Northwest Straits Foundation

Project Fundraising 

The Foundation is continually seeking funding and partnerships to support projects and programs identified as priorities by the Northwest Straits Commission and the Marine Resources Committees.

Click here to view the current workplan of the Northwest Straits Foundation (pdf).

Currently, the Foundation is seeking funding for the following programs and projects:

  • Derelict Fishing Gear Research, Removal & Prevention throughout the Northwest Straits
  • Creosote Log Debris Inventory and Removal throughout the Northwest Straits
  • Data compilation and coordination of existing data collected by the Northwest Straits Commission and Marine Resources Committees
  • Ecosystem-based management projects in select geographic areas
  • Educational symposia or training conferences of the Northwest Straits Commission and Marine Resources Committees
  • Support for projects of the Marine Resources Committees
  • Foundation capacity building

Or mail your donation to:

Northwest Straits Foundation
1155 N. State Street, Suite 322
Bellingham, WA 98225

For more information, please contact:

Joan Drinkwin, Programs Director
1155 N. State Street, Suite 322
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-733-1725
foundation @nwstraits.org

Thanks to the following individuals who generously donated to the Foundation in 2011:
Al Bergstein
Hi Bronson
Marshall Bronson
Ken Carrasco
Andrea Copping
Tom Cowan
Mary Cunningham
Shannon Davis
Joan Drinkwin
Ivar Dolph
Michelle Evans
Kathy Fletcher
Kathleen Herrmann
Phyllis Kind
Johnny Palka
Jim Ramaglia
Kit Rawson
Melissa Roberts
Arnold Schouten
Dick Toft
Ken Urstad
Robert Vreeland
Jonathan White

Derelict Gear Removal Project Donors:
Eric Askilsrud
Marie Cohen
Scott Douglas
Florian Graner
Belinda Jeffrey
Captain Midnight
Danielle Meinhardt
Norman Todd
Jeremy Winter
William Woods
Puget Sound Anglers Sno-King Chapter
Microsoft

Silent Auction Donors:
Anacortes Kayak Tours
Adventures Down Under
Outlook Inn, Orcas Island
Compass Rose, Orcas Island
Port of Friday Harbor
WSU Beach Watchers
Padilla Bay Foundation
Ken Carrasco
Bob Cecile
Paul Dinnel
Joan Drinkwin
Wayne English
Duane Fagergren
Jeff Hanson
Tom Hoban
Tracie Johannessen
Lincoln Loehr
Barbara Marrett
Pete Naylor
Lois Ponce
Andrew Shogren
David Sullivan
Stephanie Williams
Whatcom MRC
Skagit MRC
Snohomish MRC
San Juan MRC