Foundation Goals

To protect and enhance, sustainablly diverse, natually functioning forests and wetland ecosystems, so that they can support a thriving native wildlife population through out all the properties incorporated within the Heernett Foundation.
Heernett Environmental Foundation - created to protect America's Natural Heritage

To restore impacted stream systems and watershed functions within the Heernett Foundation properties to sustain native salmonids and aquatic wildlife ecosystems.

Heernett Environmental Foundation - created to protect America's Natural Heritage

To find funding for projects and administrative expenses within the established foundation:

    • State and Federal grant funding
    • Private donations
    • Local and Community donations

    Federal and State Grants and Funding

    • US Fish and Wildlife Service
    • Recreation and Concervation Office
    • Governor Locke's Washington State Salmon Recovery Strategy Policy "Extinction is not an Option" (Joint Natural Resources Cabinet goals pg. 4.)  Salmon Recovery Funding Board
    • ESA Listings, March of 1999
    • Dept of Fish and Wildlife
    • Dept of Ecology
    • Dept of Agriculture

    Collaborate with other local enhancment projects

    • Thurston Conservation District,  Lewis Conservation District, Mason Conservation District, and

      Thurston County Stream Team, Leiws County Stream Team, and Grays Harbor County Stream Team

      Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force

      Chehalis River Council

      Chehalis Rvier Basin Land Trust

      Chehalis Basin Partnership

       

      Heernett Environmental Foundation - created to protect America's Natural Heritage

      Building an Environmental Education Center to teach all aspects of environmental conservation

      • Planting and developing native riparian zones
      • Stream restoration
      • Importance of In stream Flow Standards
      • Watershed enhancement
      • Native plant identification and uses
      • Native plant landscaping
      • Native American Culture and History
      • Water conservation
      • Water Quality Issues
      • Water Quality Monitoring
      • Energy conservation
      • Long-term Forest Management
      • Erosion control
      • Ecosystem Functions

      Heernett Environmental Foundation - created to protect America's Natural Heritage

      Building a useful and profitable Farmers Market

  • Renting booths and space per month

  • Selling native salvaged plants from foundation and trust properties

  • Selling herbs and hard cuttings from foundation and trust properties

    Heernett Environmental Foundation Plans - created to protect America's Natural Heritage

    Mission

 





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