'BELIEVE.' PLEASE REFER TO THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG FOR THE CORRECT PRONUNCIATION IN S'KLALLAM. PLEASE JOIN ME IN READING ABOUT NOVEMBER'S DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
1. HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION THIS MONTH? OR COMPLETED A TRAINING?
- DEBBY PURSER ATTENDED THE MASTER GARDENER'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN TACOMA.
2. HAVE ANY GOALS BEEN MET THIS MONTH? WHICH INDIVIDUALS REACHED THEM?
- THIS YEAR'S HAUNTED HERONSWOOD WAS OUR BEST EVER, WITH A 300% INCREASE IN VISITORS OVER ALL PREVIOUS YEARS.
3. WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- OLIVIA BIDTAH AND JAMES STREUN PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH ACTIVITIES AT KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL.
4. HAVE ANY PROJECTS BEEN COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- THE SEATTLE TIMES DID A SERIES OF STORIES ABOUT HERONSWOOD AND THE PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE'S STEWARDSHIP AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GARDEN.
- DEBBY PURSER ATTENDED THE MASTER GARDENER'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN TACOMA.
2. HAVE ANY GOALS BEEN MET THIS MONTH? WHICH INDIVIDUALS REACHED THEM?
- THIS YEAR'S HAUNTED HERONSWOOD WAS OUR BEST EVER, WITH A 300% INCREASE IN VISITORS OVER ALL PREVIOUS YEARS.
3. WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- OLIVIA BIDTAH AND JAMES STREUN PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH ACTIVITIES AT KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL.
4. HAVE ANY PROJECTS BEEN COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- THE SEATTLE TIMES DID A SERIES OF STORIES ABOUT HERONSWOOD AND THE PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE'S STEWARDSHIP AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GARDEN.
1. HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION THIS MONTH? OR COMPLETED A TRAINING?
- JULIANNA AND KHADIJAH COMPLETED CPR TRAINING.
- CASSANDRA AND GARRETT PARTICIPATED IN THE CYBER TRACKER/TRACK AND SIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE TO LEARN ANIMAL TRACKING AND SIGN TECHNIQUES.
2. HAVE ANY GOALS BEEN MET THIS MONTH? WHICH INDIVIDUALS REACHED THEM?
- JOSH INITIATED THE NATION 6PPD REVIEW BY OFFICIALS.
- RICHARD PRESENTED ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT THE KINGSTON SCHOOLS' EVENTS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
- THE RESEARCH AND MONITORING TEAM GOT THEIR ACOUSTIV DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING.
- THE SHELLFISH PROGRAMS COORDINATED THE SEEDING OF BANGER BEACHES WITH 2,200 BAGS OF OYSTER CHURCH.
3. ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- JOSH IS USING FUNDING FROM THE EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE GRANT FOR DERELICT BOAT REMOVAL ON THE RESERVATION.
- RICHARD IS UTILIZING BIA INVASIVE SPECIES FUNDING TO COORDINATE THE REPLANTING OF NATIVE PLANTS WITH EARTH CORP.
4. WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- JULIANNA HAS BEEN EXTRA BUSY SUPPORTING THE FINFISH AND FLUPSY PROGRAMS, FILLING GAPS BY PROVIDING FINFISH SAMPLING AND ASSISTING PNPTC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASS MARKING REPORT PROJECT.
5. ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATION POSITION WAS FILLED. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM COMPLETED ANNUAL REVIEWS AND PAF'S, GOT WORK SCHEDULED WITH EARTH CORP TO BE COMPLETED IN 2023 AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING EXTENSIONS.
- JULIANNA AND KHADIJAH COMPLETED CPR TRAINING.
- CASSANDRA AND GARRETT PARTICIPATED IN THE CYBER TRACKER/TRACK AND SIGN CERTIFICATION COURSE TO LEARN ANIMAL TRACKING AND SIGN TECHNIQUES.
2. HAVE ANY GOALS BEEN MET THIS MONTH? WHICH INDIVIDUALS REACHED THEM?
- JOSH INITIATED THE NATION 6PPD REVIEW BY OFFICIALS.
- RICHARD PRESENTED ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT THE KINGSTON SCHOOLS' EVENTS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.
- THE RESEARCH AND MONITORING TEAM GOT THEIR ACOUSTIV DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING.
- THE SHELLFISH PROGRAMS COORDINATED THE SEEDING OF BANGER BEACHES WITH 2,200 BAGS OF OYSTER CHURCH.
3. ARE ANY GRANTS BEING UTILIZED? WHAT FOR?
- JOSH IS USING FUNDING FROM THE EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE GRANT FOR DERELICT BOAT REMOVAL ON THE RESERVATION.
- RICHARD IS UTILIZING BIA INVASIVE SPECIES FUNDING TO COORDINATE THE REPLANTING OF NATIVE PLANTS WITH EARTH CORP.
4. WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OR GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THIS MONTH?
- JULIANNA HAS BEEN EXTRA BUSY SUPPORTING THE FINFISH AND FLUPSY PROGRAMS, FILLING GAPS BY PROVIDING FINFISH SAMPLING AND ASSISTING PNPTC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASS MARKING REPORT PROJECT.
5. ANY PROJECTS THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS MONTH?
- THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATION POSITION WAS FILLED. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM COMPLETED ANNUAL REVIEWS AND PAF'S, GOT WORK SCHEDULED WITH EARTH CORP TO BE COMPLETED IN 2023 AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING EXTENSIONS.
1. HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION THIS MONTH? OR COMPLETED A TRAINING?
- AUDREENA ATTENDED THE ANNUAL TRIBAL HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL II CERTIFICATION IN LAS VEGAS THIS YEAR AND IS THE FIRST HR STAFF TO OBTAIN HER ADVANCED CERTIFICATION. WAY TO GO AUDREENA!
- AUDREENA ATTENDED THE ANNUAL TRIBAL HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL II CERTIFICATION IN LAS VEGAS THIS YEAR AND IS THE FIRST HR STAFF TO OBTAIN HER ADVANCED CERTIFICATION. WAY TO GO AUDREENA!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS PARTICIPATED THUS FAR! IT'S FUN TO READ ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND THE GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN MET. KEEP UP THE HARD WORK, PGST STAFF! WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
