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March 2016
Learn First Aid at Sea
Be safe on the water! Washington Sea Grant and WSU Jefferson County Extension are co-sponsoring a U.S.Coast Guard-approved First Aid at Sea course on Friday, March 18, 2016 in Port Townsend,WA. Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, cold water, near drowning, shock, trauma, burns, fractures, choking, immobilization, and contents for first aid kits. When: Friday, March 18, 2016, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Pt. Hudson Marina, Marina Room 110 Hudson St. Port Townsend, WA
Find out more »Crab Team Training Workshop (Padilla Bay)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in north Puget Sound? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our "Boots in the Mud" and join the Crab Team volunteer corps - no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols Joining a team of 3 - 5 volunteers and selecting a…
Find out more »Shell Shocked: Exploring Ocean Acidification with EarthEcho Expeditions
Young people are today’s stakeholders and advocates for change. Using EarthEcho Expedition: Shell Shocked videos and project-based learning tools, educators can activate students’ critical thinking around this “wicked” global problem. This webinar will provide tools to embed best practices of service learning and project-based learning into a unit on Ocean Acidification for middle-grade level youth. The webinar will explore the Five Stages of Service Learning—investigation, preparation, action, reflection, and demonstration—and connect that process to ocean acidification resources. Please register for this…
Find out more »Crab Team Training Workshop (Poulsbo)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in Puget Sound? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our "Boots in the Mud" and join the Crab Team volunteer corps - no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols Joining a team of 3 - 5 volunteers and selecting a monitoring…
Find out more »Panel: Fishing for Food, the Role of Fisheries in Local, Regional, and National Food Systems
WSG's Social Science Specialist Melissa Poe will lead a two-part panel at the 2016 annual meeting for the Society for Applied Anthropology in Vancouver, BC. The social science panel that she is chairing will focus on the social and policy dimensions of fisheries management for food systems in North America. Topics include food security, cultural practices, community-supported fisheries, and alternative management strategies.
Find out more »Crab Team Training Workshop (Lopez Island)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries on Lopez Island? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our "Boots in the Mud" and join the Crab Team volunteer corps - no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols Field trip to a potential monitoring site Joining a team of 3 -…
Find out more »Shoreline and Coastal Planners Group 2016 Winter Meeting
Join us for the spring meeting of the Shoreline and Coastal Planners Group where we will discuss the following topic: Shoreline Stabilization: Using the Permit Process to Protect Shoreline Habitat and Property. The discussion will focus on single family residential properties. For more information, download the agenda.
Find out more »April 2016
Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s 5th Science Symposium
NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center Science Symposium
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