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October 2017
The Killer Whale Who Changed the World
The Killer Whale Who Changed the World Journalist, filmmaker, playwright, and author Mark Leiren-Young shares the fascinating and heartbreaking account of Moby Doll, the first publicly exhibited captive killer whale―a story that forever changed the way we see orcas and sparked the movement to save them. Leiren-Young will share rare film footage of Moby Doll and other orcas, and discuss how the capture of Moby Doll led to the captivity and exhibition of other whales including Namu at the Seattle…
Find out more »TALK: WDOT Research & Innovative Solutions To Stormwater
Talk: "WDOT Stormwater Pollution; Research & Innovative Solutions" with Brandon Slone Stormwater Monitoring and Research Analyst and Nathan Nadenicek Stormwater Monitoring Specialist WA Department of Transporation. Join us for an introduction to Washington States Stormwater Monitoring Program and so much more. Challenges include water polution, flooding, fish & wildlife habitat and health & safety etc. Learn about WDOT designing and implementing effective stormwater management strategies through research and innovations. Learn more: Protecting Washington’s waters from stormwater pollution.https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/documents/0710058.pdf and http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Environment/WaterQuality/StormwaterMonitoring.htm Note: Part…
Find out more »Talk: European green crab – Fidalgo Shoreline Academy
Crab Team Program Coordinator Emily Grason will be speaking about the ongoing efforts to monitor and combat invasion of Washington's Salish Sea by European green crab. This globally-damaging species has been on the outer coast of Washington since 1998, but was only recently detected in small numbers at a few sites in inland Washington waters. Given the small numbers and low impacts observed in Washington State to date, you might wonder why there is still concern. This talk will address…
Find out more »Carkeek Park Salmon Steward Training
Attend the Carkeek Park Salmon Stewards training and then sign up for three to four, 3-hour shifts on Saturdays and Sundays from November 4 to December 5. Volunteer duties include staffing a salmon information table near Piper’s Creek, roving Piper’s Creek while engaging visitors, answering questions about the salmon return, drinking hot cocoa, coffee, tea, keeping tally of the location and number of salmon returned, and being awesome. Bring your calendar, bag lunch, pen, and weather appropriate clothes to this…
Find out more »Ten Years of Braided River
Join us for Braided River's tenth anniversary celebration on October 22nd, 4pm just after photographer Florian Schulz's Seattle event "Into the Arctic Kingdom" at Benaroya Hall. Braided River protects wild lands and waters in Western North America by publishing images and stories that inspire action and change perspectives. Our organization's headwaters start in 2003, with the book "Seasons of Life and Land," and we gained our 501c3 nonprofit status in 2007. We're proud to have collaborated with the finest conservation…
Find out more »2017 Groundfish Seminar Series: Bob Pacunski, WDFW
Bob Pacunski from Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife will be presenting on ROV surveys and MAXENT models in Puget Sound and Delisting canary rockfish: A cooperative research success story. WebEx connections and access to NOAA Sand Point by previous arrangement. Seminars are held in RACE Room 2079, Building 4, 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA, Tuesdays 10 am. For more information contact Mark.Zimmermann@noaa.gov Gfish2017SeminarPoster
Find out more »Sustainable UW Festival: Sustainability Fair
Join us in wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House to visit with dozens of UW departments, student groups, organizations, vendors and community partners and learn what they're doing for sustainability. Sample sustainable food samples from campus vendors as you learn about sustainability efforts at UW and how you can get involved. The theme of this year's fair is "Student Powered Sustainability." In addition to showcasing student groups among the exhibitors and highlighting resources for students, the fair will feature a poster presentation on student…
Find out more »Sustainable UW Festival: Climate Change Town Hall with Gov. Jay Inslee
At this special town hall with UW students, Gov. Inslee will discuss Washington’s current and future leadership on climate change action. All students are welcome to attend. Next month, Gov. Inslee will join the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 23 summit in Bonn, Germany, as part of the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of 14 states and Puerto Rico committed to meeting their share of the nation’s commitment to global greenhouse gas reductions.
Find out more »Sustainable UW Festival: Sally Jewell on Health and Nature
Our nation is blessed with an abundance of public lands that have the potential to support happier, healthier communities, strong economies, and environmental resilience. In honor of the legacy of the late Doug Walker (’76), outdoor enthusiast and conservationist, join former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell ('78) to take a closer look at the role public lands and nature plays in our lives, and the importance of connecting all people to the natural world. The 2017 Doug Walker…
Find out more »Marine Weather Workshop
Washington Sea Grant is sponsoring a Marine Weather Workshop. Topics covered include: Relationships of atmospheric pressure and wind Determining the path and speed of squalls Strong wind systems found in the Northwest and offshore; how to avoid them Key features of low pressure systems How 500mb wind patterns can help you find “weather windows” for safe passages How do pressure gradients affect wind in Washington waters What is a computer model? How do they work and what can they give…
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