Please join us for our annual Ways of Whales hybrid workshop, taking place in person in Coupeville, WA and virtually on StreamYard.
Agenda:
9:00 - 10:00 Registration/Check in - Learning Lobby - Silent Auction
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome/Housekeeping - Stephanie Raymond, Orca Network
10:15 - 11:15 Session 1: Updates, Stories and Inspiration - Susan Berta and Howard Garrett, Orca Network; Rosie Cayou James, Coast Salish Elder; Nateli Sanderson, Student
11:15 BREAK
11:30 - 1:00 Session 2: Salmon Conservation. Short presentations followed by Q&A and panel discussion.
Thomas Quinn, UW - Salmon Behavior (joining remotely)
Holly Henderson, Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group - Salmon Passage in the Skagit
Eric Crawford, Trout Unlimited - Snake River Dams (joining remotely)
Lee First, Twin Harbors Waterkeeper - Proposed Chehalis River Dam
Shane Anderson, Swiftwater Films - Klamath River Dams (joining remotely)
1:00 - 2:15 LUNCH. Coast Salish frybread and chili, catered by Rosie Cayou James and Family. Cost $20/person.
2:15 - 3:30 Session 3: Southern Resident Killer Whale Population Update and Aerial Observation - Michael Weiss, Center for Whale Research
3:30 - 3:45 BREAK
3:45 - 4:45 Blue Whales and the “52 Hertz Whale” - John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective
Cost is $40/$30 seniors and students. Some full and partial scholarships are available.
Clock hours in Washington and Oregon are available through The Heritage Institute.
Register at: https://givebutter.com/jW1pNG
Please contact Cindy Hansen at cindy@orcanetwork.org for more information or with any questions.