What's Happening
June is Orca Month. Learn more about events around Puget Sound at OrcaMonth.org
| DATE | TIME | DETAILS |
| June 25 | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Port 101 workshops Gig Harbor City Hall, 3510 Grandview St. Five evening workshops this summer and fall to educate citizens about the Port's history, operations and future development plans. The Port 101 workshops will be held in these Pierce County communities from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Learn more |
| June 27 | 2:30 p.m. | ORCA MONTH EVENT Listening for Orcas Port Townsend Marine Science Center at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend What do orcas sound like and how do their vocalizations travel under water? Is the ocean a loud environment? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Orca Month program. Get a chance to learn about how scientists study orcas by listening to our active hydrophone research station and get more information on how you can listen for orcas from your home computer. |
| June 29 | 1:30 to 3 p.m. | Free Port bus tour Sit back, relax and enjoy a guided bus tour of Pierce County's economic engine. Find out how more than 43,000 jobs in Pierce County are related to Port activity. Space is limited and reservations are required. Reserve your seat by calling (253) 383-9463 or e-mail us at bustours@portoftacoma.com. Children age 6 or older are welcome. |
| July 2009 | All Month | Underwater Photo Contest http://www.seadocsociety.org/ The SeaDoc Society is sponsoring an amateur underwater photography contest for the Salish Sea. The contest will be coupled with the Reef Environmental Education Foundation’s (REEF) Great Annual Fish Count and entry is free. For more information about the SeaDoc Society or the July underwater photo contest, including prizes, categories, and how to submit photos, please see www.seadocsociety.org. |
| July 1 |
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Estuary Education Teacher Workshop At Padilla Bay Reserve Padilla Bay Reserve, 10441 Bay View-Edison Rd, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve offers Estuary Education to teachers in grades K to 3. Registration forms must be received before June 1 Cost Free. For more information contact Glen Alexander, 360-428-1558, alex@padillabay.gov, or visit http://www.padillabay.gov |
| July 5 | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Dive & Count Friday Harbor, WA Come. Join the dive. Naknek Charters will steer us out into the waters of the San Juan Islands to take part in REEF Great Annual Fish Count. To sign up call Naknek Charters at 360-378-9297 or email kurt@naknekcharters.com. Bring your camera so that as you participate in the survey, you can take photos to enter our Underwater Photo Contest. Questions contact Jean Spalti 360-376-3910 or jmsplati@ucdavis.edu. For more information visit www.seadocsociety.com |
| July 8 | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Estuary Education Teacher Workshop At Padilla Bay Reserve Padilla Bay Reserve, 10441 Bay View-Edison Rd, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve offers Estuary Education to teachers in grades K to 3. Registration forms must be received before June 1 Cost Free. For more information contact Glen Alexander, 360-428-1558, alex@padillabay.gov, or visit http://www.padillabay.gov |
| July 10 | 12:30 to 4 p.m. | The Good Taste of Sustainability Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream Come and learn about the Sustainable Development Task Force of Snohomish County. Join us for a complimentary treat, tour the site and visit educational displays. For more information contact Terri Hooper 425.783.8275 or TLHooper@SNOPUD.com |
| July 17 - 18 | 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Rain Garden Installation Workshop BF Day Elementary School 3921 Linden Ave N, Seattle Help Stewardship Partners build rain gardens at these dates and locations. Join our hands-on workshop where you will learn all you need to design and install a beautiful rain garden at home. A rain garden is a shallow depression in a yard planted with a variety of flowers, shrubs and grasses that "don’t mind getting their feet wet." Learn how rain gardens help soak up rainwater from downspouts, driveways, and sidewalks, while protecting our local waterways.Free! Email ba@stewardshippartners.org or call (206) 292-9875. We may complete on the first day depending on the number of volunteers that show up. www.stewardshippartners.org/raingarden_workshops.html |
| July 25 - 26 | 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Rain Garden Installation Workshop Codiga Park, Tukwila 12535 50th Place S, Seattle Help Stewardship Partners build rain gardens at these dates and locations. Join our hands-on workshop where you will learn all you need to design and install a beautiful rain garden at home. A rain garden is a shallow depression in a yard planted with a variety of flowers, shrubs and grasses that "don’t mind getting their feet wet." Learn how rain gardens help soak up rainwater from downspouts, driveways, and sidewalks, while protecting our local waterways.Free! Email ba@stewardshippartners.org or call (206) 292-9875. We may complete on the first day depending on the number of volunteers that show up. www.stewardshippartners.org/raingarden_workshops.html |
| August 1 - 2 | 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Rain Garden Installation Workshop Covington Library 27100 164th Ave. S.E. , Covington Help Stewardship Partners build rain gardens at these dates and locations. Join our hands-on workshop where you will learn all you need to design and install a beautiful rain garden at home. A rain garden is a shallow depression in a yard planted with a variety of flowers, shrubs and grasses that "don’t mind getting their feet wet." Learn how rain gardens help soak up rainwater from downspouts, driveways, and sidewalks, while protecting our local waterways.Free! Email ba@stewardshippartners.org or call (206) 292-9875. We may complete on the first day depending on the number of volunteers that show up. www.stewardshippartners.org/raingarden_workshops.html |
| August 2 - 7 | All day | 58th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association Semiahmoo, Blaine, WA The local organizing committee has done a great job of planning this conference and it promises to be a memorable event! Below are important conference-related details. For more information please visit the conference website http://sites.google.com/site/wda2009/. A link also is available through the WDA website http://www.wildlifedisease.org. |
| August 8 | 12 noon - 4 p.m. | 5th Annual DUWAMISH RIVER FESTIVAL Duwamish Waterway Park, in the South Park neighborhood, Seattle 7900 10th Ave South @ S. KENYON St. Celebrate the Duwamish River cleanup and restoration! Free, family-friendly environmental festival features updates on the Duwamish River Superfund cleanup, kayak tours on the river, live entertainment, water taxi rides, food, children’s activities, natural yard care tips, health information, and more! For more info, www.duwamishcleanup.org or call (206) 954-0218. |
| August 8 - 9 | 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Rain Garden Installation Workshop Fairwood Library 17009 140th Ave S.E, Renton Help Stewardship Partners build rain gardens at these dates and locations. Join our hands-on workshop where you will learn all you need to design and install a beautiful rain garden at home. A rain garden is a shallow depression in a yard planted with a variety of flowers, shrubs and grasses that "don’t mind getting their feet wet." Learn how rain gardens help soak up rainwater from downspouts, driveways, and sidewalks, while protecting our local waterways.Free! Email ba@stewardshippartners.org or call (206) 292-9875. We may complete on the first day depending on the number of volunteers that show up. www.stewardshippartners.org/raingarden_workshops.html |
| Sept. 16 | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Port 101 workshops Fife City Hall, 5411 23rd St. E Five evening workshops this summer and fall to educate citizens about the Port's history, operations and future development plans. The Port 101 workshops will be held in these Pierce County communities from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Learn more |
| Oct. 13 | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Port 101 workshops Sumner City Hall, 1104 Maple St. Five evening workshops this summer and fall to educate citizens about the Port's history, operations and future development plans. The Port 101 workshops will be held in these Pierce County communities from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Learn more |
| Oct. 21 | 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Port 101 workshops Pierce County Central Maintenance Facility, 4812 196th St. E, Spanaway Five evening workshops this summer and fall to educate citizens about the Port's history, operations and future development plans. The Port 101 workshops will be held in these Pierce County communities from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Learn more |
| October 22-24 | All day | Urban Waterfronts 27: Sustainable Solutions Seattle Waterfront Marriott, Seattle, WA The Waterfront Center's 27th annual international conference on waterfront planning, development and culture will feature 33 speakers including a keynote presentation by aerial photographer Alex Mac Lean and a final presentation by Johnpaul Jones and Jane Jacobsen who will discuss the Confluence Project on the Columbia River. The 23rd Annual Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Awards will be announced and presented on Friday, October 23rd. Cost varies. $500 average includes two hosted receptions, coffees and conference lunch. Contact: Kathleen Ewing, PO Box 53351, Washington, DC 20009 PHONE: 202 337 0356; mail@waterfrontcenter.org www.waterfrontcenter.org |
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