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SUMMARY:November Anacortes Lecture
DESCRIPTION:People for Puffins: Turning the Tide for Endangered Salish Sea marine birds.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring her presentation for the Friends of the Salish Sea Speaker Series\, Olivia Fross will discuss charismatic Tufted Puffins\, mysterious Marbled Murrelets\, and her adventure-filled experiences researching endangered seabirds in Washington State. \n\n\n\nOlivia Fross grew up in Boulder\, Colorado\, and got involved with bird banding at a young age. Growing up with wild birds in hand and researching their migration\, life histories\, and behaviors sparked what Olivia calls her “bird-oriented lifestyle\,” in which most of her waking moments are spent looking at or thinking about birds. \n\n\n\nShe attended the University of Puget Sound for a bachelor’s degree in science and was a member of the Conservation Biology Lab run by Dr. Peter Hodum\, a University of Puget Sound professor whose work focuses on avian ecology\, conservation biology\, and Pacific Northwest seabirds. In college\, Olivia fell in love with seabirds and spent three summers conducting undergraduate research on the breeding biology of Tufted Puffins\, Double-crested Cormorants\, and Marbled Murrelets on coastal islands and waterways. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReservations are required for this popular event! Walk-in seats will not be available. \n\n\n\nTicket Reservations will open at 9:00 am on Friday\, October 30\, 2026\n\n\n\nDoors will open at 6:15pm. Please arrive to the lobby for check-in no later than 6:50 on the evening of the lecture. We will start promptly at 7pm. Those who arrive after 6:50 pm may lose their reservations! \n\n\n\n\nGo to Eventbrite to Reserve Your Tickets!
URL:https://friendsofsalishsea.org/event/anacortes-lecture-people-for-puffins-how-to-change-the-tide-for-the-salish-seas-endangered-seabirds/
CATEGORIES:Anacortes Lectures,Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:January Anacortes Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Cascadia Subduction Zone: The impact of the Earth’s moving tectonic plates on Pacific Northwest geology.\n\n\n\n\n\nAt the edge of the continent in the Pacific Northwest (lies the Cascadia Subduction Zone. In this active boundary region\, the lighter Pacific Plate is slowly subducting—moving beneath—the denser North American Plate\, a convergence that plays a central role in shaping the planet’s surface\, generating earthquakes\, and fueling volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Bernard Hausen\, a professor of geology at Western Washington University\, researches and teaches tectonics\, paleomagnetism\, and near-surface geophysics off western North America and associated deformation affecting our inland geology. A long-time resident of the PNW\, he earned a BS in geology from the University of Washington (1988)\, and an MS and PhD in geology from University of Michigan. Dr. Hausen joined the WWU faculty in 1997\, serving as department chair from 2010-2026. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReservations are required for this popular event! Walk-in seats will not be available. \n\n\n\nTicket Reservations will open at 9:00 am on Friday\, January 1\, 2027\n\n\n\nDoors will open at 6:15pm. Please arrive to the lobby for check-in no later than 6:50 on the evening of the lecture. We will start promptly at 7pm. Those who arrive after 6:50 pm may lose their reservations! \n\n\n\n\nGo to Eventbrite to Reserve Your Tickets!
URL:https://friendsofsalishsea.org/event/anacortes-lecture-january/
CATEGORIES:Anacortes Lectures,Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:February Anacortes Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Elusive Six-Gill Sharks of the Salish Sea\n\n\n\n\n\nSeattle Aquarium Research Scientist Dr. Dani Escontrela will describe the efforts that the Seattle Aquarium\, alongside the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife\, the Oregon State University Big Fish Lab\, and the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium\, has undertaken to learn about the mysterious Six-gill sharks.  Research is occurring at three different Puget Sound locations:  off Redondo Beach\, in Elliott Bay (near the Aquarium) and in the waters off southeast Bainbridge Island. Beyond some of the basics\, little is known about this species because they tend to live deep in the ocean – up to 9\,800 feet\, or nearly two miles\, below the surface! – and they are elusive\, typically preferring very low-light environments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA native of Venezuela\, Daniela (Dani) Escontrela earned a BA in marine science and biology from the University of Miami\, interning at the university’s shark research and conservation lab. She has worked as a SCUBA instructor\, studied in the Galapagos\, and worked in Belize as a field scientist for the conservation organization\, Blue Ventures. Escontrela finished her doctoral degree in marine biology at the University of Hawaii in 2024 and has participated in multiple NOAA research cruises across the Pacific. Now\, a research scientist with the Seattle Aquarium\, she was recently awarded funding by the Aquarium to restart the six-gill shark research. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReservations are required for this popular event! Walk-in seats will not be available. \n\n\n\nTicket Reservations will open at 9:00 am on Friday\, February 5\, 2027\n\n\n\nDoors will open at 6:15pm. Please arrive to the lobby for check-in no later than 6:50 on the evening of the lecture. We will start promptly at 7pm. Those who arrive after 6:50 pm may lose their reservations! \n\n\n\n\nGo to Eventbrite to Reserve Your Tickets!
URL:https://friendsofsalishsea.org/event/february-anacortes-lecture/
CATEGORIES:Anacortes Lectures,Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:March Anacortes Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Elephant Seals of the Salish Sea. What a local resident named Elsie Mae has to teach us about Salish Sea marine mammals.\n\n\n\n\n\nGarry and Dianne will explore the behaviors of Salish Sea elephant seals and introduce us to Elsie Mae\, an elephant seal that has\, in recent years\, beached herself on the shore of Fidalgo Island. \n\n\n\nElsie Mae’s presence has prompted awareness and curiosity in community residents about the prevalence and behaviors of elephant seals in the Salish Sea. A volunteer network has grown up to to protect her and other stranded mammals\, illustrating ways we can engage in protecting such vital resources right on our own doorstep. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGarry Heinrich was a middle school math and science teacher and captain on the Tall Ship\, Hawaiian Chieftain\, with years on the sea and interactions with marine mammals. He has worked at Marineland\, the marine mammal care facility and oceanarium in southern California\, and moved to Whidbey Island in 2010; in 2012\, he began volunteering with the Marine Mammal Stranding Network\, part of the Orca Network and NOAA’s West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Heinrich is currently the response coordinator for the MMSN Central Puget Sound. \n\n\n\nDianne Norton: Dianne and her husband Randy have been an Elephant Seal Steward for the past 5 years. Dianne has been the local Anacortes Volunteer Coordinator for the past 3 years.  She is am retired Social Worker for the State of Washington. As the lead coordinator for Elsie Mae sightings\, she has seen their “home-grown” group has more than doubled over the last three years to almost 60 active volunteers.  In 2026\, these volunteers logged about 2700 hours over 83 days. Elsie Mae has a minimum of two volunteers with her from 6AM until 10PM\, 7 days per week. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReservations are required for this popular event! Walk-in seats will not be available. \n\n\n\nTicket Reservations will open at 9:00 am on Friday\, March 5\, 2027\n\n\n\nDoors will open at 6:15pm. Please arrive to the lobby for check-in no later than 6:50 on the evening of the lecture. We will start promptly at 7pm. Those who arrive after 6:50 pm may lose their reservations! \n\n\n\n\nGo to Eventbrite to Reserve Your Tickets!
URL:https://friendsofsalishsea.org/event/march-anacortes-lecture/
CATEGORIES:Anacortes Lectures,Lecture Series
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