In partnership with Mount Rainier National Park, University of Washington created the Mount Rainier Institute.  Located at Pack Forest, Mount Rainier Institute is a residential environmental learning center that uses the natural and cultural resources of Mount Rainier National Park and Pack Forest to achieve its mission.

Protects and restores salmon populations and aquatic habitat with an emphasis on ecosystem function through scientifically informed projects.

Connecting People, Conserving Land.

Gray's Harbor National Wildlife Refuge offers recreation in the Grays Harbor Estuary.

Founded in 1989, the Nisqually Land Trust protects and stewards lands to permanently benefit the water, fish, wildlife, and people of the Nisqually River Watershed.

The Nisqually River Education Project’s (NREP) mission is to provide students service learning projects that link Washington State learning goals and standards with local environmental issues, inspiring stewardship of the Nisqually watershed and the world