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June 2016
Processing Plant Tour and Cooking Demonstration
Come and tour our main Processing Plant in Shelton! We will be leading tours every 30 minutes starting at 10 am. After the tour, enjoy a cooking demonstration by our very own Xinh Dwelley! She will show you all the techniques that you need to make a delicious pot of clams.
Find out more »Shellfish Seed Facility, Farm Tour and Oyster BBQ
Come out to our farms and learn how our oysters are grown! Our farm managers will be out BBQing oysters and giveing people tours around our farms and seed setting facilities.
Find out more »Hatchery Tour
Come tour our hatchery and learn all that goes into making all of our shellfish from their earliest phase of life! Our Hatchery Manager, Dave, will be leading tours every hour starting at 11 am.
Find out more »Oakland Bay Day
Oakland Bay Day is a free, family-friendly celebration of the natural and cultural resources of Oakland Bay and the surrounding watershed. The event features hands-on, family-friendly activities related to the water, land, plants and animals found in the beautiful South Puget Sound area. Visit with local resource agencies, community groups and nonprofits for more information and tips to protect Oakland Bay. Taylor Shellfish and Xinh Dwelley will be cooking delicious shellfish and there will be live music, a trivia scavenger hunt for…
Find out more »Science Cafe (Olympia)
Curious what all the fuss about European green crabs is about, and whether you should be concerned? Join us at Orca Books in Olympia for a presentation and discussion of the history of the global spread of European green crabs, as well as a critical evaluation of the risk they pose to Washington's inland shorelines. Learn about the work that is being done by more than 90 Crab Team volunteers working all around Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and the…
Find out more »Recreational Crab Openings
Recreational crab fishing season openings for Dungeness and Red Rock Crab: Opens: 6:00am June 16, 2016 Closes: September 5, 2016 Marine Area 4, Neah Bay - East of Tatoosh-Bonilla line Marine Area 5 Sekiu and Pillar Point Marine Area 9, Admiralty Inlet, north of the Hood Canal Bridge to the line connecting Foulweather Bluff and Olele Point Marine Area 12, Hood Canal Marine Area 13, South Puget Sound (opened June 2, 2016) Once opened, crab fishing will be allowed Thursdays through Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be closed.…
Find out more »Lecture: Clones, Cannibals, and Copulation
Clones, Cannibals, and Copulation: Reproduction and development of marine Invertebrates This is the second in a three-part lecture series presented by Western Washington University. Dr. Jennie Hoffman has a PhD in marine ecology and has been engaged in the field of climate change adaptation for more than a decade. Her areas of expertise include decision making in times of uncertainty, climate change vulnerability assessment, and adapting conservation, planning, and resource management for a changing climate. For more information on the other talks download the Lecture Series Flyer.
Find out more »Well Education and Testing
WET invites you to take a look at the health of your well and learn about keeping your drinking water safe. Washington State Department of Health recommends annual testing of individual wells for fecal coliform bacteria; testing your water is the best solution to identify possible contamination. WET provides homeowners with a local, inexpensive way to test their well water. COST: coliform sample ($25.00); lead sample ($15.00) Samples and WET Collection Form should be dropped off at the following locations between noon…
Find out more »State of the Oyster Study
State of the Oyster Study volunteers invite you to join them to look at bacterial contamination on privately owned beaches in Hood Canal and throughout Puget Sound. Samples will be tested for fecal coliform ($25 per test) and/or Vibrio parahaemolyticus ($30 per test). Results will be delivered by phone 10 days after test dates. On collection day, collect six large oysters, five+ inches shell length, or 24 clams and include the Collection Form with the samples. Samples may be dropped off at…
Find out more »Lecture: Practical Evolution
Practical Evolution: Natural selection in a changing Marine Environment This is the third in a three-part lecture series presented by Western Washington University. Dr. Jennie Hoffman has a PhD in marine ecology and has been engaged in the field of climate change adaptation for more than a decade. Her areas of expertise include decision making in times of uncertainty, climate change vulnerability assessment, and adapting conservation, planning, and resource management for a changing climate. For more information on the other talks download the Lecture Series Flyer.
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