Join us for an Orca-Salmon Month webinar, discussing what needs to change in order to see population growth in Southern Resident orcas.

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Join us Sunday, August 18th at the Lime Kiln State Park Lighthouse for A Gathering of Hearts for Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut.

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Spend the afternoon with us as we gather as (and with) Toki’s family for ceremony, community, sightseeing, and healing in a family reunion style event.

A program will begin promptly at 1:04 pm, followed by time to visit, listen to music and enjoy Lime Kiln Point State Park. Bring your camping chairs, water bottles, talents to share (singing, poetry, music, etc.) and your good intentions for this year’s Gathering of Hearts! TokiTV will be live-streaming the event as Toki has connected hearts across the world!

Please keep in mind that a Discover Pass (or $10 fee) is required to park at the State Park.

Due to limited available parking, we highly encourage carpooling or transit. San Juan Transit is offering a special charter bus for a discounted rate of $10 round trip. The bus will depart from the Memorial Park traffic circle on Front Street in Friday Harbor at 11:00 am and 12:00 pm, with a stop at the public parking lot on Spring Street. Return trips from Lime Kiln will run at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm. There are also options to return on the public transit bus at 4:25 pm or after sunset.

Questions? Direct them to info@orcanetwork.org or the event posting on Facebook, thank you.

Orca Network thanks the West Seattle Garden Tour for a grant
to support our education and outreach efforts!

As a grantee, we’ll have a display and activities set up in one of the beautiful gardens that is part of this year’s tour. Come say hello and learn more about the whales of the Pacific Northwest!

Tour ticket information available here: https://www.westseattlegardentour.org/

Join for an evening of Orca Month programming
at the Foss Waterway Seaport from 4-8pm!

Orca Network displays and activities begin at 4. Group orca games for families at 4:30, 5:00 and 5:30, followed by Orca Network’s “Whales of the Salish Sea” presentation at 6, and “Share the Water: Whale Safe Boating” at 7.

Calling all little ocean explorers! Join us for a family-friendly beach clean-up during Orca Action Month. We'll have a blast cleaning the beach, jump into some fun beach activities, then finish the day at the Langley Whale Center, where you'll learn how toxicants impact the ecosystem and how your actions can help protect the amazing Salish Sea and its inhabitants!

When/Where: Meet us at the Langley Seawall at 10am!

How: No registration required. All clean-up supplies provided! Sturdy shoes recommended.

Doubled donations?! ✨🐋 Thanks to an amazing supporter and local whale advocate, every donation to Orca Network from now until the end of May will be matched 1:1, doubling your contribution! 🙌

Let’s make a splash during WA GiveBIG, supporting our program efforts for Washington whales and waters. Whether you giveBIG or give little, your contribution will be twice as impactful as we reach our $3,009 match!

WA GiveBIG is a statewide unified fundraiser powered by 501 Commons for everyone to support their most treasured Washington nonprofit organizations for causes they’re passionate about.

Thank you Marla Smith for providing the photography used in our GiveBIG materials.

Langley Whale Center is turning 10 in March!

Celebrate 10 wonderful years with us all month long with a new and improved Langley Whale Center Membership packages and a month long scavenger hunt with a special prize. (These start on March 1st!)

Then be sure to join us for our 10th birthday bash! YOU are invited for a “whaley” special birthday party at your whale center!

When: Saturday, March 16th, open special extended hours from 10am-5pm

Where: Langley Whale Center

What: Storytelling Hours and Science Talks with Orca Network pod members throughout the day, 10th Anniversary Historical Video presentation (with lots of familiar faces from our 10 years of history!), Facepainting, special discounts, and birthday crafts!

Ways of Whales brings together researchers, advocates, educators and whale lovers for continuing education and networking. In addition to fascinating presentations by experts in their field, the day offers our popular silent auction, an opportunity to socialize with fellow whale enthusiasts, and the chance to visit our Learning Lobby and learn about the great work being done by our Pod Partners.

The event is being held in person at the Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center and virtually on StreamYard. For those not attending in person, be sure to check out our virtual Learning Lobby starting in January; it will be linked here!

Cost: $40/$30 seniors & students

A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available for those
who need them. Please email cindy@orcanetwork.org for more information.

Speakers include:
Howard Garrett, Fred Sharpe, Jared Towers, Kayeloni Scott,
Tara Galuska, Brad Hanson, and Darren Croft.

Find more information and register at:
https://orcanetwork.regfox.com/ways-of-whales-2024

Visit our online learning lobby here:

Ways of Whales Learning Lobby

Agenda

9:30 - Registration/Check-in/Visit Learning Lobby and Silent Auction

10:30 - Welcome

10:45 - Toki’s Legacy - Howard Garrett, Orca Network

11:30 - Animal Behavior, Humpback Whales, and the Search for Life in the Universe - Fred Sharpe,  The Templeton WhaleSETI Team

12:30 - Lunch/Networking

1:45 - Looking out for Bigg's killer whales - Jared Towers, Bay Cetology

2:45 - Break

3:00 - Panel - Southern Resident Orcas and Salmon

• Brad Hanson, NOAA

• Darren Croft, Center for Whale Research

• Tara Galuska, Washington State Orca Recovery Coordinator

• Kayeloni Scott, Nez Perce Tribe/American Rivers

Join us for our annual holiday zoom party and craft-making extraveganza! Learn to make several whale and ocean-themed holiday crafts while we celebrate another successful youth zoom year!

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpde6gpz8rHNNhaYjkAqfpY8eN1D3mPY18

Reserve your spot at this special screening at the link below.

Join Orca Network and Whidbey Camano Land Trust for Orca Recovery Camp Action for Salmon (ORCAS). This day camp provides fun and educational activities to help young naturalists and advocates ages 5 to 12 learn about the connections between Southern Resident orcas and salmon, and what we can all do to help them both recover. The event will take place at Langley Whale Center (105 Anthes, Langley).

The camp is FREE of charge, but we ask you to pre-register to give us an idea of how many will be attending. 

10AM - 12:30PM

For more information, please email: Cindy or Katie.

Tokitae Tribute & Story Time

Langley Whale Center Youth Event

Wednesday, August 23rd at 11.30 AM

Free to the Public, RSVP to katie@orcanetwork.org, but walk-ins welcome!

Lolita Loves the Ocean Story Time with Sage Maloch

Toki Talk with Debora Toro

Southern Resident Orca Celebration

Snacks & Refreshments Provided

A vigil in Tokitae’s memory will take place at the Langley Whale Center.

Thank you! This event is SOLD OUT! You can email cindy@orcanetwork.org to be added to a waiting list in case of cancellation.

Please Save the Date for our annual Penn Cove Orca Capture Commemoration, taking place on August 6th, in person for the first time since 2019! The day will include presentations and boat trips to the Penn Cove capture site for an on-the-water remembrance ceremony.

Join us for a special fundraising cruise onboard the Cutty Sark or the Suva. Both vessels will travel to the site of the 1970 Penn Cove orca capture for a commemorative ceremony.

Cutty Sark is a 50-foot classic ketch maintained and sailed by Captain John Stone through the nonprofit Aeolian Adventures. She was built of teak by American Marine in Hong Kong and was the first of 10 sister ships of the Mayflower class. In the spring and fall she takes students on educational cruises in the San Juan Islands, and is a support vessel for the native canoe journey.

http://svcuttysark.com/

Suva is a historic 1925 wooden pilot house schooner. She was built in Hong Kong, then shipped to Victoria BC. Her masts are made from British Columbian Sitka Spruce. She was the first schooner of her kind and the only cruising sailboat designed by Seattle naval architect Ted Geary.  Suva has sailed through the waters of the Salish Sea all her life.

https://schoonersuva.org/

Thank you to Aeolian Adventures and Suva for their generous sponsorship of this event!