Our Senior Project Manager, Kevin Long was awarded the 2023 Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership Award at the annual Port Townsend Marine Science Center Stewardship Breakfast! 



The award, created in honor of Eleanor Stopps in 2009, recognizes Stopps’ contributions to environmental conservation. The Port Townsend resident was a primary driver behind the establishment of the Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in 1982. The award is given annually to people on the North Olympic Peninsula who have led successful conservation efforts.

Kevin has worked tirelessly over his many years at the Salmon Coalition to plan, design and implement several large-scale ecosystem restoration. We are so thankful that others on the Peninsula also recognize all of the hard work he has put in for salmon recovery in our region. Thank you to the Port Townsend Marine Science Center for providing this venue for appreciation!

Check out this feature in the Sequim Gazette about Kevin's achievement! Long receives Eleanor Stopps honor for salmon habitat restoration efforts | Sequim Gazette

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What a beautiful night shared with our wonderful community! It was so great to see new and old supporters of the Salmon Coalition as we shared dozens of delicious pies with each other.

We started the evening with informative site tours of the Dungeness River riparian habitat with staff members, Maude, Lindsay, and Nate. We heard beautiful music from Melissa Crocker. Our guest speaker, Mackenzie Grinnell, shared with us some beautiful stories and the importance of riparian stewardship. Now we will never forget to look for the star in the fallen cottonwood branches! The evening closed with a presentation from our Program and Partnership Manager, Sarah Doyle, that highlighted all of the great work that the Salmon Coalition accomplished over this past year, plus some insight into what’s to come this next year!

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Thank you to all who came and shared pie, smiles, and conversation with us. We couldn’t do any of this without you all! 



Photo by John Gussman