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Whatcom Water Week Photo Contest
Photographers are invited to send in favorite photos of Whatcom County water scenes. Entries due Sept. 1, 2017.
Update on Sea Grant Funding
Read about recent news on funding for Sea Grant and words of support from University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce. Learn more
Washington’s Clean Boating Program Receives Funding
Two recently awarded grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Washington Parks Department will bolster local Clean Vessel Act services, including WSG’s Pumpout Washington program.
September 8-10
Wooden Boat Festival
The most education-packed and beautifully located wooden boat festival in the world, featuring more than 300 vessels and hundreds of presentations. Washington Sea Grant will have a boater outreach booth with materials on small spill prevention and pumpout education.
September 16-23
Whatcom Water Week
A week-long, Washington Sea Grant-sponsored festival that celebrates our local water resources. Whatcom Water Week includes dozens of events including the Baker to Bay Symposium, Streams of Thought Film Festival and Run with the Chums 5k fun run/walk.
September 22-23
Bellingham SeaFeast
Washington Sea Grant-sponsored Bellingham SeaFeast will show off the catch of local fishing boats and the many different dishes it can create. Vendors will demonstrate how to fillet a fish, crack crabs and shuck oysters, and visitors can participate in contests from salmon grilling to a commercial survival suit race.
2017 Request for Proposals
WSG is now reviewing proposals for one- to two-year projects from investigators at academic, research and education institutions throughout the state of Washington. Decisions will be announced in late September, 2017.
Program Development
WSG sets aside a portion of its federal budget for small grants that allow timely responses to new or changing needs and provide the capacity to plan and begin implementation in emerging program areas.
Our Unique Northwest
Replace this text with something that is not the intro. Washingtonians have a deep, passionate relationship with their state’s rich coastal ecology and matchless marine resources. Geology, climate, ocean currents, biological evolution, human history, and social adaptation converge to create a physical, cultural, and economic seascape of extraordinary diversity — making Washington state truly unique.
