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April 2020
Virtual Spring Seminar Series
Zoom into the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Science's Virtual Spring Seminar series every Thursday at 4pm. Stick around after the presentation for a virtual TGIT with the SAFS community. This week, Mike Phelps will present Establishing Genotype to Phenotype Linkages in Pacific Salmonids. See Zoom details at the event webpage.
Find out more »CANCELED: Duwamish Alive 1010
Join the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/TAG, DIRT Corps, Puget Sound Stewards and Puget Soundkeeper to help to restore habitat, improve water quality, and keep public access space along the Duwamish River safe and beautiful! Volunteers at this site will have the opportunity to join Puget Soundkeeper and Alki Kayak Tours in double kayaks to remove litter from the river banks (minimum age to kayak is 13 years old). Check the event webpage for registration information. When: Saturday, April 18,…
Find out more »CANCELED: Spring Migration Cruise
*CANCELED* Port Townsend Marine Science Center's Bird Migration Cruises offer a unique opportunity for an idyllic natural science adventure, enabling people to gain a better understanding of the relationships between the marine and shoreline ecosystems. Just outside of Port Townsend is an amazing National Wildlife Refuge — Protection Island — home to breeding, nesting, and flyway populations of marine bird species at different times of the year. Nearly 70 percent of the nesting seabird population of Puget Sound and the Straits…
Find out more »GOING DIGITAL: 2020 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
The Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, sponsored in part by Washington Sea Grant, attracts over a thousand participants and has become the premier scientific research and policy gathering in the Pacific Northwest. The goal of the Conference is to provide a platform to build shared policies, practices, and procedures necessary to guide future actions for protecting and restoring the Salish Sea. The outcome is improved scientific collaboration, data sharing, and dynamic discussions on the state of the Salish Sea ecosystem. The…
Find out more »Portage Pram Online Build
Northwest Maritime Center presents Portage Pram Online Build, sponsored by Duckworks Boat Builders Supply and Turn Point Design. What better way to occupy an entire week of afternoons than building the Portage Pram kit in your home, and under the virtual guidance of a professional boat builder. Instructor Joel Arrington will build along with you in real time offering live-streamed instruction. In five days of 4-hour sessions, Joel will answer your questions as he walks you through each step—from opening…
Find out more »Virtual Wetland Tour
Celebrate Earth Day with a virtual tour of UW Bothell's wetlands! They'll describe the history and ecology of their campus wetlands during the tour. This tour is a part of UW’s Earth Day events. More events and the Zoom details can be found on the UW Earth Day 2020 webpage.
Find out more »Virtual Trash Talk
UW Recycling provides innovative recycling, composting and waste reduction solutions with unmatched passion for the health of our campus and our planet. They will be hosting a video watch party and Q&A opportunity on proper recycling and composting practices at UW and at home in the Seattle area. See their Facebook event page for details!
Find out more »CANCELLED: PTMSC New Volunteer Info Session
*CANCELED* Volunteering with the Port Townsend Marine Science Center is a great way to get involved in your community, meet new people, and take action to help the Salish Sea. Whether you’re a retired professor or a novice to marine biology, there’s room for everyone! You don’t need a science background, just enthusiasm, passion, and a willingness to try new things. To sign up or find out more, contact Gabriele at 360.385.5582 x120 or volunteer@ptmsc.org. When: Tuesday, April 21,…
Find out more »UW Sustainability Open House (Zoom)
Join UW Sustainability staff members for a drop-in virtual open house Q&A session. They'll be available to answer your questions about sustainability efforts across the University of Washington and resources available to students, faculty and staff. The UW Sustainability Open House is a part of UW's featured Earth Day events. More events and the Zoom details for the open house can be found on the UW Earth Day 2020 webpage.
Find out more »Earth Day Talk: Gaia Has a Fever
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Dr. Jennifer Thomson will give a talk untangling the history of oil corporations, climate justice, and environmental governance. Beginning with physicist James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, she'll discuss the involvement of oil corporations in climate research, and explore a truly liberatory environmental politics. This event is sponsored by the Department of History, the College of the Environment, Nature & Health, and UW Earth Day 50th Anniversary- UW Sustainability Office. Register on the…
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