Online Class: How to Identify Seabirds of Puget Sound
In this class offered by the Seattle Audubon Society, you will discover how to separate a Rhinoceros Auklet from a Pigeon Guillemot, a Double-crested Cormorant from a Brandt’s Cormorant, a Horned Grebe from a Red-necked Grebe, and a Common Loon from a Pacific Loon. We will also discuss diving duck...
Creating a Wildlife Habitat Garden – Online Class
If you’ve been dreaming of a garden that attracts and nurtures songbirds, beneficial insects, and other wildlife, this class will help you make that dream a reality. You will learn a step-by-step method of choosing plants and other features that fit your site and fulfill the daily needs of wildlif...
Online STEM Workshop
Join Harbor WildWatch’s Science Specialist Stena for an interactive, Facebook LIVE lesson about the rock cycle. Gather up the supplies below beforehand, and tune in at 2 p.m. on Harbor WildWatch’s main Facebook page. Interaction highly encouraged!
Supplies:
Starbursts (or other taffy l...
Online Cocktails & Fishtales
Harbor WildWatch and Pierce Conservation District will present LIVE on Facebook about Puget Sound nearshore processes, including beach formation and erosion, and how human development influences the complex processes that build and erode beaches, impacting habitats and ecosystems. This emerging sc...
Online Cocktails & Fishtales
Join Harbor WildWatch on Facebook LIVE to learn about Washington’s only native oyster and if it is making a come-back in the south Puget Sound. Dr. Mike Behrens, professor at Pacific Lutheran University and Harbor WildWatch’s Science Advisor, will present about our findings regarding Pac...
Middle School STEM Club Online
Middle School students join Western Washington University’s SEA Discovery Center to face an engineering design challenge, solve a problem, or conduct experiments around something STEM every week on Wednesdays from 10 – 11 a.m. The weekly topics include:
June 24, 2020: Kitchen Science
Ju...
Online STEM Workshop
Seastar wasting syndrome has impacted seastar populations along the west coast of North America. Join Harbor WildWatch’s Science Specialist Stena for an interactive, Facebook LIVE lesson to learn more about seastar wasting syndrome and join us for a virtual seastar survey. Gather up the suppl...
Elementary Discovery Days Online
First through Fifth grade scientists learn more about the wonders of science through engaging STEM activities on Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m, hosted by the SEA Discovery Center. Check out the weekly topics:
June 23, 2020: Curious About Crabs
June 30, 2020: Tree Structures and Functions
July 7, 2020: ...
Free Online Crabbing Workshop
Want to learn more about crabbing in the Puget Sound? Need advice on how to set up your gear so you can catch more crab?
Join the Northwest Straits Foundation and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for a live virtual workshop! The program is free, but registration is required. The ...
Preschool-Kindergarten Science Club Online
Enjoy story time, discovery activities, and making crafts on Thursdays 10 – 10:30 a.m. with SEA Discovery Center. Register for all or any of the following courses:
June 25, 2020: ABCs of the Intertidal Zone
July 2, 2020: B is for Birds
July 9, 2020: C is for Crabs
July 16, 2020: D is for Di...
Crab Team Highlights from the 2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference – Part 1
April 26, 2018
Between April 4th and 6th hundreds of scientists, managers, and policymakers descended upon the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle for the 2018 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference. From salmon and orcas to microplastics and harmful algal blooms, presentations at the co...
Washington Applied Sustainability Internship
Washington Applied Sustainability Internship
Application for 2024 Summer WASI program Opens: Monday, March 11
Application Deadline: Friday, April 19; 5:00pm Pacific Time
See “Information for Prospective Interns” below f...
Learn the Skills to Land a Job Fishing Salmon in Alaska
January 25, 2022
The new Purse Seine Vessel Crew Member Training Program will hold its first session in April 2022 — register online at www.gigharborboatshop.org
Photo: Guy Hoppen
The Gig Harbor BoatShop and Washington Sea Grant are launching the Purse Seine Vessel Crew Member Training Program, or...
FISH 2.0 U.S. Aquaculture Workshop – in Seattle
Fish 2.0, the global community for seafood innovators, is holding a two-day workshop for U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii aquaculture businesses April 30–May 1, 2019, at the University of Washington in Seattle. The program culminates with a pitch and networking session at the World Trade Center...