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March 2018
Olympia Oyster Monitoring Team Volunteer Training
The SEA Discovery Center is looking for more volunteers to join their native Olympia Oyster Monitoring Team at the SEA Discovery Center. The team has work parties the first Thursday of every month, and one is coming up this Thursday, March 1, 2018 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. No experience necessary. Show up this Thursday and get same-day training. New volunteers can contact Director Sylvia Yang at sylvia.yang@wwu.edu.
Find out more »Monster Seminar Jam with Dr. Katie Arkema
The NWFSC Monster Seminar JAM is a weekly seminar with presentations by Center scientists and guest speakers, and touches on variety of research fields, including landscape ecology, community ecology, genetics, wildlife biology, systematics, marine ecology, conservation biology, population biology and numerical modeling. Demonstrated applications included recovery planning, design of marine protected areas, fisheries management, marine mammal conservation, stock assessment, anthropogenic impacts on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, policy and decision making, and sociopolitical and socioeconomic impacts of management actions. This week's…
Find out more »Bevan Series 2018: William Cheung
The Bevan Series is a popular annual event held one quarter each year, usually in the format of weekly seminars for 10 weeks, and on occasion as a two-day symposium. The series features internationally recognized experts seeking to examine current issues affecting fisheries and marine conservation, representing as many viewpoints as possible, focusing on solutions to pressing problems. All lectures are free and open to the public. The Bevan Series is generously funded by the Donald E. Bevan Endowed Fund in Fisheries,…
Find out more »25th Annual Conference for Shellfish Growers
Celebrate 25 years of culture with Washington Sea Grant on March 5 and 6. First convened by Washington Sea Grant in 1991, the Conference for Shellfish Growers brings together representatives from the shellfish industry, government and academia. This year, the conference will focus on shellfish culture and emerging issues. Conference program and final agenda Registration
Find out more »25th Annual Conference for Shellfish Growers
Second day: Celebrate 25 years of culture with Washington Sea Grant. First convened by Washington Sea Grant in 1991, the Conference for Shellfish Growers brings together representatives from the shellfish industry, government and academia. This year, the conference will focus on shellfish culture and emerging issues. Final agenda and program information
Find out more »College of the Environment Seminar Series
The UW College of the Environment’s Inaugural Seminar Series kicks off on Tuesday, March 6 at 4:30 p.m. in the Fishery Sciences Building 102 Auditorium. To reserve your seat, please register here. The Goal of this Seminar Series To create a venue for UW College of the Environment (COENV) faculty and students to discuss key interdisciplinary environmental issues. To provide a place for COENV faculty and students to interact, learn from each other, and to build community. To encourage joint…
Find out more »Bevan Series 2018: Liz Neeley
The Bevan Series is a popular annual event held one quarter each year, usually in the format of weekly seminars for 10 weeks, and on occasion as a two-day symposium. The series features internationally recognized experts seeking to examine current issues affecting fisheries and marine conservation, representing as many viewpoints as possible, focusing on solutions to pressing problems. All lectures are free and open to the public. The Bevan Series is generously funded by the Donald E. Bevan Endowed Fund in Fisheries,…
Find out more »Crab Team New Volunteer Training (Pouslbo)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in Washington's Salish Sea? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to join Crab Team's "Boots in the Mud" – no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs; Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols; Identification of pocket estuary critters; More information: This year, Crab Team is recruiting a limited number of…
Find out more »Crab Team New Volunteer Training (Padilla Bay)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in Washington's Salish Sea? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to join Crab Team's "Boots in the Mud" – no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs; Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols; Identification of pocket estuary critters; More information: This year, Crab Team is recruiting only a limited number…
Find out more »Crab Team Returning Volunteer Training (Port Orchard)
This event is free, but registration is required. A refresher and continuing education opportunity for returning Crab Team volunteers. The workshop will include: Protocol updates Tips on efficient sampling In-depth time on species ID More information: This workshop is intended only for volunteers who have monitored with Crab Team in prior years. Potential new volunteers should attend a full-day training workshop, either in Padilla Bay, or Poulsbo. This curriculum will go into greater depth on efficient sampling, and critter ID, and…
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