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August 2019
SEA Discovery Days – Adaptable Fish
Bring the family to participate in some marine science fun! Discovery Days every Tuesday (through August) 10am to noon at SEA Discovery Center in Poulsbo. Each week is a different topic. $10/family
Find out more »September 2019
New Volunteer Naturalist Training
Become a volunteer naturalist with the Cedar River Salmon Journey Program, a free, fun and family-friendly salmon viewing program. Learn about our local salmon and one of the world’s amazing wildlife migrations, which runs through the heart of Seattle, Renton and on up into Maple Valley. Naturalists will receive training, then spend three shifts along the river in October, talking to the public about salmon and the Cedar River. No prior experience or knowledge is required. Youth, ages 8 and…
Find out more »Marine Science Workshop for Secondary Teachers
Do you want… …your students to participate in authentic, real-life marine science? …a curriculum unit that supports NGSS and is tailored to your needs? …to explore connections between humans and the marine ecosystem? If so, join SEA Discovery Center’s Education Coordinator Denise Kilkenny-Tittle for a 1.5 day workshop designed to immerse secondary teachers in NGSS-supported marine science field investigations and activities that engage middle and high school students in the scientific process. Youth program participants and staff must abide by…
Find out more »C-CAN Roundtable discussion: Ocean Acidification and Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algal blooms along the West Coast
Join us for our C-CAN Roundtable discussion on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 1pm PT (4pm ET) How ocean acidification works hand-in-hand with warming and other global change stressors to promote toxic Pseudo-nitzschia harmful algal blooms along the West Coast Presented by Dr. Dave Hutchins*, University of Southern California and hosted by Bruce Steele. Abstract: Toxic harmful algal blooms are an increasing problem globally, and the West Coast of the U.S. is no exception. In particular, massive neurotoxic blooms of the…
Find out more »Whale Trail speaker event: Erich Hoyt, author of “Orca: The Whale Called Killer”
Join us for this rare Seattle appearance by internationally-renowned author and marine conservationist Erich Hoyt to celebrate the newly released 5th edition of his classic book, Orca the Whale Called Killer and to learn how his efforts to protect marine mammal habitats worldwide might support the conservation of orcas in the North Pacific, including the endangered southern resident orcas. Orca: The Whale Called Killer charts Erich Hoyts adventures and conservation work which began with killer whales off the B.C. coast…
Find out more »Bellingham SeaFeast
Join for a celebration of Bellingham’s legacy maritime heritage, bustling working waterfront, internationally-renowned fishing & seafood industries, unsurpassed culinary bounty, and top-drawer regional entertainment. Plan now to stay overnight and attend (admission is free). You’ll catch the wave of excitement at our Bellingham SeaFeast – fun and folly, music and demonstrations, competitions and entertainers, and seafood, seafood, seafood – on the shores of Bellingham Bay! Washington Sea Grant is a proud sponsor of the Bellingham SeaFeast
Find out more »International Coastal Cleanup
Marine debris is a serious problem, but you can help! Join in the largest world-wide volunteer effort to protect the ocean. All ages can take part in the cleanup at Seahurst Park, add found items to our Salmon Trash Sculpture and access resources in the Environmental Science Center. The City of Burien is sponsoring the event and ESC is partnering with Puget Soundkeeper and the Ocean Conservancy to pitch-in. Meet at ESC in Seahurst Park for cleanup supplies (past the…
Find out more »We’ve Got Chemistry! Leveraging Partnerships and the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange to Advance Ocean Acidification and MPA Science
Join us Wednesday, September 25 at 1 pm US EDT/10 am US PDT/5 pm UTC for a webinar on We’ve Got Chemistry! Leveraging Partnerships and the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange to Advance Ocean Acidification and MPA Science. Presented by: Julianna Mullen of NERACOOS and the OAInfoExchange.org, Jenny Waddell of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Francis Chan of Oregon State University and Meg Chadsey of Washington Sea Grant. Marine protected areas (MPAs), sanctuaries, and reserves offer refuge to a wide variety of marine species,…
Find out more »Planning for sea-level rise on Camano Island
Island County Marine Resources Committee is holding a free workshop, “Sea Level Rise in Island County,” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 28, in the Vista/Madrona Fire Station, 273 N. West Camano Drive, Camano Island. Washington Sea Grant and county specialists will present the impacts of sea level rise, look at local maps and discuss strategies for planning and adapting property to minimize effects. RSVP requested: surveymonkey.com/r/Z6LVCT2.
Find out more »October 2019
38th Annual OysterFest
Oysters, wines, microbrews, live music and so much more come together for two days every year on the first weekend in October. Hosted by the Shelton Skookum Rotary Club Foundation and attended by thousands, OysterFest is home to the West Coast Oyster Shucking Championships and is Washington State’s official seafood festival. The festival also features hands-on water quality exhibits, and is itself a giant a food pavilion with nearly 100 unique items on the menu: BBQ oysters, fritters, spring rolls,…
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