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February 2020
West Seattle Birding Field Trip
Join Seattle Audubon for an exploration of the "wilds" of West Seattle. We will explore forests, Seattle's only river, saltwater shorelines and Puget Sound. Expect mixed species flocks, shorebirds such as surfbirds, raptors, and seabirds such as Scoters and Loons. Bring binoculars and scopes. Carpool cost: $3 per car, shared equally by riders. Learn more here. Sunday, February 16th, 7:30am -- 2:00pm Meet at Camp Long 5200 35th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98126
Find out more »PTMSC New Volunteer Info Session
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. Visit our Volunteering at PTMSC web page to learn more. Tuesday, February 18 at 4:00-5:30pm Port Townsend Marine Science Center…
Find out more »Science in the City: Octopus Intelligence
The Pacific Science Center presents Science in the City, where you can learn about the latest in scientific research and technological innovation. This week, learn about octopus and how scientists study these intriguing creatures. New technologies are enabling researchers to rapidly expand our knowledge by investigating octopus behavior in greater detail than ever before. To discuss, Dr. David Gire highlights how labs around the world are putting these new approaches to work, current findings on how octopuses think, and how…
Find out more »Low Tide Walk at Night
Join the Port Townsend Marine Science Center for a guided walk led by staff and volunteers. Find out what marine critters are up to after dark! Bring weather-appropriate clothing and a flashlight/headlamp. Parking is limited; please carpool. This event is FREE (donations appreciated). Please RSVP to Marley Loomis at mloomis@ptmsc.org or call (360) 385-5582 x 115. When: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 6:30--8:00pm Where: North Beach County Park 5787 Kuhn St Port Townsend, WA 98368
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, Karen Kidd, Professor and Jarislowsky Chair in Environment and Health, Department of Biological and School of Geography and Earth Science at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, presents: Pharmaceuticals in the environment: What happens when fish are…
Find out more »Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Birding Field Trip
Join Seattle Audubon for a leisurely walk about the Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. We will first walk the main paths and steps in this very scenic park. Then, we’ll return to our cars, grab our spotting scopes, and walk the short distance to the beach for some seabird watching overlooking the Puget Sound. The weather is usually cooler on the beach, so wear layers and rain gear, if necessary. Bring binoculars, of course, and a scope, if you have one. (We will…
Find out more »Skagit and Samish Flats Birding Field Trip
Join Seattle Audubon for a birding excursion to the Skagit and Samish flats, which offer some of the best winter raptor and waterfowl viewing in the state. Expect to see Red-tailed and Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Harriers, Trumpeter Swans, Snow Geese, Bald Eagles. We’ll look for Short-eared Owls, Tundra Swans, wintering shorebirds, and with luck we’ll find a falcon or two. Hunting season is over in February, so it’s a great time to look for ducks, including concentrations of Eurasian Wigeon.…
Find out more »National Invasive Species Awareness Week
National Invasive Species Awareness Week is a nationwide event occurring in the spring to raise awareness of the threat of invasive species are and what people can do to prevent their spread. Representatives from local, state, and regional organizations gather in Washington, D.C. in late February to discuss policies and changes that can be made to prevent and manage invasive species. A series of educational and advocacy events are planned online and in local communities. In the late spring, local…
Find out more »Green – Duwamish Watershed 2020 Symposium
The theme of the 3rd biennial Green-Duwamish Watershed Symposium is "Climate Change Resiliency: engage, innovate and change." The symposium is a one-day event, giving exposure and promoting the broad and diverse work being done throughout the watershed and the opportunity to network with individuals across fields (technical and non-technical), locations, cultures, organizations and settings. All the presentations are given in one large room, thus enabling everyone attending exposure to topics and individuals not within their normal purview. The forum…
Find out more »Monday Meander
Join Wild Whatcom for a meander through Lake Padden Park! Ready to search for spring? Maybe we'll smell it in a cascade of tiny flowers of an Indian plum shrub or spot it in coppery lightning bolts of salmonberry branches. If you're curious about our local flora and fauna and would like to taste a licorice fern, this outing is for you. Come dressed for the weather and prepared for a meandering pace, and bring your adventurous spirit. We will…
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