Long-term Elwha River Temperature Monitoring Depends on Enduring Partnerships Text and photos by: Chelsea Behymer & Sarah Morley On a soggy Saturday morning in January, a group of Environmental Science and Civil Engineering undergraduate students from Seattle University are greeted by NOAA research ecologist Sarah Morley at the Olympic National Park boundary gate adjacent to …READ MORE
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From the Field: A Day with the Wildlife Team
Text & photos by: Chelsea Behymer, Science Outreach Coordinator Wildlife camera images courtesy of: LEKT, NPS, USGS The novel and the rare are precious, invigorating things. During our lunch break, we savor the sunshine that envelops an emergent meadow on the floodplain of the Elwha River even more than our food on a crisp, clear …READ MORE
Help Name the Casino’s New Restaurant
The Elwha River Casino invites Lower Elwha Tribal Members and the LEKT community to vote on the naming of the new restaurant that is included in the current expansion project. Click on the link below, voting will end on 2/27/23 at 4:30pm. Thank you for participating! https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9838adffd37548939b4e04432a6688fd
Love Yourself Wellness Event 2/14
Come visit us on Sweetheart Day, Tuesday February 2/14, 2023 in the Lower Elwha Gym between 3pm-6pm For those that are interested in getting a COVID or Flu vaccine you can reserve an appointment time by scanning the below QR codes. Walk up appointments are always welcome. The Vaccine Support Program is still running and $200 …READ MORE
Natural Resources Planting Events!
If you have any questions or concerns about gear or transportation, please email Science Outreach Coordinator, Chelsea chelsea.behymer@elwha.org or come and say hello at the upcoming community Love Yourself Wellness Event on the 14th. Volunteer Opportunities — Clallam Conservation District (clallamcd.org) Get outside and get active, for nature’s sake Please join Natural Resources of LEKT …READ MORE
February 2023 Newsletter
Read the February 2023 Newsletter Here (PDF)
January 2023 Newsletter
Read the January 2023 Newsletter Here (PDF)
Child Care and Development Fund Public Hearing
Child Care and Development Fund Public Hearing Thursday December 15th at 4:30 pm at Children’s House of Learning ACF-118A-Plan-For-Lower-Elwha-Klallam-Tribe-12-13-2021
December 2022 Newsletter
Read the December 2022 Newsletter Here (PDF)
Strategic Planning Community Visioning Session!
This Thursday 12/1/2022 LEKT Tribal Center Dining Hall 5:30-7:30 OR Virtually via Zoom (meeting ID: 869 7505 0172, passcode: 558136) $50 check for attendance (in person or virtual) LEKT enrolled 18+ Dinner provided 1 raffle ticket entry for TV for attendance Recreation activities in the gym for youth Door prizes for in-person participants Join Zoom Meeting …READ MORE