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October 2019
Tall Tails at Howe Farm
Did you know that Howe Farm offers much more than a dog park? Kitsap County Parks is excited to announce a new "Discover Your Parks" event at Howe Farm Park Saturday October 5th, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Bring your friends and family to this FREE event to help restore a heritage orchard, search for beaver sign, and learn about other hidden treasures at Howe Farm (1901 Long Lake Rd., Port Orchard). This event is brought to you by Kitsap…
Find out more »Sustainability Film Series: “The Salmon Coast” and “Plastic Free Salish Sea”
The Combined Fund Drive team is partnering with the Tower Green Team to host a film series on topics of sustainability and features a local environmental nonprofit leading a lively discussion. Popcorn sale – $1 bag – will benefit the featured charity at the event! Free admission and open to all faculty, staff and students, plus a popcorn sale to benefit the featured charity at the event. “The Salmon Coast” and “Plastic Free Salish Sea” Thursday, October 10, 2019 12:00-1:00…
Find out more »Salmon Docent Training
Want to learn more about our local salmon? Become a Salmon Docent! If you're a teacher, you can also earn clock hours through this training. If this event is sold-out, please add your name to our waitlist here: https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86oERH0IOTQbsbP Salmon hold ecological, commercial, and cultural significance in the Pacific Northwest. Through this 3-part training, join regional experts to explore how our salmon survive their epic migrations and the challenges that they face in todays changing world. Attendees will engage with…
Find out more »Salmon Docent Training
Want to learn more about our local salmon? Become a Salmon Docent! If you're a teacher, you can also earn clock hours through this training. If this event is sold-out, please add your name to our waitlist here: https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86oERH0IOTQbsbP Salmon hold ecological, commercial, and cultural significance in the Pacific Northwest. Through this 3-part training, join regional experts to explore how our salmon survive their epic migrations and the challenges that they face in todays changing world. Attendees will engage with…
Find out more »We Are Puget Sound Book Launch
Join Washington Sea Grant, a major sponsor of the new multimedia book We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea, as publisher Mountaineers Press launches the book with a panel discussion at Seattle Public Library. Hear book contributors Mindy Roberts from Washington Environmental Council, writer David Workman and photographer Brian Walsh as they take you on a stunning visual journey through the complex web of marine and terrestrial wildlife, regional economies of fishing and agriculture, and through the lives…
Find out more »Salmon Docent Training
Want to learn more about our local salmon? Become a Salmon Docent! If you're a teacher, you can also earn clock hours through this training. If this event is sold-out, please add your name to our waitlist here: https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86oERH0IOTQbsbP Salmon hold ecological, commercial, and cultural significance in the Pacific Northwest. Through this 3-part training, join regional experts to explore how our salmon survive their epic migrations and the challenges that they face in todays changing world. Attendees will engage with…
Find out more »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…
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