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Thurs, Feb. 19, 4:30-5:20 pm, hear from Port of Bellingham Sustainability Director Adrienne Douglass-Scott, MSc., on how the Port is working toward climate resiliency and sustainability!
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February 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Thurs, Feb. 19, 4:30-5:20 pm, hear from Port of Bellingham Sustainability Director Adrienne Douglass-Scott, MSc., on how the Port is working toward climate resiliency and sustainability!
Register for free: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
Register for free: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
Don't miss this Thursday! Learn from Jeff Whitty about the Northwest Straits Commission's Puget Sound Kelp Conservation and Recovery Plan.
Feb. 12, 4:30-5:20, learn from Jeff Whitty of the Northwest Straits Commission about current efforts to protect and recover our #PugetSound kelp forests. Kelp us kelp you!
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February 9, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Don't miss this Thursday! Learn from Jeff Whitty about the Northwest Straits Commission's Puget Sound Kelp Conservation and Recovery Plan.
Did you know that basking sharks used to be a common sighting in the #SalishSea? Watch the recording of Kelly Bushnell’s, Ph.D, Environmental Speaker Series talk on these gentle giants!
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skdy...
Illustration by Preston Graves
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skdy...
Illustration by Preston Graves
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Did you know that basking sharks used to be a common sighting in the #SalishSea? Watch the recording of Kelly Bushnell’s, Ph.D, Environmental Speaker Series talk on these gentle giants!
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skdy...
Illustration by Preston Graves
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skdy...
Illustration by Preston Graves
Thanks for the reminders. Would be great to have regional numbers too. Economists tell us that when we don't assign $$ value to nature, they count it as zero ☹️
Ecosystem accounting captures the often ignored perks oceans provide—such as clean water, wildlife, and climate benefits—alongside revenue from traditional industries like fishing. According to Statistics Canada, ocean and coastal ecosystems generated at least $7.1 billion in benefits in 2023.
Canada’s oceans provide billions in value beyond fish
The federal government is beginning to tally the "invisible" benefits of oceans that don’t show up on balance sheets.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Thanks for the reminders. Would be great to have regional numbers too. Economists tell us that when we don't assign $$ value to nature, they count it as zero ☹️
Discover the Wonders of the Salish Sea webinar series! March 23 & 30, and April 13 & 20 from 7-9 pm via Zoom, hosted by the Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social. We hope to see you there!
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Photo by C. Cruso
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Photo by C. Cruso
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Discover the Wonders of the Salish Sea webinar series! March 23 & 30, and April 13 & 20 from 7-9 pm via Zoom, hosted by the Georgia Strait Alliance @georgiastraitbc.bsky.social. We hope to see you there!
Register: www.eventbrite.ca/e/wonders-of...
Photo by C. Cruso
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Photo by C. Cruso
Chew on this: Feb 5, 4:30-5:20 p.m., Greg Hood, PhD presents his research on beaver in tidal marshes of the #PacificNorthwest, and their positive effect on salmon survivorship.
Register for free: foundation.wwu.edu/event/beaver...
Photo: Steve, Washington, DC, USA, American Beaver, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Photo: Steve, Washington, DC, USA, American Beaver, CC BY-SA 2.0
February 3, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Chew on this: Feb 5, 4:30-5:20 p.m., Greg Hood, PhD presents his research on beaver in tidal marshes of the #PacificNorthwest, and their positive effect on salmon survivorship.
Register for free: foundation.wwu.edu/event/beaver...
Photo: Steve, Washington, DC, USA, American Beaver, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Photo: Steve, Washington, DC, USA, American Beaver, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Today is World Wetlands Day!
Wetlands are often overlooked and undervalued. However, acre for acre, few places on Earth give back to our water, climate, and wildlife more than wetlands.
Learn about wetlands and how to protect them with our e-library resources:
library.watersheds.ca/search/?q=we...
Wetlands are often overlooked and undervalued. However, acre for acre, few places on Earth give back to our water, climate, and wildlife more than wetlands.
Learn about wetlands and how to protect them with our e-library resources:
library.watersheds.ca/search/?q=we...
February 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Today is World Wetlands Day!
Wetlands are often overlooked and undervalued. However, acre for acre, few places on Earth give back to our water, climate, and wildlife more than wetlands.
Learn about wetlands and how to protect them with our e-library resources:
library.watersheds.ca/search/?q=we...
Wetlands are often overlooked and undervalued. However, acre for acre, few places on Earth give back to our water, climate, and wildlife more than wetlands.
Learn about wetlands and how to protect them with our e-library resources:
library.watersheds.ca/search/?q=we...
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Crabbers call in catch for study
Green tags affixed to Dungeness crab are an invitation for harvesters in Puget Sound to participate in a region-wide tracking project to learn about crab migration. The Suquamish Tribe and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) teamed up in September…
Green tags affixed to Dungeness crab are an invitation for harvesters in Puget Sound to participate in a region-wide tracking project to learn about crab migration. The Suquamish Tribe and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) teamed up in September…
Crabbers call in catch for study
Green tags affixed to Dungeness crab are an invitation for harvesters in Puget Sound to participate in a region-wide tracking project to learn about crab migration. The Suquamish Tribe and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) teamed up in September 2025 to collect and tag 555 legal-sized male Dungeness crab in mid-Puget Sound so they can learn more about adult crab movement behavior, said Viviane Barry, the tribe’s shellfish program manager.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Crabbers call in catch for study
Green tags affixed to Dungeness crab are an invitation for harvesters in Puget Sound to participate in a region-wide tracking project to learn about crab migration. The Suquamish Tribe and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) teamed up in September…
Green tags affixed to Dungeness crab are an invitation for harvesters in Puget Sound to participate in a region-wide tracking project to learn about crab migration. The Suquamish Tribe and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) teamed up in September…
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Win for BC #WildSalmon👏 New court ruling upholds Ottawa's phaseout of open-net salmon farms in the Discovery Islands—helping to protect wild salmon from disease in one of their most vulnerable migration routes. “When science & the law align, wild salmon can have a real fighting chance at recovery.”
Federal Court of Appeal upholds decision to keep salmon farms out of B.C.’s Discovery Islands | CBC News
Ottawa’s decision to phase out open-net salmon farms in B.C.’s Discovery Islands has once again been upheld after the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge from a local fish farm operator.
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Win for BC #WildSalmon👏 New court ruling upholds Ottawa's phaseout of open-net salmon farms in the Discovery Islands—helping to protect wild salmon from disease in one of their most vulnerable migration routes. “When science & the law align, wild salmon can have a real fighting chance at recovery.”
Today is World Wetlands Day. We are celebrating the connection of wetlands to traditional knowledge and cultural heritage by highlighting a successful wetland restoration project led by the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation that spurred the natural return of wapato.
World Wetlands Day: Celebrating cultural heritage
<p>World Wetlands Day is celebrated every Feb. 2 to help raise global awareness about the importance of wetlands to people and the planet.</p>
ecology.wa.gov
February 2, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Feb. 12, 4:30-5:20, learn from Jeff Whitty of the Northwest Straits Commission about current efforts to protect and recover our #PugetSound kelp forests. Kelp us kelp you!
Register for free: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
Register for free: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
February 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Feb. 12, 4:30-5:20, learn from Jeff Whitty of the Northwest Straits Commission about current efforts to protect and recover our #PugetSound kelp forests. Kelp us kelp you!
Register for free: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
Register for free: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
Tomorrow, 4:30-5:20, join us for a Q&A with filmmaker and #SalishSea Institute Fellow Jessica Plumb @jessicaplumb.bsky.social following a screening of two of her short films on Southern Resident killer whales.
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Photo credit: Joe Gaydos
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Photo credit: Joe Gaydos
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Tomorrow, 4:30-5:20, join us for a Q&A with filmmaker and #SalishSea Institute Fellow Jessica Plumb @jessicaplumb.bsky.social following a screening of two of her short films on Southern Resident killer whales.
Register for free: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
Photo credit: Joe Gaydos
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Photo credit: Joe Gaydos
Are you interested in researching and protecting the #SalishSea? Join us!
From now until March 1st, we are accepting applications for our third cohort of Salish Sea Fellows.
Apply today! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
From now until March 1st, we are accepting applications for our third cohort of Salish Sea Fellows.
Apply today! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
January 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Are you interested in researching and protecting the #SalishSea? Join us!
From now until March 1st, we are accepting applications for our third cohort of Salish Sea Fellows.
Apply today! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
From now until March 1st, we are accepting applications for our third cohort of Salish Sea Fellows.
Apply today! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Don't miss out! Jan 29, 4:30-5:20 p.m. join us for a Q&A with @jessicaplumb.bsky.social Fellow Jessica Plumb, after a viewing of two of her short films about #SalishSea Southern Resident killer whales.
Register here: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
Register here: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Don't miss out! Jan 29, 4:30-5:20 p.m. join us for a Q&A with @jessicaplumb.bsky.social Fellow Jessica Plumb, after a viewing of two of her short films about #SalishSea Southern Resident killer whales.
Register here: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
Register here: alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
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More than 5000 wild species are at some risk of extinction in Canada, largely because the places they live are disappearing.
Yet despite repeated promises, Canada has failed to meet its target of protecting 25% of lands and waters by 2025.
🔗 @thenarwhal.ca
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Yet despite repeated promises, Canada has failed to meet its target of protecting 25% of lands and waters by 2025.
🔗 @thenarwhal.ca
✍️ @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social
Canada falls short of 2025 conservation target | The Narwhal
Ottawa says it remains committed to hitting its next conservation milestone even as it races to expand critical minerals production
thenarwhal.ca
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
More than 5000 wild species are at some risk of extinction in Canada, largely because the places they live are disappearing.
Yet despite repeated promises, Canada has failed to meet its target of protecting 25% of lands and waters by 2025.
🔗 @thenarwhal.ca
✍️ @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social
Yet despite repeated promises, Canada has failed to meet its target of protecting 25% of lands and waters by 2025.
🔗 @thenarwhal.ca
✍️ @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social
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Today is Treaty Day for tribes that reserved the right to fish, hunt & gather in the Puget Sound region when the Treaty of Point Elliott was signed in 1855. They are fighting now to restore salmon stocks—a staple treaty resource—and other fish, wildlife and plants integral to their culture.
January 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Today is Treaty Day for tribes that reserved the right to fish, hunt & gather in the Puget Sound region when the Treaty of Point Elliott was signed in 1855. They are fighting now to restore salmon stocks—a staple treaty resource—and other fish, wildlife and plants integral to their culture.
Jan 22 at 4:30-5:20 pm learn about the History of #SalishSea Basking Sharks from @drkelpy.bsky.social Kelly Bushnell PhD. Free registration alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Jan 22 at 4:30-5:20 pm learn about the History of #SalishSea Basking Sharks from @drkelpy.bsky.social Kelly Bushnell PhD. Free registration alumniq.wwu.edu/index.cfm/ev...
January 15th, 4:30 - 5:20 p.m.
Join us for a free talk over Zoom by Dr. Kathryn Sobocinski on Moving Toward Solutions: Measuring Positive Change in Urban Seas.
foundation.wwu.edu/event/moving...
Join us for a free talk over Zoom by Dr. Kathryn Sobocinski on Moving Toward Solutions: Measuring Positive Change in Urban Seas.
foundation.wwu.edu/event/moving...
Moving Toward Solutions | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University
Environmental science is good at problem identification. But once we have identified a problem how we do move toward making positive change and detecting that change in noisy systems? Solutions thinki...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
January 15th, 4:30 - 5:20 p.m.
Join us for a free talk over Zoom by Dr. Kathryn Sobocinski on Moving Toward Solutions: Measuring Positive Change in Urban Seas.
foundation.wwu.edu/event/moving...
Join us for a free talk over Zoom by Dr. Kathryn Sobocinski on Moving Toward Solutions: Measuring Positive Change in Urban Seas.
foundation.wwu.edu/event/moving...
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Tuesday's Salish Sea News and Weather: Egg yolk jelly, zero-emission trucks, perchlorate, glacier collapse, critical areas ordinance, Capitol Lake, drift logs, public broadcasting, democracy watch salishseanews.blogspot.com/2026/01/16-e...
1/6 Egg yolk jelly, zero-emission trucks, perchlorate, glacier collapse, critical areas ordinance, Capitol Lake, drift logs, public broadcasting, democracy watch
Egg yolk jelly (Wikipedia) Egg yolk jelly P hacellophora camtschatica Egg yolk jellies live in temperate waters in the pelagic zone, som...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Tuesday's Salish Sea News and Weather: Egg yolk jelly, zero-emission trucks, perchlorate, glacier collapse, critical areas ordinance, Capitol Lake, drift logs, public broadcasting, democracy watch salishseanews.blogspot.com/2026/01/16-e...
Did you know there used to be lots of basking sharks in the #SalishSea? New paper by Salish Sea Fellow Kelly P. Bushnell, PhD! Learn about the history and future of basking sharks in the Salish Sea. Artwork by Preston Graves.
cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/...
cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/...
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Did you know there used to be lots of basking sharks in the #SalishSea? New paper by Salish Sea Fellow Kelly P. Bushnell, PhD! Learn about the history and future of basking sharks in the Salish Sea. Artwork by Preston Graves.
cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/...
cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/...
The Salish Sea Institute was proud to be a part of this wonderful event, Hands Across the Water, that connected people across the border!
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
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Cooperation with Canada isn't just heartwarming; it's crucial | Editorial
Cross-border travel has plummeted in President Trump’s trade war. Efforts for cross-cultural connections can make a powerful statement.
www.seattletimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The Salish Sea Institute was proud to be a part of this wonderful event, Hands Across the Water, that connected people across the border!
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
Fantastic cross border work helping to save whales: "Through a newly established NOAA–DFO protocol, U.S. teams received authorization to continue the operation across the border."
cascadiaresearch.org/20251117mn_e...
cascadiaresearch.org/20251117mn_e...
140 feet of Fishing Gear Removed from Humpback Whale in the Strait of Juan de Fuca - https://cascadiaresearch.org
Fishing gear removed from an entangled humpback whale thanks to a rapid response by trained entanglement responders & a newly established cross-border protocol.
cascadiaresearch.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Fantastic cross border work helping to save whales: "Through a newly established NOAA–DFO protocol, U.S. teams received authorization to continue the operation across the border."
cascadiaresearch.org/20251117mn_e...
cascadiaresearch.org/20251117mn_e...
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Don't forget this Wednesday at 430pm PDT (Pacific time) we have a great free webinar for you about monitoring Orca health with Dr. Holly Fearnbach of @sr3sealife.bsky.social and Dr. Deborah Giles of @seadocsociety.bsky.social! Register today!
foundation.wwu.edu/event/photog...
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Photogrammetry and Poop: Tracking Killer Whale Health | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University
Despite being one of the eight most endangered species on the Endangered Species List and one of the most studied populations of animals on the planet, the Southern Resident killer whales continue to ...
foundation.wwu.edu
October 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Don't forget this Wednesday at 430pm PDT (Pacific time) we have a great free webinar for you about monitoring Orca health with Dr. Holly Fearnbach of @sr3sealife.bsky.social and Dr. Deborah Giles of @seadocsociety.bsky.social! Register today!
foundation.wwu.edu/event/photog...
foundation.wwu.edu/event/photog...
Don't forget this Wednesday at 430pm PDT (Pacific time) we have a great free webinar for you about monitoring Orca health with Dr. Holly Fearnbach of @sr3sealife.bsky.social and Dr. Deborah Giles of @seadocsociety.bsky.social! Register today!
foundation.wwu.edu/event/photog...
foundation.wwu.edu/event/photog...
Photogrammetry and Poop: Tracking Killer Whale Health | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University
Despite being one of the eight most endangered species on the Endangered Species List and one of the most studied populations of animals on the planet, the Southern Resident killer whales continue to ...
foundation.wwu.edu
October 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Don't forget this Wednesday at 430pm PDT (Pacific time) we have a great free webinar for you about monitoring Orca health with Dr. Holly Fearnbach of @sr3sealife.bsky.social and Dr. Deborah Giles of @seadocsociety.bsky.social! Register today!
foundation.wwu.edu/event/photog...
foundation.wwu.edu/event/photog...
Salish Sea Institute Associate Director Dr. Cindy Elliser will be giving a talk at the Edmonds Waterfront Center tonight! Join us for an exciting look into the secret lives of harbor porpoises!
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EWC Environmental Series "Secrets of the Harbor Porpoise"
Join us Thursday, October 9 for "Secrets of the Harbor Porpoise" with Dr. Cindy Elliser hosted by Annie Crawley
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October 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Salish Sea Institute Associate Director Dr. Cindy Elliser will be giving a talk at the Edmonds Waterfront Center tonight! Join us for an exciting look into the secret lives of harbor porpoises!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ewc-enviro...
www.eventbrite.com/e/ewc-enviro...