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August 2023
Molt Search Molt Blitz (Jefferson County)
Past Molt Search training in action (credit: Jess Newley) Are you a beachwalker? A shell collector? Keep an eye out for invasive green crabs while you do by participating in “Molt Search“, a new early detection community science program by Washington Sea Grant & WSU Extension designed to help managers direct resources to undersearched or green crab detected beaches. It’s a systematic beach walk, where you spend 20 person-minutes collecting and identifying all crab molts you find and submit that…
Find out more »CANCELLED: Aug 31 WSG Seaweed Office Hours
Rescheduled to Weds, Aug 30, 8-9am Link: https://wsg.washington.edu/event/wsg-seaweed-office-hours-13/
Find out more »September 2023
Heaven on the Half Shell – Coos Bay, OR
A former science writer for Washington Sea Grant in Seattle, David George Gordon is a co-author of Heaven on the Half Shell: The Story of the Oyster in the Pacific Northwest, revised and updated by University of Washington Press. He has written 22 books on topics ranging from slugs and snails to cockroaches, sharks, gray whales and the Sasquatch. As author of The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook, he has appeared on The Late, Late Show with James Corden, Late Night With Conan…
Find out more »Molt Search Molt Blitz (Whatcom County)
Past Molt Search training in action (credit: Jess Newley) Are you a beachwalker? A shell collector? Keep an eye out for invasive green crabs while you do by participating in “Molt Search“, a new early detection community science program by Washington Sea Grant & WSU Extension designed to help managers direct resources to undersearched or green crab detected beaches. It’s a systematic beach walk, where you spend 20 person-minutes collecting and identifying all crab molts you find and submit that…
Find out more »Heaven on the Half Shell – Arcata, CA
Author and Naturalist David George Gordon will give a talk about his updated book, Heaven on the Half Shell, published by the University of Washington Press in partnership with Washington Sea Grant. The book is a thoroughly researched history of the Pacific Northwest oyster. Starting with the earliest evidence of sea gardens and clam beds from 11,500 years ago, this book covers the history of oyster cultivation through contemporary aquaculture in coastal Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Humboldt County, California, and…
Find out more »Heaven on the Half Shell – Arcata, CA
Oysters + Cider + Author and Naturalist David George Gordon will give a talk about his updated book, Heaven on the Half Shell, published by the University of Washington Press in partnership with Washington Sea Grant. The book is a thoroughly researched history of the Pacific Northwest oyster. Starting with the earliest evidence of sea gardens and clam beds from 11,500 years ago, this book covers the history of oyster cultivation through contemporary aquaculture in coastal Washington, Oregon, British Columbia,…
Find out more »Molt Search Molt Blitz (Snohomish County)
Past Molt Search training in action (credit: Jess Newley) Are you a beachwalker? A shell collector? Keep an eye out for invasive green crabs while you do by participating in “Molt Search“, a new early detection community science program by Washington Sea Grant & WSU Extension designed to help managers direct resources to undersearched or green crab detected beaches. It’s a systematic beach walk, where you spend 20 person-minutes collecting and identifying all crab molts you find and submit that…
Find out more »Molt Search MoltBlitz (Kitsap County)
Photo from a previous MoltBlitz on San Juan Island, by Jess Newley Are you a beachwalker? A shell collector? Keep an eye out for invasive green crabs while you do by participating in "Molt Search", a new early detection community science program by Washington Sea Grant & WSU Extension designed to help managers direct resources to undersearched or green crab detected beaches. It's a systematic beach walk, where you spend 20 person-minutes collecting and identifying all crab molts you find…
Find out more »Molt Search Molt Blitz (San Juan)
Past Molt Search training in action (credit: Jess Newley) Are you a beachwalker? A shell collector? Keep an eye out for invasive green crabs while you do by participating in “Molt Search“, a new early detection community science program by Washington Sea Grant & WSU Extension designed to help managers direct resources to undersearched or green crab detected beaches. It’s a systematic beach walk, where you spend 20 person-minutes collecting and identifying all crab molts you find and submit that…
Find out more »Molt Search Molt Blitz (Lopez Island)
Past Molt Search training in action (credit: Jess Newley) Are you a beachwalker? A shell collector? Keep an eye out for invasive green crabs while you do by participating in “Molt Search“, a new early detection community science program by Washington Sea Grant & WSU Extension designed to help managers direct resources to undersearched or green crab detected beaches. It’s a systematic beach walk, where you spend 20 person-minutes collecting and identifying all crab molts you find and submit that…
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