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Jan. 9
Managing Horse & Livestock Properties, Naturally
6 to 9 p.m.
Thurston Conservation District Office, Tumwater
Learn how to control dust, mud, bugs & weeds naturally, while reducing dependency on fertilizers, herbicides and other chemicals at this FREE workshop. Registration is required. Contact Karin Streliof, 360.427.9436, ext 22.
Jan. 16-18
8th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment, Climate Change: Science and Solutions
Washington, D.C.
An interactive agenda features skill-building workshops, targeted breakout sessions, plenary sessions, and symposia to provide participants with an expansive understanding of climate change solutions—and how we can achieve them. More information is on the National Council for Science and the Environment's Web site.
Jan. 26-27
Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival
Concrete School Complex, Concrete
What are you doing the weekend before Super bowl? Come to the Upper Skagit
River and celebrate magnificent bald eagles and their habitat. This year's
theme: Wind, Water & Wisdom. Learn more at the Bald
Eagle Festival Web site.
February 7
Travels with Water: Where the Water Goes in Puget Sound
7 to 9 p.m.
REI Flagship Store, Seattle
The flow of oceanic and river waters through the Sound remains poorly understood. Join oceanographer Curt Ebbesmeyer, a world renown expert in ocean currents who has studied myriad flotsam such as Nike sneakers, tub toys and hockey gloves spilled from cargo ships, as he considers the Sound’s circulatory system from places of stagnation to places where flows are as rapid as the Gulf Stream. Ebbesmeyer's presentation is part of People for Puget Sound's 2007-2008 Exploring Puget Sound Speaker Series. Cost is $6 for People for Puget Sound members; $8 for non-members. Advance purchase and reservations recommended. Contact KrisTina Hertz, 206.382.7007, or visit the Exploring Puget Sound Web page.
March 6
So...What Do You See Down There Anyway?
7 to 9 p.m.
REI Flagship Store, Seattle
Janna Nichols, owner of Pacific Northwest Scuba, will share her photographs of the amazing underwater world of Puget Sound. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Nichols took up recreational diving and
underwater photography in 1999. She became a scuba instructor and is
actively involved in doing marine life surveys for the REEF organization, as well as participating in a number of other scientific diving projects throughout the Northwest. She shares her love of our Pacific NW critters in classes, workshops and a website using her photos and experiences from her over-600 dives. Nichol's presentation is part of People for Puget Sound's 2007-2008 Exploring Puget Sound Speaker Series. Cost is $6 for People for Puget Sound members; $8 for non-members. Advance purchase and reservations recommended. Contact KrisTina Hertz, 206.382.7007, or visit the Exploring Puget Sound Web page.
March 26
South Sound Science Symposium: Making connections across the ecosystem
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lacey Community Center
SAVE THE DATE! More information will be available on the Puget Sound Partnership's Web site.^ Top
April 3
Toxic Whales: What Does the Future Hold for Resident Killer Whales?
7 to 9 p.m.
REI Flagship Store, Seattle
The Southern resident killer whales that ply the transboundary waters of Puget Sound and Georgia Basin are highly contaminated with toxic pollutants banned over 30 years ago in the US and Canada. Dr. Peter Ross, a marine mammal toxicologist, will discuss his findings on contaminants in marine foods webs, the implications for the health of killer whales, and explore the failure of our regulatory paradigm to protect this iconic species from our industrial activities. Ross' presentation is part of People for Puget Sound's 2007-2008 Exploring Puget Sound Speaker Series. Cost is $6 for People for Puget Sound members; $8 for non-members. Advance purchase and reservations recommended. Contact KrisTina Hertz, 206.382.7007, or visit the Exploring Puget Sound Web page.
April 12-13, 2008
Seattle Green Festival
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
SAVE THE DATE! Named one of
the top 10 green cities in the U.S. by National Geographic's The Green Guide,
Seattle will host this celebration of what's working in our communities.
Discover some of the best green products and services the Northwest has
to offer. Learn how neighbors, community nonprofits and city departments
are working together to make their city a healthier place to live. The Green
Festival is a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America. Learn
more at the Green Festival Web site.
May 1
The Crossing-over Place: Environmentalism(s) and Seattle's Native Pasts
7 to 9 p.m.
REI Flagship Store, Seattle
Although we tend to think of urban and Native American histories as somehow separate, in Seattle they have been inextricably linked, from first contact at the end of the 18th century to the environmental crises of the early 21st. As diverse peoples have learned to call this place home and to live with each other here, ideas about place, belonging, landscape, and nature have been central to this story. Scholar and author Coll Thrush discusses the many complicated and sometimes conflicted encounters among the peoples of this special place. Thrush's presentation is part of People for Puget Sound's 2007-2008 Exploring Puget Sound Speaker Series. Cost is $6 for People for Puget Sound members; $8 for non-members. Advance purchase and reservations recommended. Contact KrisTina Hertz, 206.382.7007, or visit the Exploring Puget Sound Web page.
