Charts & Dead Reckoning – Virtual Class
Navigation without a GPS! You’ll learn to use latitude, longitude, compass bearings, transits, and your paper charts to know where you are. This is an introduction to the traditional art of dead reckoning. This class is offered via Zoom by the Northwest Maritime Center.
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Environmental DNA (Part 1): Green Crab Monitoring 2.0?
February 24, 2022
Early detection is one of the best ways to thwart an invasive species, but trying to find some of the first individuals to arrive in a new habitat is no easy task. WSG Crab Team built a monitoring network to meet this challenge: by using multiple search methods and finely tuning th...
Electronic Navigation & VHF – Virtual Class
This is an introduction to the many electronic tools and instruments that can help us navigate safely: Depth Sounders, GPS, Chart Plotters, AIS, Radar and VHF radios. The class features a discussion of the common errors associated with each system and what they can and can not tell you. Includes vid...
Rules of Road & Aids to Navigation – Virtual Class
Lights, sounds, right of way: know the rules!
Who has right of way? Where’s the channel? By the end of this class, you’ll understand the maneuvering rules, lights, sound signals, and buoys that allow us to navigate safely around hazards and other vessels. This class is offered via Zoom by the N...
Marine Weather Workshop Registration
Marine Weather Workshop Registration
Register for the virtual Marine Weather Workshop on November 14, 2020. A zoom link will be sent to you after registration.
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Molt Search on-beach Practice (Island County)
Washington Sea Grant and Washington State University Extension have teamed up to launch a new volunteer-based early detection program to complement the existing Crab Team monitoring network. This event includes an hour and a half long workshop where you will learn how to identify crab molts, where a...
Intersection of Social & Environmental Justice Summit
Join UW Sustainability and the UW College of the Environment’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion office for the first UW Social and Environmental Justice Summit.
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How can we support students, ourselves, our communities, and our planet while building a better understanding within and acr...
Rules of Road & Aids to Navigation – Virtual Class
Lights, sounds, right of way: know the rules!
Who has right of way? Where’s the channel? By the end of this class, you’ll understand the maneuvering rules, lights, sound signals, and buoys that allow us to navigate safely around hazards and other vessels. This class is offered via Zoom by the No...
No Impact Docking – Virtual Class
How to dock without fear (or damages)! No yelling! No leaping! We’ll see slides, handouts, and tips for successful docking strategies for keelboats and trawlers, and how to practice them. We’ll learn how to use prop walk, winds, and spring lines to your advantage…the finer points of docking wi...
Crab Team Monitor Toolbox
Crab Team Monitor Toolbox
Welcome, Crab Team Monitors! Below you will find resources to help you with sampling including monitoring tools and learning resources. For tools of the trade like data sheets, and tide calendars, follow the link to the geography of your assigned site–coastal o...
Protocol in Focus: Catches in Focus
December 16th, 2024
Tips for taking the best photos of your bin catches
Your bin photos may feel as easy as the click of a button, but they are the essential step in the protocol that allows the Crab Team dataset to be used by researchers. Namely, they are the tool for validating all your findings i...
Electronic Navigation & VHF – Virtual Class
This is an introduction to the many electronic tools and instruments that can help us navigate safely: Depth Sounders, GPS, Chart Plotters, AIS, Radar and VHF radios. The class features a discussion of the common errors associated with each system and what they can and can not tell you. Includes vid...
Stream Steward Training
Connect with others to make a difference in the health of our local ecosystems as a Stream Steward.
The Stream Steward Program provides Kitsap residents with the opportunity to turn environmental knowledge into action. Through an annual, multi-day training, participants learn about connections betw...
Commercial Fisheries Marketing Initiative
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and WSG are partnering with commercial fishermen to increase awareness of Washington State’s sustainably harvested seafood products, which has become particularly critical in the face of the current COVID-19 outbreak. This initiative a...
Savvy Septic Workshop
FREE & Online. Register today to attend either Tuesday February 1 or Wednesday February 2, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8316354576146/WN_bn39jdUVQsmMGafHLm9MmA
Snohomish County’s Savvy Septic Program is a one-stop-shop for financing options, incentives, and educa...