The Deschutes/Steh-Chass Estuary was effectively dammed in 1951 when construction by the Army Corp of Engineers finished. As early as 1937 the State was initiating actions to create the lake, […]
Welcome our new ED!
DERT is excited to introduce our new Executive Director, Paige! Paige Anderson is the new Executive Director taking over from DERT co-founder, Sue Patnude. Paige’s education and professional work has […]
New Board Members!
DERT is happy to welcome to new members to our board of directors. Meet Ray and Bob! Ray Willard Ray is a third generation Washington native who graduated from University […]
Plastic Pollution
DERT’s Inaugural Sound Stewards Cleanup By Matthew Karas, Program Coordinator In October, DERT conducted our first Sound Stewards cleanup event along the shoreline of East Bay in downtown Olympia. A […]
Plankton Monitoring on Kayaks!
Join us for a special kayak patrol held on Saturday, August 21st, at 4:00 PM at Boston Harbor Marina Join Pacific Shellfish Institute biologist, Aimee Christy, as we get acquainted […]