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July 2015
Seafair
The culmination of Seattle's favorite summertime celebration takes place Friday, July 31 - Sunday, August 2 at Genesee Park on Lake Washington! Each year thousands of Seattleites gather for one of the city's oldest and most cherished traditions. The worlds fastest powerboats race on the waters of Lake Washington as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels soar in the sky overhead. Kids activities, food vendors and interactive booths sprawl across Genesee Park and live bands play all weekend long on the…
Find out more »Summer Beach Walk—North Beach
The Beach Naturalists invite you to participate in beach walks this summer. Do not be overwhelmed by what you do not know. It’s your appreciation of our shorelines and critters that stimulates and inspires the public who come to the beaches to walk and explore with us. Each site will have a box of props and educational materials to share with the public. Please contact Renee Johnson to sign up for 2-3 beach explorations this summer. You’ll be glad you did. It’s…
Find out more »August 2015
The Nature Conservancy – Port Susan Bay Day
Bring your family to The Nature Conservancy's preserve at Port Susan Bay for a day of free exploring and learning from scientists about conservation, wildlife, estuaries, climate change, bird watching, and family-fun activities. Face-painting and ice cream for the kids.
Find out more »Well Education and Testing
Keep Your Well Well in 2015 WET invites you to take a look at the health of your well and learn about keeping your drinking water safe. WET provides homeowners with a local, inexpensive way to test their well water, as well as rivers, reservoirs, and swimming pools. Cost: $20 per test for coliform For each day, samples must be dropped no later than 2:30 p.m. at any of the following locations: Hunter Farms • 1921 E. State Route 106, Union…
Find out more »International Congress for Conservation Biology
SWIMM (Social Wellbeing Indicators for Marine Management) is a working group of social science experts convened by Washington Sea Grant and NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center to develop a protocol for evaluating human wellbeing for marine ecosystem-based management. As part of the culmination of the SWIMM, a team of scholars including WSG social scientist Melisa Poe and graduate students Sara Breslow, Maggie Allen, and Danielle Holstein will present a series of 5 papers from the SWIMM effort in an invited…
Find out more »Sustainable Seafood Week
Seafood is a delicacy and a passion. It can delight our taste buds as well as strengthen our connections to thriving seashore economies and a healthy marine ecosystem. Join us to celebrate fish and sustainability in Seattle for week-long events that engage consumers, highlight responsible businesses and catalyze conversation about the future of seafood.
Find out more »What is the State of Your Oyster?
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. Cost: $25 per test for coliform; $30 per test for Vibrio parahaemolyticus For each day, samples must be dropped no later than 2:30 p.m. at any of the following locations: Hunter Farms • 1921 E. State Route 106, Union Happy Hollow Store • 15280 E. SR 106, Belfair QFC parking lot • 1403 Old Belfair…
Find out more »Opening Gala of Sustainable Seafood Week
Meet culinary celebrities in Seattle and dine on their delicious sustainable seafood creations at the Seattle Aquarium, the region's premier resource for hands-on marine experiences. Located on Pier 59 at the edge of Puget Sound's Elliott Bay, the Seattle Aquarium is one of the most extraordinary spaces in Seattle. Taste amazing seafood prepared by chefs and leaders in the local sustainability movement including Roy Breiman of Cedarbrook Lodge, Jason Wilson of Crush and Miller's Guild, Seth Caswell from Dunbar Room and Hotel Sorrento, and Betsy Davidson from the Seattle Aquarium. Enjoy salmon…
Find out more »Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the brighter meteor showers of the year, tends to peak around August 9-13. The best time to view the Perseids, or most other meteor showers is when the sky is the darkest. Most astronomers suggest that depending on the Moon’s phase, the best time to view meteor showers is right before dawn.
Find out more »New Moon
A new moon is the first phase of the lunar cycle. It is when the Sun and the moon have the same elliptical longitude and the moon is not visible from Earth.
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