Whale Museums 2017 Summer Lecture SeriesAugust 1: Collette Yee and Dr. Deborah Giles, UW’s Center for Conservation Biology; Topic: Conservation Canines: How Misfit Dogs Are Helping Our Southern Resident Killer WhalesAugust 11: Presenters: Dr. Nancy Maryboy, Indigenous Education Institute, and Dr. Laura Peticolas, University of California-Berkeley; Topic: The August 21st Eclipse, Western Science & Indigenous Peoples’ Perspectives August 22: Dr. Frances Robertson, SMRU Consulting and The Marine Ecology Lab-Simon Fraser University; Topic: Tidal Attraction: Marine Mammals and Renewable Energy Developments Week of September 5,date TBD; Presenters: Krista Trounce & Orla Robinson, ECHO Project/Port of Vancouver; Topic: Volunteer Piloted Vessel Slowdown Trial in Haro Strait September 14: Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, Vancouver Aquarium; Topic: Genetic Comparisons of Orca Populations in the NE Pacific September 19: Dr. John Durban & Dr. Holly Fearnbach, NWFSC; Topic: Photogrammetry Study of Cetacean Populations September 26: Dr. Brad Hanson, NWFSC; Topic: NOAA West Coast Fisheries SRKW Research Each lecture is free and held at The Whale Museum. Donations are greatly appreciated. For more information, call (360) 378-4710 ext.30. The Whale Museum is located in Friday Harbor at 62 First St. N. Founded in 1976, The Whale Museum's mission is to promote stewardship of whales through education and research. The Whale Museum can be found on-line at www.whalemuseum.org. | |
Member Message - August 1 2017 |