July 2015
Invasive Green Crab Monitoring Volunteer Training
Invasive European Green Crabs could be coming to a beach near you! Washington Sea Grant is partnering with Stream Team and the South Sound Estuary Association (SSEA) to monitor for invasive European Crabs at sites throughout south Puget Sound. If you are interested in monitoring local pocket estuaries, this workshop is for you. The workshop will cover Green Crab life history, threats to Puget Sound, crab identification, and instruction on monitoring protocols. In 2012, an established population of the globally invasive crab…
Find out more »Green Crab Monitoring
The European green crab is one of the top 100 worst invasive species in the world. It preys on native organisms including clams and crabs. Now a population is established in Sooke Inlet, BC, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, meaning the population could expand into inland Washington waters.
Find out more »March 2019
Climate Conversations with Stream Team
Cathy Raley, a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station will be giving a talk on wolverines. Since 2006, Cathy has been studying the distribution and ecology of wolverines in the northern Cascade Range in Washington and British Columbia. Wolverines have specialized habitat needs, living where there is persistent spring snow covered areas throughout the year and avoiding areas with warmer temperatures to prevent thermal stress. Learn about the distribution of wolverines in WA and the…
Find out more »