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March 2020
Teaching Climate Change and O.A.
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve hosts Carbonated Water: Teaching Climate Change and Ocean Acidification, a professional development workshop for middle and high school teachers. Participants in this workshop will: • Gain knowledge of climate change and ocean acidification in the Pacific Northwest • Explore sources of local environmental data and work towards incorporating data into inquiry-based science learning experiences; • Receive materials and activities included in the Ocean Sciences Sequence (OSS) curriculum on Climate Change developed by UC Berkeley Lawrence…
Find out more »Lake Union Park Bird Walk
Join Seattle Audubon for a beginner’s bird walk along the SW shore of Lake Union. Good for close views of waterfowl through the winter months. Dress for winter weather. Afterward warm up by joining Dave for coffee at the MOHAI Café or explore the South Lake Union neighborhood. Visit the permanent exhibit at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) or the nearby Center for Wooden Boats. Both are usually free on first Thursdays. Parking is limited. Public transit is…
Find out more »Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries
The Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries is a free and public symposium featuring internationally recognized experts and sponsored by Tanya Bevan, friends of Don Bevan, UW SAFS, Washington Sea Grant, and NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center and Northwest Fisheries Science Center. This week, Robert Arlinghaus, Professor for Integrative Fisheries Management, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humbodt-Universität zu Berlin and Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, presents: Improving fish stocking through transdisciplinary,…
Find out more »CANCELED: Night Time Pier Peer
It is with an abundance of caution that the director of Washington Sea Grant has decided to cancel this event. Washington Sea Grant does not want to risk anyone’s health and wellness given the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in our state. Current information regarding the University’s communications and protocols can be found at uw.edu/coronavirus. Rescheduling information will be posted soon. Thank you for your support of Washington Sea Grant programs. ** Washington Sea Grant, WSU Kitsap County Extension, WWU…
Find out more »Penn Cove Musselfest
Join the festivities at Penn Cove Musselfest, presented by Penn Cove Shellfish, LLC and Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association. Musselfest is our unique way of celebrating a product that brings the Penn Cove name to restaurants all around the United States. Expect cooking demonstrations, tastings, local merchants, family-friendly activities, music, and more. Learn more about the festival here. Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8, 2020 Coupeville, WA
Find out more »Cama to Camano Island Winter Walk
Join the Friends of Camano Island Parks for a Winter Walk. Meet the Ivy Road and Dry Lake road junction. You can access Dry Lake Road from Elger Bay Road or Monticello Road. Walk from the Cama trailhead to the south beach of Camano Island State Park enjoying the downhill and level terrain with great views. Shuttle cars will be available to return drivers to the trailhead. If you wish you can walk back. The walk is 3.3 miles one…
Find out more »Pier Into the Night
Join Harbor WildWatch for an underwater journey of Gig Harbor Bay without getting wet (or needing special certification) through the Pier Into the Night experience. While you stay warm and dry on the dock, our divers use an underwater video camera to live stream exactly what they encounter below the surface. Staff biologists and trained volunteers identify the plants and animals that appear on the 10-ft screen. Saturday, March 7, 7:00 -- 8:00pm This program is FREE; donations are appreciated. …
Find out more »CANCELED: 27th Conference for Shellfish Growers
It is with an abundance of caution that the director of Washington Sea Grant has decided to cancel the Conference for Shellfish Growers scheduled for March 9 and 10, 2020, in order not to risk anyone’s health and wellness given the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in our state. As a program housed in the University of Washington, we are closely monitoring the University’s protocols around the outbreak at uw.edu/coronavirus, which is being updated regularly. For those that have already…
Find out more »CANCELED: Crab Team New Volunteer Training – Port Townsend
**Update: It is with an abundance of caution that the Washington Sea Grant Director has made the decision to cancel this training workshop. We do not want to risk anyone’s health and wellness given the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in our state. As members of our broader Washington Sea Grant and UW community, current information regarding the University’s communications and protocols can be found at uw.edu/coronavirus. It is our goal to reschedule the workshop when we are able. Please…
Find out more »Beach Clean-up at Howarth Park
Join Snohomish County Extension as we clean-up bottles, cigarette butts, fishing gear and other plastic debris from our local beaches. We’ll meet in the parking lot. Bring heavy garden or work gloves, an old 5-gallon bucket and pickers if you have them. If not, we can provide them for you. Remember to dress for the weather and the soggy shoreline. Most trash is above the wrack line, so you shouldn’t be in the water. However, beaches do have fresh water…
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