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October 2019
Project Kickoff Workshop: Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Study
Mon-Tues October 28-29, 2019 Willapa Harbor Community Center, 916 W First St, South Bend, WA 9:00 am – 5:30 pm The Washington Coast Shellfish Aquaculture Study is a three-year applied research project to assist planning and collaboration amongst tideland managers, owners, and regulators in Southwest Washington. Learn from local, regional, and global experts as they discuss intertidal ecosystems and shellfish aquaculture in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor. This workshop is free to the public, but seating is limited. Pre-registration is…
Find out more »Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal Project – Fall SCPG Meeting
SOLD OUT! Please contact Nicole Faghin to be placed on waitlist. Join us on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, to learn about the new Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal Project. This one-day workshop will explore a wide range of issues leading up to the project including the site history, Mukilteo master planning, habitat and clean up, tribal consultation on cultural and natural resources, and permitting and design. Confirmed speakers are: Linda Ritter, City of Mukilteo Rick Huey, WSDOT Phillip Narte, WSDOT Dennis…
Find out more »November 2019
“Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline” Book Signing
Port Townsend Marine Science Center hosts paleontologist and author Kirk Johnson, Ph.D., and artist Ray Troll, who will discuss their recent book, Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline, which they co-authored following a lengthy trip from Baja, California, to northern Alaska in search of the fossil secrets of North America’s Pacific coast, a rich ground for discovery including extinct marine mammals, pygmy mammoths, polar dinosaurs, California walruses and more. The pair will share photographs and artworks created over the last decade for…
Find out more »We Are Puget Sound with Town Hall
Town Hall Seattle and Braided River present an evening celebrating a new multimedia book and campaign "We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea" to protect and restore Puget Sound. Puget Sound is a magnificent and intricate estuary, supporting an abundance of resident and migrating life, notably two iconic, interdependent endangered species: Southern Resident orcas and chinook salmon. Town Hall Seattle and Braided River present an evening celebrating a new multimedia book and campaign We Are Puget Sound: Discovering…
Find out more »FINAL Nov 20 seaweed farming workshop agenda
8:00 Doors open for in-person participants 8:30 Welcome (webinar broadcast starts) Meg Chadsey, Washington Sea Grant (WSG) 8:50 Opening Remarks Dr. Peter Schmidt, WA Dept. of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Counseling and Wellness Programs Megan Callahan-Grant, NOAA Restoration Center 9:00 Seaweed Farming Overview: Species and Applications Tom Mumford, Marine Agronomics 9:45 Land-Based Seaweed Production Systems John Colt, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center 10:00 Potential Uses for Farmed Seaweed: Local Examples Meg Chadsey, WSG 10:15 BREAK 10:35 Case Study #1: Hood Canal…
Find out more »Seaweed Farming Introductory Workshop
Hosted by Washington Sea Grant, in partnership with the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, Hood Canal Mariculture and the NOAA WDVA Veterans Conservation Corps Internship Program, this online workshop will provide participants with an overview of seaweed farming in Washington State. Topics to be covered include: Suitable species for cultivation in Washington waters Factors to consider Operating a seaweed farm in Washington State A survey of potential markets Click HERE to view the draft agenda. The recorded webinar will be available on the…
Find out more »Pacific Marine Expo
Pacific Marine Expo is the largest commercial marine trade show on the West Coast, serving commercial mariners from Alaska to California. If you make your living on the water, you just can’t afford to miss it! More than 500 exhibitors including equipment companies, propulsion, builders, and suppliers and more Education sessions on marine safety, business management, regulatory issues and technical advancements, and more Daily events including live demonstrations, the Fisherman of the Year Contest, a taping of Seattle Kitchen, a…
Find out more »NWFSC Monster Seminar JAM
The Northwest Fisheries Science Center Monster Seminar JAM is a weekly seminar with presentations by Center scientists and guest speakers. It is also part of the OneNOAA Science Discussion Seminar Series, a joint effort by several NOAA seminar partners to pool seminars of common interest to help share science and management information and to promote constructive dialogue between scientists, educators, and resource managers. This week, Bill Matsubu of the National Research Council presents: Nearshore and Vertical Distribution of Salmon off…
Find out more »“For the Love of Orcas: An Anthology”
Third Place Books hosts contributing authors from For the Love of Orcas, An Anthology: Jill McCabe Johnson, Priscilla Long, JM Miller, Adrienne Ross Scanlan, Time Sherry, and Joannie Stangeland. After the Southern Resident orca Tahlequah swam with her newly born dead calf for 17 days, scientists, poets, and writers responded to her grief and the plight of the endangered orcas in this moving anthology. Edited by poets Andrew Shattuck McBride and Jill McCabe Johnson, the anthology features poetry, essays, and…
Find out more »Salmon Tour at Donkey Creek
Join Harbor WildWatch for a fun, engaging tour beginning at Austin Estuary and ending at Donkey Creek Park along the restored Donkey Creek. Learn all about salmon’s life cycle and their cultural and ecological significance while viewing spawning salmon. Perfect for all ages. Meet in Austin Estuary Park near the picnic table. This event is FREE, but donations are welcomed. Saturday, November 23 at 10:00-11:00am Austin Estuary Park 4009 Harborview Dr Gig Harbor, WA 98332
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