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.
Cost: $20 per test for coliform
F...
First Aid at Sea Workshop – June 3
A safe and fun start to the boating season!
Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Seattle Fishermen’s Terminal are co-sponsoring a Coast Guard-approved first aid at sea course. It will be held on Friday, June 3, in the Nordby Conference Room, Nordby Bldg., Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle.
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Learn First Aid at Sea
Washington Sea Grant and Port of Seattle Fishermen’s Terminal are co-sponsoring a Coast Guard-approved First Aid at Sea Course. This Coast Guard-approved class will benefit recreational boaters and commercial fishermen alike.
Topics covered include CPR, patient assessment, hypothermia, cold water,...
Using Microbiota for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Puget Sound Ecosystems
Foraminifera monitoring in Puget Sound I
Using Microbiota for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Puget Sound Ecosystems
By cataloguing declining foraminifera, researchers are developing a tool for monitoring Puget Sound’s health.
Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Nesbitt, Univ...
First Aid at Sea Workshop
Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Seattle’s Fishermen’s Terminal are cosponsoring a hands-on First Aid at Sea workshops in the Nordby Room, Nordby Bldg, Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle.
These Coast Guard-approved courses for commercial fishermen and recreational boaters cover CPR, patient...
Sea Levels are Rising in Washington. What will the Shorelines of the Future be like?
July 22, 2022
A new report from the Washington Coastal Resilience Project evaluates the trade-offs between various strategies to manage the impacts of sea level rise
As sea levels continue to rise, coastal hazards such as flooding and erosion will become increasingly common. According to recent asse...
Past Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowships
Past Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowships
Overview
The Washington Sea Grant Hershman Fellowship offers a unique educational opportunity for soon-to-graduate or recently finished graduate students engaged in studies pertaining to ocean and coastal policy issues. This one-year, paid mar...
2016 Washington Sea Grant-Funded Projects
December, 2016
Shoreline armoring removal: synthesis and assessment of restoration effectiveness in Puget Sound
Jeffrey Cordell, Jason Toft and Emily Howe, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences; Megan Dethier, UW Friday Harbor Laboratories
Local officials, state resource managers and conscientio...
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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Sea Safety and Survival Training in Bellingham March 31 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2023
Contact: Sarah Fisken: (360) 710-8989, sfisken@uw.edu
Sea Safety and Survival (Drill Instructor) Training
Friday, March 31, 2023
Bellingham, WA
Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Bellingham are cosponsoring a Sea Safety and Survival Course (Drill Instructor) fo...
WSG in the News 2017
WSG in the News 2017
December 2017
Sea level rise estimates could affect local real estate
San Juan Journal, December 29
New approach to beach erosion at North Cove
South Beach Bulletin, December 28
Sound Waters University: turning education into action
South Whidbey Record, December 27
Sea l...
First Aid at Sea Workshop in Seattle
Learn to effectively treat hypothermia, near drowning and other incidents while on the water.
Washington Sea Grant and Port of Seattle Fishermen’s Terminal are cosponsoring a Coast Guard-Approved First Aid at Sea Course.
Topics covered include:
CPR
Patient assessment
Hypothermia and cold water r...
Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline: Ray Troll Exhibit Opening
The Burke Museum will host a live virtual celebration of Ray Troll’s Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline exhibit on December 4, and we want you to be there.
This online event will include a peek into the gallery, a presentation with artist Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smi...
Ian Miller
Ian Miller
Coastal Hazard Specialist, Olympic Peninsula
Curriculum Vitae
Expertise
Sea level rise
Coastal flooding
Marine debris
Tsunamis
Beach erosion and other changes
Washington coastal ecology
Coastal sediment transport and geomorphology
A skilled science communicator ...