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July 2020
Charts & Dead Reckoning – Virtual Class
Navigation without a GPS! You’ll learn to use latitude, longitude, compass bearings, transits, and your paper charts to know where you are. This is an introduction to the traditional art of dead reckoning. This class is offered via Zoom by the Northwest Maritime Center. Click the event website link below to register and learn more!
Find out more »POSTPONED: Tri-City Water Follies
UPDATE: This event has been postponed. Check the event webpage below for more details. The 55th Annual Water Follies in Tri-Cities, WA is billed as Eastern Washington's largest weekend festival. This year's Columbia Cup will mark the 55th time Unlimited Hydroplanes have raced on the Columbia River. The weekend will also feature an airshow as well as other activities for kids and families.
Find out more »August 2020
Kitsap Beach Naturalist Training 2020
Join Kitsap and Jefferson WSU as we embark on a joint Virtual Beach Naturalist Training via Zoom! You will learn about seaweeds, invertebrates, nearshore habitats and much more from experts in their field, and will have opportunities to ask them questions directly. Dates and times Mondays (9:30am-1pm): August 3rd, 10th, 17th Thursdays (9:30am-1pm): August 6th, 13th, 20th Training topics Seaweeds, intertidal invertebrates and other marine species, nearshore habitats and restoration, water quality issues, climate change and community science. To Register…
Find out more »Rules of Road & Aids to Navigation – Virtual Class
Lights, sounds, right of way: know the rules! Who has right of way? Where’s the channel? By the end of this class, you’ll understand the maneuvering rules, lights, sound signals, and buoys that allow us to navigate safely around hazards and other vessels. This class is offered via Zoom by the Northwest Maritime Center. Click the event website link below to register and learn more!
Find out more »Electronic Navigation & VHF – Virtual Class
This is an introduction to the many electronic tools and instruments that can help us navigate safely: Depth Sounders, GPS, Chart Plotters, AIS, Radar and VHF radios. The class features a discussion of the common errors associated with each system and what they can and can not tell you. Includes video from our Simulator, and a chance to practice mayday calls. This class is offered via Zoom by the Northwest Maritime Center. Click the event website link below to register and…
Find out more »OneNOAA Science Seminar
OneNOAA Science Seminars are a joint effort by several NOAA seminar partners to help share science and climate seminars and information across NOAA and our constituents. This week's seminar is: Comparing losses of tidal forests and tidal marsh on the Oregon coast: A paradigm shift for estuary restoration and conservation by Laura Brophy, Director, Estuary Technical Group, Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis, OR. Learn more and register at the event webpage!
Find out more »Coastal Cafe Podcast
Washington Sea Grant, in partnership with KPTZ 91.9 FM in Port Townsend, WA, produces Coastal Cafe, a science-based radio program focusing on regional marine science news. Coastal Cafe brings the latest in marine science information directly to coastal communities in Washington State. Hosts Aaron Barnett and MaryAnn Wagner explore science with researchers, policy experts and people who live and work on the coast about issues impacting Washington State coastal communities and the natural environment. Tune in at 91.9 FM on…
Find out more »Cocktails & Fishtales Online
Cocktails & Fishtales is Harbor WildWatch's science-social series. Held monthly, these programs feature a scientist, researcher, or environmental artist on an ecological topic. While these programs are traditionally 21+ and held at a local taproom or venue, during the pandemic they have shifted to an online format for all ages. They continue to serve as an engaging and interactive way to learn about the environment, and bring together eco-enthusiasts from our local community... and, now, beyond. Questions and interaction are highly encouraged! Adam Obaza,…
Find out more »Beach Clean-Up @ Picnic Point Park
Join WSU Extension to clean up bottles, cigarette butts, fishing gear and other plastic debris from our local beaches. According to National Geographic Magazine “More than 200 animal species have been documented consuming plastic, including turtles, whales, seal, birds, and fish.” Meet in the parking lot. Bring heavy garden or work gloves, an old 5-gallon bucket and pickers if you have them. If not, they can provided. Remember to dress for the weather and the soggy shoreline. Most trash is…
Find out more »September 2020
Coastal Cafe Podcast
Washington Sea Grant, in partnership with KPTZ 91.9 FM in Port Townsend, WA, produces Coastal Cafe, a science-based radio program focusing on regional marine science news. Coastal Cafe brings the latest in marine science information directly to coastal communities in Washington State. Hosts Aaron Barnett and MaryAnn Wagner explore science with researchers, policy experts and people who live and work on the coast about issues impacting Washington State coastal communities and the natural environment. Tune in at 91.9 FM on…
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