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July 2019
Savvy Septic Workshop
Snohomish County is offering FREE Septic Care Workshops for homeowners in July! Registration is required to attend a workshop, so please register here or by phone at 425-388-3636.
Find out more »Floodplains by Design: Addressing flood hazards and restoring habitat
SHORELINE AND COASTAL PLANNERS GROUP SUMMER MEETING 2019 SOLD OUT! Please contact Nicole Faghin to be added to the waitlist: faghin@uw.edu. Floodplains by Design is an ambitious public-private partnership to reduce flood risks and restore habitat in the state’s major river corridors. The goal is to improve the resiliency of floodplains while protecting human communities and ecosystem health. Please join us in Renton to learn about this partnership between The Nature Conservancy, Department of Ecology and Puget Sound Partnership. We’ll hear…
Find out more »August 2019
Webinar: Is my seafood safe to eat?
OneNOAA Science Seminar Series Sponsors: Join the NOAA Central Library and the Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) for the new NOAA Innovators Series! This series will be facilitated by Derek Parks, Technology Transfer Program Manager. Webinar ONLY: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8960343963276030977 Speaker: Vera Trainer, NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Research Oceanographer Abstract: SoundToxins is a diverse partnership of aquaculture businesses, federal, tribal, state, and local governments, education institutions, and Puget Sound residents that monitor for harmful algae to alert health and natural resource agencies…
Find out more »Webinar: Understanding Acidification Risks Across Habitats Through a 10-site Intertidal Network
Join us for our C-CAN Roundtable discussion Presented by Dr. Micah Horwith, Washington Department of Natural Resources and hosted by Teri King, Washington Sea Grant. Abstract: In 2015, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources established the Acidification Nearshore Monitoring Network. This program – ANeMoNe – collects co-located data on water quality, shellfish, and aquatic vegetation at 10 intertidal sites that span greater Puget Sound and the Washington Coast. ANeMoNe is designed to support hypothesis-driven research through replicated field experiments,…
Find out more »September 2019
C-CAN Roundtable discussion: Ocean Acidification and Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algal blooms along the West Coast
Join us for our C-CAN Roundtable discussion on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 1pm PT (4pm ET) How ocean acidification works hand-in-hand with warming and other global change stressors to promote toxic Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algal blooms along the West Coast Presented by Dr. Dave Hutchins*, University of Southern California and hosted by Bruce Steele. Abstract: Toxic harmful algal blooms are an increasing problem globally, and the West Coast of the U.S. is no exception. In particular, massive neurotoxic blooms of the…
Find out more »We’ve Got Chemistry! Leveraging Partnerships and the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange to Advance Ocean Acidification and MPA Science
Join us Wednesday, September 25 at 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC for a webinar on We’ve Got Chemistry! Leveraging Partnerships and the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange to Advance Ocean Acidification and MPA Science. Presented by: Julianna Mullen of NERACOOS and the OAInfoExchange.org, Jenny Waddell of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Francis Chan of Oregon State University and Meg Chadsey of Washington Sea Grant. Marine protected areas (MPAs), sanctuaries, and reserves offer refuge to a wide variety of marine species,…
Find out more »October 2019
Sustainability Film Series: “The Salmon Coast” and “Plastic Free Salish Sea”
The Combined Fund Drive team is partnering with the Tower Green Team to host a film series on topics of sustainability and features a local environmental nonprofit leading a lively discussion. Popcorn sale – $1 bag – will benefit the featured charity at the event! Free admission and open to all faculty, staff and students, plus a popcorn sale to benefit the featured charity at the event. “The Salmon Coast” and “Plastic Free Salish Sea” Thursday, October 10, 2019 12:00-1:00…
Find out more »Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal Project – Fall SCPG Meeting
SOLD OUT! Please contact Nicole Faghin to be placed on waitlist. Join us on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, to learn about the new Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal Project. This one-day workshop will explore a wide range of issues leading up to the project including the site history, Mukilteo master planning, habitat and clean up, tribal consultation on cultural and natural resources, and permitting and design. Confirmed speakers are: Linda Ritter, City of Mukilteo Rick Huey, WSDOT Phillip Narte, WSDOT Dennis…
Find out more »January 2020
Orca Bowl Volunteer Training
Do you enjoy inspiring youth about the ocean? Are you excited about getting more students involved in STEM science and careers? Orca Bowl relies on more than 80 volunteers and dozens of sponsors to make the program a success. Faculty, researchers, graduate students, and staff from the University of Washington, as well as scientists, educators, and staff from colleague institutions and agencies all volunteer for this event. Join us and inspire the next generation of ocean scientists. Volunteers Can Get…
Find out more »Bellingham King Tides Viewing Party
King tides are the annual extreme-high tides that occur when the moon is closest to Earth. They are a dramatic feature of Washington winters – and are a glimpse of what our future in Western Washington may look like as sea levels rise. Two public events presented by Washington Sea Grant offer an opportunity to learn about king tides and the latest sea level rise projections in Washington. The event is also an opportunity to help scientists, managers and planners…
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