Lower Elwha Contract Health is offering a one-time family swimming pass (12 visits) to Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles This one-time service offers assistance at pulling together to overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, by encouraging and promoting health and wellness through physical activity in LEKT families, youth, and adults, to lessen the families” financial burden …READ MORE
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Natural Resources Community Dinner
LEKT Natural Resources is hosting a community dinner event! April 25th 5PM at the LEKT Tribal Center Dining Hall. Join Natural Resources Staff for an evening of updates post dam removal, with special presentations about Fisheries, Wildlife and more. Natural Resources April 25th Dinner Event (PDF)
2023 Elections Information
Voting season is here! Here are some important dates: April 3rd – nominations at the Tribal Center 7pm. You must have voter registration form and address update information to Moe Raub in enrollment in order to get a mailout ballot for May 6th polling day. April 5th – Acceptance of Nominations due by 5pm May …READ MORE
Building a Strong Community through Self-Care and Awareness
“Building a Strong Community through Self-care and Awareness” Open for public Join us for a day of Free Training In-person and Virtual Wednesday, March 29, 2023 from 08:30 AM to 04:00 PM Elwha Klallam Heritage Training Center 401 E. 1st Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362 Lunch will be provided! Topics: Dynamics of Domestic violence, …READ MORE
Help Set Up Fish Weirs with Natural Resources
Sign up to help set up fish weirs with Natural Resources this Spring! Gear provided upon request. For more info, visit: Volunteer Opportunities — Clallam Conservation District (clallamcd.org) or Contact Chelsea.Behymer@elwha.org with questions.
Student Volunteers Collect Water Temperature Data
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
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