May 2015
Friday Harbor Laboratories Open House
Meet scientists and students at the Labs and check out the research and teaching facilities. Saturday, May 16, 2015, 11am to 4pm. Cost. Free.
Find out more »March 2016
Crab Team Training Workshop (San Juan Island)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries on San Juan Island? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our "Boots in the Mud" and join the Crab Team volunteer corps - no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols Joining a team of 3 - 5 volunteers and selecting a monitoring…
Find out more »September 2016
ORCAS 2016: International Conference on Energy Conversion and Storage
Orcas 2016 is the latest in a successful series of international educational meetings that have brought together graduate students, postdocs, industrial, government and academic scientists to discuss emerging advancements in clean energy technologies in the idyllic setting of the UW’s Friday Harbor Laboratory in the Pacific Northwest. This year there are multiple sessions focused on critical topics in clean energy research and translational barriers to be overcome in the field including scalable third-generation photovoltaics, grid storage and advanced materials for energy.…
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Trap catch from Crab Team at Westcott Bay showing first evidence of European green crab in inland Washington waters. Photo Craig Staude, courtesy of Washington Sea Grant A European green crab was recently captured in Westcott Bay, on San Juan Island, by WSG Crab Team volunteers in the course of their regular monthly monitoring. This marks the first confirmed sighting of this globally-invasive species along Washington's inland shorelines (read more here). Crab Team will be holding a public presentation to provide an opportunity…
Find out more »November 2016
Seminar — Dams and Dirt: Shoreline and Nearshore Response to the Elwha Dam Removals
Ian Miller of Washington Sea Grant will speak as part of Friday Harbor Labs' fall 2016 seminar series.
Find out more »March 2017
Crab Team Training Workshop (San Juan Island)
This event is free, but registration is required. Interested in becoming a Crab Team volunteer monitor to help protect pocket estuaries in north Puget Sound? This full-day training workshop will fully equip you to be our "Boots in the Mud" and join the Crab Team volunteer corps - no prior experience necessary. The workshop will include: An introduction to pocket estuaries and the invasion threat from European green crabs; Learning and practicing the monitoring protocols; Joining a team of 3 - 5 volunteers and selecting a…
Find out more »May 2017
Friday Harbor Labs – Open House
This free public event offers a splendid opportunity to meet scientists and students at the Labs and to check out the research and teaching facilities. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Labs will be open for self-guided tours. Visitors will be given a schedule of Open House events. Also available will be a map that highlights the history of the labs and the development of the campus. Scientists and students will showcase their marine science research, answer questions and…
Find out more »March 2018
Crab Team Volunteer Training (Friday Harbor)
Note: This event has been changed, and may now be attended by new Crab Team volunteers. Please email us if you have any questions. This training workshop will include: Review and practice of Crab Team Protocols Identification training Volunteers who are new to Crab Team will be asked to review video materials in advance to prepare for the workshop. Please allow a few hours to do so before the date. We will have light snacks available, and you are welcome…
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