In conjuction with the North Sound chapter of CCA's 2nd Annual Banquet and Benefit Auction to be held on Saturday, May 1st in Bellingham, a Conservation Raffle has been set up with some amazing prizes. For only $10 a ticket, you can choose to enter and 100% of all proceeds stay here in the State of Washington to further the recovery of wild and native runs of salmon and steelhead. Drawing is May 1st and you need not be present to win.

●Yakima River, full day float and shore lunch with Worley Bugger Fly Co., 1 night lodging at Best Western Lincoln Inn and Suites (Value $540); or

●2 nights at Sun Mountain Lodge with dinner; stay in Mt. Robinson room with gas fireplace, king bed, whirlpool and private deck (Value $638); or

●Forged steel salmon sculpture by Steve Seymour of Steel Productions. Amazing 34” steel Chinook Salmon sculpture, you would love to land one this big (Value $500)

For ticket information please contact:

northsound@ccapnw.org or:

Steve Leckenby (Skagit) (360) 428-1805
Frank Koterba (Whatcom) (360) 647-9715

http://ccapnw.org/North_Sound

NSEA (Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association) Cleanup Party:

The North Sound Chapter of CCA will be helping out NSEA on March 13th with the Bells Creek cleanup. The cleanup will begin at 9:00am on Saturday, March 13th and last probably until around 12:00pm. No need for tools, just dress weather appropriate, gloves and ready to dig in! Please RSVP to me so I know how many volunteers to expect and can let NSEA know.

March 13th Bells Creek
Team up with NSEA and the Whatcom Land Trust out in Deming as we work to remove non-native, invasive plant species like Himalayan blackberry and Japanese knotweed (knotweed stomping is super fun!) and old barbed-wire fencing along Bell Creek and the North Fork Nooksack River. To get to this new site head east on the Mt. Baker Highway (SR 542) for about 13 miles – passing over the Nooksack River, through Deming, passing the Nooksack Casino, and passing through Welcome. Turn right onto Bells Creek Rd., just about 3.5 miles passed the casino. Parking will be available. Look for signs and check in at the blue NSEA tent.

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The amazing 34" forged steel Chinook salmon.