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Department Accomplishments For August, 2023!

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"WOW!" PLEASE REFER TO THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG FOR THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION IN S'KLALLAM. LET'S FIND OUT WHAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN UP TO FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. :)
 
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HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION THIS MONTH? 
- HANS AND KHADIJAH COMPLETED 'INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION' WITH R.

HAVE ANY GOALS BEEN MET THIS MONTH?
- THE NR TEAM MOVED INTO THEIR NEWLY REMODELED OFFICE THIS MONTH. THE OFFICE HAS MORE OFFICE SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE OUR STAFF. THE HABITAT, RESEARCH AND MONITORING TEAM COMPLETED THE ADULT SALMON TAGGING PORTION OF THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE ECOSYSTEM IMPACT ASSESSMENT.

ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- ONE GRANT BEING UTILIZED BY THE NR DEPARTMENT IS THE EPA PUGET SOUND RESEARCH AND MONITORING 'ADMIRALTY INLET AND HOOD CANAL NEARSHORE HABITAT ASSESSMENT,' AKA THE KELP MONITORING PROJECT. WE ARE ALSO USING THE PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUNDING FOR THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE PROJECT.

WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- WE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE HABITAT, RESEARCH AND MONITORING TEAMS' TWO NEWEST TEAM MEMBERS - SHANE BAZE AND KHADIJAH HOMOLKE! KHADIJAH HAS BEEN WORKING HARD AT IMPLEMENTING OUR PUGET SOUND WIDE ZOOPLANKTON MONITORING PROJECT. SHANE HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AND IS BECOMING PROFICIENT IN ANALYZING THE BLUE VIEW DATA THAT IS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT PROJECT.  

ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- WE HAVE COMPLETED THE ADULT SALMON TAGGING PORTION OF THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROJECT. 

THANK YOU TO EVERY DEPARTMENT WHO HAS PARTICIPATED SO FAR! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, EVERYONE! DON'T FORGET TO CHECK BACK FOR NEXT MONTHS' BLOG. 

CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE PHRASE IN S'KLALLAM - IT IS #85 ON THE LIST.
August 2023 Haʔ nəŋ Cn Shout-Outs!
New Hires 9/29/2023
 

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