maggie Allen, Khristina Ful...
Read MoreAnnual Meeting 2013
FOSS Historian/Archivist Lonne Mays opened the 2013 FOSS Annual Members Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Celebration at 5:30 p.m. on February 26th at the North Bend Library. Other board members attending included Nicole Jackson, Dave Lunde, Lois Christensen, Deborah Rudd, Laura Mays, Tom Younk...
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