Nature & Health Talks (Zoom)
Join Nature & Health for exciting discussions of current research focused on the benefits of the connections between nature and health, brought to you by EarthLab.
Title: Nature Interaction and Human Well-being: A Hypothesized Model of Feeling a Sense of Presence in Nature, Presented by Carl...
Tides & Currents – Virtual Class
Tides and currents are a huge part of boating in the Salish Sea. Knowing the forces at work, the resources available and the boat skills needed to safely operate is paramount to a successful on-the-water adventure. Kayak, inflatable, sailboat, or powerboat—all are affected by the rise and fall of ...
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...
WSG Seaweed Office Hours
Drop-in office hours for all your seaweed information needs!
How to participate:
Zoom meeting link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/96836051377?pwd=dGJWc0RuRm9ZTFArbzQ2aGFacWRBZz09
Join at any point during the one-hour window (no RSVP required)
Attendees will be served in order of arrival
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Aquaculture Federal Funding Opportunity Webinar
This webinar will give an overview of a new federal funding opportunity called, “Addressing the Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Shellfish Aquaculture through Research/Industry Partnerships” (Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2021-2006704). The webinar will address frequently asked...
Exploration of Dungeness Watershed
Take a virtual tour through the different zones of the watershed and get to know our local flora and fauna with the Dungeness River Audubon Center. This course will introduce students to some of the different challenges that our watershed faces, and will look at current restoration projects, as we...
Learn how to get grants for your boating facility
Need funding to build or improve recreational boating facilities or need help removing an old vessel from your marina?
Learn how to access several state and federal grants that cover up to 75 percent of infrastructure and maintenance costs. The workshop will also discuss opportunities to leverage di...
2018 Volume 2
2018 Volume 2
Summertime Crabbing
September 7, 2018
WSG Crab Team first piloted its monitoring protocols in August 2015, when 30 volunteers monitored 7 sites. This year, the program has grown to have 200 volunteers and 25 staff from partner agencies and area...
Northwest Fisheries Science Center Watershed Open House
The Watershed Program at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center is hosting its free biennial Open House at NOAA’s Western Regional Center in Seattle. We will present our completed and on-going scientific research during two sessions: Life-cycle Modelling and Research, and Monitoring and Manage...
The Mountain-Moving “Mosquito” of Ocean Acidification
The Mountain-Moving “Mosquito” of Ocean Acidification
Washington Sea Grant’s Meg Chadsey proves the power of one to mobilize action on a very big issue.
The Journal of Irreproducible Results once published a paper calculating how quickly the Pacific and Atlantic coasts ...
Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement
Crabber/Towboat Lane Agreement
Meetings are held twice per year on the 2nd Friday in November and March in Astoria, OR.
Notice: Towlanes were updated on November 1, 2019. If you are using maps prior to that date you will need to download the most recent version.
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Reimagining Our Future Shorelines
From the winter 2020–2021 Sea Star print newsletter
The Washington Coastal Resilience Project will continue to help communities prepare for shoreline hazards for years to come
By MaryAnn Wagner, WSG Assistant Director for Communications
Owen Beach, located in Point Defiance Park, is a popular a...
Make Whale for Change: New Rules for Whale Watching in the Salish Sea
From the Autumn 2022 Sea Star
New research finds that rules to protect endangered southern resident killer whales could mean less demand for commercial whale watching — but tour operators have options for making up the difference
Maddie Hansen, WSG Science Communications Fellow
The Salish Sea is a...
Washington Coast Shellfish Study
Contact: coastshellfishstudy@uw.edu
Working with Southwest Washington shellfish growers, WSG is leading a three-year, multi-partner, applied research project to assist planning and collaboration amongst tideland managers, owners and regulators in the coastal communities of Wi...
2023 Volume 1
2023 Volume 1
Crabbing Is A Team Sport
November, 2023
Since Washington declared an emergency related to the European green crab invasion nearly two years ago, managers and scientists have dramatically grown state capacity to understand and control green crab...