Environmental DNA (Part 3): Reconciling eDNA with Traditional Detection Methods
March 30, 2022
This is the third in a series of posts on a Crab Team project to develop environmental DNA (eDNA) for use in early detection and management of European green crab. The first posts provided an introduction to eDNA and the benefits and challenges it offers to invasion managers.
In devel...
Volunteer Voices: The Discovery of a European Green Crab on San Juan Island
October 18, 2016
You’ve heard a lot from us about sightings of the European green crabs that have occurred over the past two months. But we thought you would enjoy hearing about the experience of the first discovery from the Crab Team volunteers who made it. Craig Staude captains the group of ...
Northwest Climate Conference
The NW Climate Conference annually brings together more than 300 researchers and practitioners from around the region to discuss scientific findings, challenges, and solutions related to the impacts of climate on people, natural resources, and infrastructure in the northwestern United States and s...
Northwest Climate Conference – Abstracts Due
Abstracts due Monday, June 12!
The NW Climate Conference annually brings together more than 300 researchers and practitioners from around the region to discuss scientific findings, challenges, and solutions related to the impacts of climate on people, natural resources, and infrastructure in ...
Well Education and Testing
Keep Your Well Well in 2015
WET invites you to take a look at the health of your well and learn about keeping your drinking water safe. WET provides homeowners with a local, inexpensive way to test their well water, as well as rivers, reservoirs, and swimming pools. Note: you may also submit sample...
Use of Ancient, Historic, and Modern Salmon DNA to Parse Effects of Human-induced Change
ANCIENT, HISTORIC, MODERN SALMON DNA ANALYSIS
Use of Ancient, Historic, and Modern Salmon DNA to Parse Effects of Human-induced Change
Researchers from Washington State University work to document the chronology of change in salmon DNA in relation to human impacts.
Principal ...
Effect of Salmon Omega-3 Fatty Acids on PBDE Toxicity
Omega-3 fatty acids and PBDE toxicity in fish
Effect of Salmon Omega-3 Fatty Acids on PBDE Toxicity
Exploring the interaction between harmful PBDEs and helpful omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, researchers assessed the health risks and benefits of eating seafood. Results showed that anti...
Well Education and Testing
WET invites you to take a look at the health of your well and learn about keeping your drinking water safe. Washington State Department of Health recommends annual testing of individual wells for fecal coliform bacteria; testing your water is the best solution to identify possible contamination. WET...
Course full! Skills and Drills Course for new or beginning commercial fishermen–South Bend, WA
The 2025 Skills and Drills Course is full! This workshop will be offered again in 2026.
Sign up to get notices of future workshops here: https://bit.ly/wsg-email-lists (select “marine workshops”).
Learn the skills and drills that will help you land a commercial fishing job.
Washington Sea G...
CANCELLED: Bainbridge Island Birding Field Trip
Join naturalist George Gerdts aboard the “Admiral Pete” as he narrates a fascinating wildlife tour around Bainbridge Island. Expect to see an array of sea ducks, cormorants, alcids, rocky-shore sandpipers, Bald Eagles, marine mammals, and perhaps some early-spring migrants, not to leave ...
COHORT May Workshop Series
Sea to Soil: Building Resilience for a Healthy Island. COHORT Workshop
Join WSU Extension, VashonBePrepared, and Vashon Nature Center for an event sponsored by the Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team (COHORT). This series of workshops designed to help Island residents build climate resil...
CANCELLED: Protection Island Sunset Birding Cruise
Join naturalist/birder George Gerdts for an exciting sunset cruise to Protection Island, a 400 acre National Wildlife Refuge off of Discovery Bay. Over 70% of the marine birds which nest in Puget Sound make Protection Island their breeding ground. Tufted Puffins and marine mammals are usually seen. ...