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.
To restore impacted stream systems and watershed functions within the Heernett Foundation properties to sustain native salmonids and aquatic wildlife ecosystems.
To find funding for projects and administrative expenses within the established foundation:
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State and Federal grant funding
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Private donations
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Local and Community donations
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US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Recreation and Concervation Office
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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
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ESA Listings, March of 1999
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Dept of Fish and Wildlife
- Dept of Ecology
- Dept of Agriculture
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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
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
Building a useful and profitable Farmers Market
Federal and State Grants and Funding
Collaborate with other local enhancment projects
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
