Anacortes Lecture Series
People for Puffins: Turning the Tide for Endangered Salish Sea marine birds.
November 13, 2026
Olivia Fross, research coordinator and lead field staff member, The Salish Sea School.
Reservations are required! Walk-in seats will not be available.
Ticket Reservations will open at 9:00 am on Friday, October 30, 2026.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone:
The impact of the Earth's moving tectonic plates on Pacific Northwest Geology.
January 15, 2027
Bernard Hausen, PhD, Professor of Geology, Western Washington University
Reservations are required! Walk-in seats will not be available.
Ticket Reservations will open at 9:00 am on Friday, January 1, 2026.
The Elusive Six-Gill Sharks of the Salish Sea
February 19, 2027
Daniela Escontrella, PhD, research scientist, Seattle Aquarium
Reservations are required! Walk-in seats will not be available.
Ticket Reservations will open at 9:00 am on Friday, February 5, 2027.
Elephant Seals of the Salish Sea: What a local resident named Elsie Mae has to teach us about Salish Sea marine mammals.
March 19, 2027
Garry Heinrich, response coordinator, Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network and
Dianne Norton, lead volunteer for Elsie Mae strandings.
Reservations are required! Walk-in seats will not be available.
Ticket Reservations will open at 9:00 am on Friday, March 5, 2027.
Lecture Series Volunteers
Looking for a way to get involved and give back to the community? Become a Friends of the Salish Sea volunteer as hospitality guide for the lecture series! Help make the lecture series a success by assisting with set up, welcoming in guests, and cleaning up after the event. Please email us at analectures@friendsofsalishsea.org.