Community Action Training School (CATS)        2022 Cohort Application
Are you ready to make real changes in your watershed? Do you feel more knowledge on key environmental issues would allow you to focus your passions on salmon, orca, or ecosystem protection and restoration?

The Community Action Training School is the place for you! This course seeks to empower community members to be effective at making the change they want to see in the world. The FREE program provides a robust series of classes on important scientific issues including: watershed health, clean water, native plants, salmon habitat/population restoration, and more. The program administrators support attendees in the design and implementation of stewardship action projects in their own communities.

APPLICATIONS DUE  May 4, 2022
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Introduction:
Thank you for your interest in Community Action Training School. We are seeking to enroll motivated participants representing a diversity of backgrounds and communities. Please fill out this form as completely as possible so we can understand who you are and your interest in this program.

If you need help with this form or have any questions about the program, please visit our web pages or contact:

Maddie Dineen at maddie@soundsalmonsolutions.org, Kaelie Spencer at Kaelie@soundsalmonsolutions.com or Peggy Foreman at peggy@midsoundfisheries.org

Applicant Name: *
The Community Action Training School is designed for residents of Watershed Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAs) 7 (Snoqualmie/Skykomish/Snohomish Watershed) and 8 (Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed).  If you are unsure of which WRIA you live in, you can look up your watershed at the link below:
https://ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Water-supply/Water-availability/Watershed-look-up
Are you a resident of WRIA 7 or WRIA 8?   *
Are you 18 years or older?  *We have had participants under 18 successfully complete the CATS program.  If you are under 18, we will contact you and your caregivers with additional steps. *
Address: *
Phone: *
Email *
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Occupation: *
Please list any relevant involvement in community organizations, professional organizations, grassroots efforts, elected positions, etc.
How did you hear about the Community Action Training School? *
Community Action Training School spans several months and includes the commitment of 50+ hours of volunteer time for planning and implementing your Stewardship Action Project (service project). Please answer these questions to the best of your ability so we can understand your capacity to complete the entire program and the motivation that brought you to apply.
Please explain your ability to commit to the time it will take to successfully participate in CATS (including virtual sessions, in-person field experiences, and development and implementation of your Stewardship Action Project): *
What is the main reason you are interested in CATS? *
Please tell us more about your motivation for participating:
What do you think is the most important issue facing Puget Sound and/or your local watershed today? *
How would you use the education you receive from CATS in your community? *
Is there anything else you would like us to know about you and what you would bring to our program?
What, if any, ideas do you have for your Stewardship Action Project?
We don’t expect that you come to the program with a service project in mind, as many ideas will be presented throughout the program. However, if you already have an idea of a project you would like to work on, please share it here.
What would you consider a successful outcome of your proposed project?
I am willing to commit 50 volunteer hours to ensure that grant expectations and deliverables are met. *
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Confirmation:
Thank you so much for taking the time to apply for the Community Action Training School.  Early applicants (submitted by 4/23) will be contacted on 4/30, and applicants submitting by 5/04 will be contacted on 5/10.
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