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February 2020
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. This week’s program is: Salmon Boundaries. …
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, Caroline Brown, Northern Regional Program Manager for the Division of Subsistence at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, presents: Vulnerabilities and resilience in Yukon River salmon-dependent communities: The role of sharing networks Thursday, February…
Find out more »Lightning Talks
Join Seattle Aquarium for a fun, all ages evening featuring fascinating, five-minute glimpses into the latest marine and ocean science from local scientists and science enthusiasts. General admission: $25 Member admission: $20 Thursday, February 27, 2020, 6:30 - 10:00pm Seattle Aquarium 1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59 Seattle, WA 98101
Find out more »Union Bay Natural Area Bird Walk
Join Seattle Audubon for a Bird Walk at Union Bay! Union Bay Natural Area lies in northeast Seattle, east of the University of Washington. Meet at the Center for Urban Horticulture in the East parking lot off NE 41st Street, one block beyond the place where Mary Gates Memorial Drive turns left to becomes NE 41st Street. Leaders: Julia Hansbrough, Dick Holcomb, Shelley Evans, Bev Bowe Trip Accessibility: 1 (leisurely pace), B (mostly gravel trails, with some soft ground or…
Find out more »CANCELED: Beach Clean-up at Picnic Point 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 streams…
Find out more »GEMS Night Out – The Microcosmos
Enjoy a fem-powered evening exploring the motivating fields of engineering, math and science at GEMS Night Out at the SEA Discovery Center! Spend an evening focusing on the small things in life. Build and use your own portable, pocket-sized, reusable paper microscope to explore with and take home. Explore the world of what we can’t see including tiny marine plankton. Test your engineering skills to build and race the ideal plankton! Cost: $20 Learn more and register here. When:…
Find out more »Pier Peer
Come discover the mysterious creatures that live below the pier with Puget Sound Estuarium! Trained biologists provide underwater lights that attract spectacular estuary creatures for you to safely scoop up and observe, while volunteer Beach Naturalists help you identify and learn more about what you’ve found. From octopus to anemones, from sea stars to sea slugs, you never know what you’ll encounter! Learn more and register here. When: Saturday, February 29 at 6:00–7:30pm Where: Port of Allyn Waterfront Park…
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Mercer Slough Bird Walk
Come explore the Eastside at Lake Washington’s largest freshwater wetland with Seattle Audubon! We’ll descend a short but steep hillside into the slough, and then walk around the Bellefields Loop Trail. As we search the woods, channel, and blueberry farm for birds, there will be an emphasis on listening for bird sounds. Binoculars will come in handy, but scopes are not needed. Birders of all levels and ages are welcome. Leader: Eric Crockett & Emily Larson Trip Accessibility: 1 (leisurely pace),…
Find out more »Seward Park Birding Field Trip
Join Seattle Audubon for a walk of the trails of Seward Park, listening and looking for resident birds and some early migrants. Seward Park has 120 acres of old growth forest and is home to two pairs of Bald Eagles, as well as a variety of forest birds. By spring, not only will we be able to hear bird songs and calls, but the re-emerging foliage will make birding by ear very useful. We will aim to identify the sounds…
Find out more »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…
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