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July 2015
Family Fun with the Stars
Meet the sea stars of Oakland Bay at Walker County Park on a beach tour guided by Washington Sea Grant's Teri King and Jennifer Runyan. Sample tasty seafood by chef Xinh Dwelley. For more information, download the flyer (PDF).
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. Note: You may also submit samples on August 2. 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…
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. Note: you may also submit samples August 2. 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 •…
Find out more »NOAA Science Camp Session I
NOAA Science Camp Session I A five-day summer camp session offers opportunities for prospective sixth, seventh, and eighth graders to explore marine sciences and have fun at the same time. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Scholarships are available. For more information, see the NOAA Science Camp webpage.
Find out more »Shellfest 2015
Beach walks with Washington Sea Grant specialists, exhibits, children's activities, and featuring Native American cultural presentations by the Skokomish Tribe. Lunch will be provided by Taylor Shellfish. Free event (suggested donation of $5/person or $15/family to benefit the Washington State Parks Foundation). For more information, download the flyer (PDF).
Find out more »NOAA Science Camp Session II
NOAA Science Camp Session II A five-day summer camp session offers opportunities for prospective sixth, seventh, and eighth graders to explore marine sciences and have fun at the same time. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Scholarships are available. For more information, see the NOAA Science Camp webpage.
Find out more »Summer Beach Walk—Point No Point
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 »Full Moon
A full moon is when the moon and the Sun are in complete opposition, and the moon is completely illuminated and the moon appears round.
Find out more »Summer Beach Walk—Belfair State Park
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 »Invasive Green Crab Monitoring Volunteer Training
Invasive European Green Crabs could be coming to a beach near you! Washington Sea Grant is partnering with Stream Team and the South Sound Estuary Association (SSEA) to monitor for invasive European Crabs at sites throughout south Puget Sound. If you are interested in monitoring local pocket estuaries, this workshop is for you. The workshop will cover Green Crab life history, threats to Puget Sound, crab identification, and instruction on monitoring protocols. In 2012, an established population of the globally invasive crab…
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