Kitsap
614 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA MS-27Phone: (360)337-5777 * Fax: (360)337-4867
http://www.kitsapgov.com/sw/re_fieldtrips.htm
Field Trips
Kitsap County’s Olympic View Transfer Station (OVTS)
This facility receives and processes all solid waste (garbage) from both commercial and private haulers in Kitsap and North Mason Counties. At the OVTS facility, solid waste is compacted into 30-ton bales, loaded into metal shipping containers, and placed onto the railroad for transport and disposal at the Columbia Ridge Sanitary Landfill in Arlington, Oregon.
Length of Tour: 45 minutes
Advance Notice:Two weeks
Tour Hours:By appointment
Contact:Tamara Gordy360-337-4485
Field Trip Site: 9300 Barney White Rd, Port Orchard WA 98367
Maximum number: 20-25 students (2-3 groups) with the following supervision ratios:Grades 4-6: 1 adult per 5 children Grades 7-12: 1 adult per 10 children.
Appropriate age(s): Grades 4-12
Limitations:Wear sturdy, closed toed shoes. Tours will be conducted during business hours. Safety vests and hardhats are required and will be provided to tour participants upon arrival.
Kitsap County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
The facility accepts and safely packages household and small business hazardous waste for proper management.
Length of Tour: 30 minutes
Advance Notice: One week
Tour Hours: By appointment
Contact:Rick Gilbert, 360-337-5692
Field Trip Site: 5551 Imperial Way SW, Port Orchard WA 98367
Maximum number: 20 students with the following supervision ratios:
Grades 3-6: 1 adult per 5 children, Grades 7-9: 1 adult per 10 children, Grades 10-12: 2 adults per class
Appropriate age: Grades 3-12
Limitations:Wear sturdy shoes. As tours are conducted during non-operational hours, no other personal protective equipment is required.
Hansville Recycling & Garbage Facility
Length of Tour: 15-20 minutes
Advance Notice: Three days
Tour Hours: Varies
Contact:Tamara Gordy360-337-4485
Field Trip Site: 7791 NE Ecology Road, Hansville, WA 98340
Maximum number: up to 30
Appropriate age(s): 4th-12th grade
Limitations: Bring item to recycle
Bainbridge Island Recycling & Garbage Facility
Length of Tour:30-40 minutes
Advance Notice:One week
Tour Hours:Wed-Saturday 10–4
Contact:Dave Stanley206-842-4882
Field Trip Site:7215 Don Palmer Avenue NE, Bainbridge Island
Maximum number:20-25supervision needed for younger groups
Appropriate age(s):Any age
Limitations:Regular clothes; will be outside.
Web Site:www.bidisposal.com
Kitsap County Wastewater Treatment Plants
Length of Tour:1 hour
Advance Notice: One week
Tour Hours:Mon-Friday 9–1
Contact:John GardnerorMatt Pickering, 360-337-7197
Field Trip Site:12350 Brownsville HWY NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Maximum number:30-40 (groups will be divided into groups of 10)
Appropriate age(s): 3rd grade and up
Limitations:Dress for weather, will walk outside; possibility of mud.
West Sound Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant
Length of Tour: 45–90 minutes
Advance Notice: Two weeks
Tour Hours: daytime
Contact:John PoppePlant Manager 360-895-2440
Field Trip Site: 1165 Beach Drive E., Port Orchard, WA 98366
Maximum number: Up to 30; one adult chaperone per group of 10 children
Appropriate age(s): 10 years and up
Limitations: Covered toed shoes, flat shoes (no heels)
Suquamish Tribal Salmon Hatchery
Length of Tour: Varies
Advance Notice: One week
Tour Hours: Monday through Friday, September through May
Field Trip Site:23175 Indianola Road NE Poulsbo
Contact:Mike Huff360-377-3761
Maximum number: Up to 30, chaperones recommended
Appropriate age(s):4 years and up
Limitations: Dress for weather
City of Bremerton Wastewater Treatment Plant
Length of Tour:1.5-2 hours
Advance Notice: One week
Tour Hours: Tuesday through Thursday 10-11:30
Field Trip Site:
Contact:John Bykonen, 360-473-5450
Maximum number: 30
Appropriate age(s): Any
Limitations:
Kitsap EZ Earth
Length of Tour: 30-45 minutes
Advance Notice:Two weeks
Tour Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 - 3:00
Contact:Holly James, 360-779-WORM (9676)
Field Trip Site:16952 Clear Creek Road, Poulsbo
Maximum number:20
Appropriate age(s):4 years and up
Limitations:Dress for weather. Wear comfortable clothing.
North Mason Fiber:Tour of composting facility.
Length of Tour: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Advance Notice:48 hours
Tour Hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00 - 3:00
Contact: Bob Dressel, 360-275-0228
Field Trip Site: 431 NE Log Yard Road, Belfair, WA 98528
Maximum number: no limit
Appropriate age(s):school age and up
Limitations:Wear appropriate clothing for outdoor weather.
Stillwater Environmental Education Center
Educational and fun tours of the watershed and beach hikes. Field trips can be tailored to age group and interest.
Length of Tour: 1 1/2 -3 hours
Advance Notice:One month
Tour Hours: 10-2 by Appointment
Contact:Joleen Palmer, 360-297-1226
Field Trip Site:26059 Barber Cut Off Road, Kingston
Maximum number: 20 with supervisors (one adult per 3 children)
Appropriate age(s): Pre-school through adults
Limitations: Dress for weather, there are wetlands.
LENDING LIBRARY
Kitsap County Public Works
Solid Waste Division
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
Kitsap County Public Works
Surface & Stormwater Management Program
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
http://www.kitsapgov.com/sswm/edu.htm
Public Education and Outreach Activities
Presentations in our schools and communities raise awareness about how to reduce water quality impacts from our everyday activities. Technical assistance helps owners of businesses, small farms, and private property improve their practices. Stream Team volunteers help with stream monitoring and restoration.
Clean Runoff Tips
Events
Kitsap Water Festival
Water Wonders Day Camp
Salmon Tours
Puget Sound Events Calendar
Programs
Fundraiser Carwashes
Mutt Mitt Program
Classroom LessonsWater Related Classroom PresentationsEVALUATION FORMSalmon in the ClassroomFrom Central Kitsap High School:Carwash Runoff in the Watershed
Technical Assistance
On Site (Septic) Systems
Businesses
Agriculture
Best Management Practices for New Construction
Resource Library
Kitsap County Resources
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/hazardsonthehomefront/kitsap.html
Kitsap County Resources
Welcome Teachers!You have several free resources to help bring alive theHazards onthe Homefrontcurriculum for your students.
Kitsap County Solid Waste Division
County staff can help you integrate environmental education into your classroom through presentations, field trip opportunities and a lending library (Hazards on the HomefrontProduct Kit, books, videos, and curriculum on recycling, litter, composting, household hazardous waste and sustainability).
To schedule a presentation, contact:
Jo Meints
Solid Waste Educator
Phone: 360.337.4568
Email:
Olympic Educational Service District (ESD) 114
Your ESD can provide instructional support forHazards on the Homefront, including a Product Kit you can check out for classroom use. Visit the ESD’s instructional services web page for more information or contact Karen Libby. Karen is the Science Professional Development Specialist, and spent many years as an environmental science teacher for North Mason School District.
Karen Lippy
Science Professional Development Specialist
Phone: 360.782.5060
Email:
Resources for Areas Surrounding Kitsap County
Clallam County Health & Human Services
Environmental Health Services
223 East 4th Street, Suite 14
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: 360.417.2258
Fax: 360.417.2313
www.clallam.net/envhealth/html/eh_hazwaste.htm
Jefferson County Public Works
623 Sheridan St
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: 360.385.9160
Fax: 360.385.9234
http://solidwaste.wordpress.com/hazardous-waste-households/
Mason County Solid Waste
410 N 4th St
Shelton WA 98584
Phone: 360.427.7771 or 360.432.5126
www.co.mason.wa.us/utilities_waste/solid_waste/index.php
Pacific Education Institute
Support for senior culminating projects. A consortium of educators from the private and public sector providing support for project-based inquiry programs grounded in Washington State’s educational reform goals. Get involved by partnering with them or bringing them into your classroom.
Phone: 360.705.9294
More Resources
/ Stream TeamA Kitsap County Surface and Stormwater Management Program
Your Resource for Making a Difference in Your Community and Environment!
Together, WE:
· Implement local watershed restoration projects
· Conduct stream and salmon monitoring
· Educate ourselves and our community about the environment through a variety of programs and events
Contact Stream Team for:
· Training opportunities
o Shore Stewards
o Salmon Stewards
o Invasive Weeds
o …and more
· Resources
o Technical assistance
o Handbooks
o Maps
o Newsletters
· Planting and/or stream restoration design
· Volunteer with planting or stream restoration projects
Staff Contact: Peg Tillery, WSU Extension Kitsap, , (360) 337-7224, http://kitsap.wsu.edu/
http://www.pugetsoundstartshere.org/in-your-local-area/local-resources/kitsap-county
Kitsap County
What's already happening:In the face of increasing water resource challenges, Kitsap County Surface and Stormwater Management Program (SSWM) protects people, property, and the environment by addressing flooding and water pollution. Owners of residential, commercial, and industrial properties in unincorporated Kitsap County pay one of the lowest annual stormwater fees in western Washington; yet our comprehensive, multi-agency approach to stormwater management is held up as a regional model.
· COUNTY CONTACT
Website:
http://www.kitsapgov.com/sswm/
360-337-5777
614 Division St, MS-26A, Port Orchard, WA 98366
· GET INVOLVED
o Audubon Washington
o Environmental Education Association of Washington
o Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center
o Nahkeeta Northwest
o People For Puget Sound
o Reef Environmental Education Foundation
o Sportsman for the Preservation of our Rivers and Streams
o Washington Sea Grant
o WSU Extension - Kitsap County
peg tillery & jeff adams
http://kitsapshorestewards.blogspot.com/
uralist & Shoreline Steward Educators
WSU Kitsap County Extension Shoreline Stewardship & Beach Naturalist Education
Resources
City of Bremerton, Your Own Rain Barrel -http://www.cityofbremerton.com/content/sw_makeyourownrainbarrel.html
Department of Ecology, Managing Drainage on Coastal Bluffs -http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pubs/95-107/drainsys01.html
Department of Ecology, Stormwater webpage -http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/index.html
King County Rain Barrel Information -http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/stewardship/nw-yard-and-garden/rain-barrels.aspx
Pacific Northwest Regional Water Program, Stormwater Management Directory -http://www.pnwwaterweb.com/initiatives/pnw_081.htm
Puget Sound Partnership, Stormwater webpage -http://www.psp.wa.gov/stormwater.php
Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington Homeowners -http://www.pierce.wsu.edu/Water_Quality/LID/Raingarden_handbook.pdf
Washington Coalition for Alternative to Pesticide -http://www.pesticide.org/
Washington Toxics Coalition -http://www.watoxics.org/
WSU Pierce County Low Impact Development webpage (contains information on permeable pavers) -http://www.pierce.wsu.edu/Water_Quality/LID/
http://www.kpud.org/water/water_resource/edu_pages/teachers.html
Kitsap PUD offers the following educational opportunities for your classroom:· What Is In Your Watershed?Students look at connections between people and water in nearby aquifers, streams, wetlands and bays. 50 minutes. Grades K - 6
· Save a Drop.Students learn about managing water resources by determining how much water they use and applying ways to conserve water. Each student will receive a take-home water conservation kit. 50 minutes. Grades 3 - 12
· Wetland Wonders.Make a wetland model! Students learn about the importance of wetlands and the plants and animals living there. 50 minutes. Grades K - 6.
· Healthy Streams.Learn about salmon habitat. Play a pollution game. Make a felt board stream. 50 minutes. Grades K - 6.
· Water Underground.A presentation of an interactive groundwater model. Students learn about the hydrogeology of our area. 50 minutes. Grades 4 - 12.
· Henry Hydro Goes Underground.Learn about groundwater by listening to a story that follows a water drop on a journey through the water cycle. 30 minutes. Preschool - 3.
· Go outside!Guided field trips to nearby wetlands and streams. Grades K - 6.
ContactDebbie Thomas, Kitsap PUD at (360) 626-7723 to schedule one or more of the preceeding activities
Kitsap County
Noxious Weed Control Program
Web Resources
§ Partners
§ Weed Management
§ County Noxious Weed Control Board Web Sites
§ Washington State Agencies
§ Noxious Weed Lists
§ Washington State Universities and Colleges
§ Other States and Universities Resources
§ Specific Weeds
To learn more about Kitsap County Noxious Weed Program,contactDana Coggonat (360) 307-4242.
Mason
http://www.masoncd.org/Education_Opp.html
Mason Conservation District
Education Opportunities· Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail
· Forest Festival Field Day
· Turning Waste into Wealth
· COUNTY CONTACT
Website:
http://www.co.mason.wa.us/
360-427-9670, ext. 352
PO Box 1666, Shelton, WA 98584
· GET INVOLVED
o Audubon Washington
o Environmental Education Association of Washington
o Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
o Mason Conservation District
o Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center
o Nahkeeta Northwest
o People For Puget Sound
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o Reef Environmental Education Foundation
o Sportsman for the Preservation of our Rivers and Streams
o Washington Sea Grant
o WSU Extension - Mason County
Teri L. King
Marine Water Quality Specialist, Mason County
Washington Sea Grant
P.O. Box 488
Shelton, WA 98584360.432.3054
360.432.3055 fax
WOW. Washington on Water (WOW) is a new Web-based tool to help teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade zero in on marine education resources throughout Washington — from interior watersheds to the outer coast. By facilitating connections among educators, scientists, industry, government and nonprofit organizations, WOW can help improve marine science literacy in the state. Take atest drive.
http://mason.wsu.edu/WaterQual/index.html
Emily Sanfordis aWater Resources Associate. She coordinates Mason County Econet committee and the Oakland Bay Education Subcommittee, as well as develops and implements a range of community education programs to improve water quality. E-mail:
Water Resources
Our Water Quality Programsprovide research-based water resources information and educational programs to the public. Our goal is to promote responsible land and water stewardship to protect aquifers, streams, rivers, wetlands, marine waters and the resources that these water bodies provide.
· Shore Stewards
Go to ourShore Stewards pageto learn more about the Mason County Shore Stewards program and how to get involved.
· Shoreline Management
Resources and Plants
Videostream:Shoreline Living: Protecting Our Shorelines and Puget SoundRealPlayer/WindowsMedia
o Onsite Sewage System Education
Publications & Web Links.
· Low Impact Development
o Publications and Web Links
o Low Impact Development Brochure
· Hood Canal Resource Links
o Hood Canal News
o Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program
o Hood Canal Watershed Pledge
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· Watershed Information
o Oakland Bay
o Watershed planning in the Oakland Bay/Kennedy Creek Region (WRIA 14)
o Skokomish Dosewallips Basin Watershed Assessment (WRIA 16)
o Chehalis Basin Watersheds (WRIA 22/23)
· Streams
Videostream:Plant it Right: Restoring Our StreamsRealPlayer/WindowsMedia
· Recycling in Mason County
List of Recycling Drop Off Sites
The above link has information about what and where to recycle a variety of materials in Mason County.
· Technical assistanceto area residents on specific water quality and water resource protection questions. Contact your local office or e-mailRobert Simmons, Water Resource Faculty.
· Additional information regarding water quality protection in Washington can also be obtained from:
· WSU Washington's Water Web Page
· Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington Homeowners
· Other Water Resource Links