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August 2024
Virtual workshop: CoSMoS Coastal Groundwater Hazards with Rising Seas in Puget Sound
From the Shoreline & Coastal Planners Group, a collaborative project of Washington Sea Grant and the Washington State Department of Ecology: As sea levels rise, the shallow groundwater table in coastal communities will also rise. This slow but chronic threat can flood communities from below, damaging buried infrastructure, flooding below-grade structures, reducing storm sewer capacity, liberating pollutants, compromising foundations, and emerging above ground as an urban flood hazard that can amplify overland storm flooding. As communities develop climate adaptation plans to…
Find out more »Tide Talk: Mud! Engineered by Life at the Tokeland Hotel and Restaurant
Tide Talk: Mud! Engineered by Life Presented by Professor Jennifer Ruesink (Biology, University of Washington) Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay have mudflats that stretch literally for miles. But these habitats are more than just muddy and flat: they have amazing creatures living in them. Join us to hear about these mudflat-shaping species, which scientists call “ecosystem engineers,” and how mudflat ecologists study them. Learn how fast eelgrass grows, how much sediment gets turned over by burrowing shrimp, and the filtration…
Find out more »River & Ocean Film Festival Photo Contest
Calling all photographers! Enter your work in a photo contest being held by the River & Ocean Film Festival. The winning photo will be featured on the poster promoting this year's festival. Contest guidelines: - Photos should feature riverine, coastal, or ocean scenes/wildlife and/or present social and cultural connections to the Washington coast. - Limit of five photo entries per person. - For multiple entries, please use a consistent naming convention; e.g., file name "mcgreal_01" for the first photo submission.…
Find out more »Molt Search Public Training (Virtual)
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 »WSG Seaweed Office Hours
Drop-in office hours for all your seaweed information needs! How to participate: Zoom meeting link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96836051377?pwd=dGJWc0RuRm9ZTFArbzQ2aGFacWRBZz09 Join at any point during the one-hour window (no RSVP required) Attendees will be served in order of arrival Please stay on mute until invited to speak Initial conversations will be limited to 5 minutes until everyone’s had a chance to speak All conversations should be considered public, and may be recorded
Find out more »Molt Search Public On-beach Practice
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 »September 2024
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
Welcome to the largest wooden boat festival in North America, the place where kids and adults alike experience the magic of getting on the water, the beauty of wooden boats, and the richness of our maritime culture. Learn from the experts, swap stories with fellow wooden boat aficionados, and bring your family for a weekend they'll never forget. With so many different ways to adventure out on the water, there's no better opportunity to experience our Victorian seaport from the…
Find out more »Heaven on the Half Shell lecture
Get to know the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved bivalve: the oyster. Author David George Gordon discusses three species—the Olympia, Eastern, and Pacific oysters—along with the people who have cultivated these delicacies for many generations. This is an in-person event hosted by the San Juan Island Library. Learn more here: https://www.griffinbaybook.com/event/2024-09-11/david-george-gordon-reads-heaven-half-shell
Find out more »Virtual workshop: CoSMoS Coastal Groundwater Hazards with Rising Seas in Puget Sound
From the Shoreline & Coastal Planners Group, a collaborative project of Washington Sea Grant and the Washington State Department of Ecology: As sea levels rise, the shallow groundwater table in coastal communities will also rise. This slow but chronic threat can flood communities from below, damaging buried infrastructure, flooding below-grade structures, reducing storm sewer capacity, liberating pollutants, compromising foundations, and emerging above ground as an urban flood hazard that can amplify overland storm flooding. As communities develop climate adaptation plans to…
Find out more »Molt Search Training (Thurston 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…
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