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July 2020
Sustainability and RainWise! Webinar
With every storm, rain carries pollutants off our roofs, driveways and other hard surfaces to local creeks, Lake Washington and Puget Sound. Rain gardens and cisterns can help control this stormwater, but we need your help! In selected areas of Seattle, the City of Seattle and King County will pay up to 100 percent of the cost of installing rain gardens and cisterns on homeowners’ properties. Learn more about what you can do at home to make your yard and…
Find out more »Intersection of Social & Environmental Justice Summit
Join UW Sustainability and the UW College of the Environment's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion office for the first UW Social and Environmental Justice Summit. - How can we support students, ourselves, our communities, and our planet while building a better understanding within and across race/ethnicity, class, gender, and other forms of identity? Join in a short summit to learn from social and environmental activism, connect with people across University of Washington working in these areas, and engage in a dialogue…
Find out more »Fostering Equity and Inclusion in the STEM Society
Institute for Systems Biology and Town Hall Seattle present Dr. Knatokie Ford (livestream): Fostering Equity and Inclusion in the STEM Society. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are essential to America’s economic growth and global competitiveness, but have faced persistent issues with attracting and retaining diverse talent. Dr. Knatokie Ford (founder and CEO of Fly Sci Enterprise) joins Town Hall Seattle for a livestreamed conversation with Dr. Jim Heath (of Institute for Systems Biology) to share her inspiring journey…
Find out more »August 2020
Digital Low-Tide Beach Walk
Explore the intertidal zone digitally with Harbor WildWatch! Join via Facebook LIVE on the beach to discover delightful creatures like moon snails, crabs, sea stars, and so much more. They will be visiting different beaches throughout the summer, some of which they've never explored before; others that are familiar favorites. We never know what creatures we'll find! Visit the Harbor WildWatch events calendar to check out more offerings.
Find out more »Amplifying Ocean Advocacy Workshop
The Amplifying Ocean Advocacy Workshop, hosted by the Seattle Aquarium, aims to elevate action-oriented advocacy skills and explore how you can be successful in amplifying your voice in the arena of nation ocean policy advocacy. The workshop will address recent urgent issues related to ocean climate action and marine conservation. Paired with issue education, highly interactive activities will help sharpen advocacy tools such as writing, identifying your Congressional decision makers, using social media and meeting with decision-makers. This workshop is…
Find out more »Kitsap Beach Naturalist Training 2020
Join Kitsap and Jefferson WSU as we embark on a joint Virtual Beach Naturalist Training via Zoom! You will learn about seaweeds, invertebrates, nearshore habitats and much more from experts in their field, and will have opportunities to ask them questions directly. Dates and times Mondays (9:30am-1pm): August 3rd, 10th, 17th Thursdays (9:30am-1pm): August 6th, 13th, 20th Training topics Seaweeds, intertidal invertebrates and other marine species, nearshore habitats and restoration, water quality issues, climate change and community science. To Register…
Find out more »Rules of Road & Aids to Navigation – Virtual Class
Lights, sounds, right of way: know the rules! Who has right of way? Where’s the channel? By the end of this class, you’ll understand the maneuvering rules, lights, sound signals, and buoys that allow us to navigate safely around hazards and other vessels. This class is offered via Zoom by the Northwest Maritime Center. Click the event website link below to register and learn more!
Find out more »Electronic Navigation & VHF – Virtual Class
This is an introduction to the many electronic tools and instruments that can help us navigate safely: Depth Sounders, GPS, Chart Plotters, AIS, Radar and VHF radios. The class features a discussion of the common errors associated with each system and what they can and can not tell you. Includes video from our Simulator, and a chance to practice mayday calls. This class is offered via Zoom by the Northwest Maritime Center. Click the event website link below to register and…
Find out more »OneNOAA Science Seminar
OneNOAA Science Seminars are a joint effort by several NOAA seminar partners to help share science and climate seminars and information across NOAA and our constituents. This week's seminar is: Comparing losses of tidal forests and tidal marsh on the Oregon coast: A paradigm shift for estuary restoration and conservation by Laura Brophy, Director, Estuary Technical Group, Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis, OR. Learn more and register at the event webpage!
Find out more »Coastal Cafe Podcast
Washington Sea Grant, in partnership with KPTZ 91.9 FM in Port Townsend, WA, produces Coastal Cafe, a science-based radio program focusing on regional marine science news. Coastal Cafe brings the latest in marine science information directly to coastal communities in Washington State. Hosts Aaron Barnett and MaryAnn Wagner explore science with researchers, policy experts and people who live and work on the coast about issues impacting Washington State coastal communities and the natural environment. Tune in at 91.9 FM on…
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