@salishseainstitute.bsky.social
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...
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...
Reposted
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...
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!
www.eventbrite.com/e/ewc-enviro...
www.eventbrite.com/e/ewc-enviro...
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
www.eventbrite.com
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...
Reposted
Farewell to Jane Goodall 🌿 A pioneering scientist whose groundbreaking work with primates transformed how we understand ourselves. She showed how research and advocacy can unite, inspiring generations.
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Farewell to Jane Goodall 🌿 A pioneering scientist whose groundbreaking work with primates transformed how we understand ourselves. She showed how research and advocacy can unite, inspiring generations.
Salish Sea Institute Associate Director Dr. Cindy Elliser will be giving a talk at the Edmonds Waterfront Center next week, join us for an exciting look into the secret lives of harbor porpoises!
@anniecrawley.bsky.social
@pacmam.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/ewc-enviro...
@anniecrawley.bsky.social
@pacmam.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/ewc-enviro...
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
www.eventbrite.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Salish Sea Institute Associate Director Dr. Cindy Elliser will be giving a talk at the Edmonds Waterfront Center next week, join us for an exciting look into the secret lives of harbor porpoises!
@anniecrawley.bsky.social
@pacmam.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/ewc-enviro...
@anniecrawley.bsky.social
@pacmam.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.com/e/ewc-enviro...
Free screenings of these award winning films in Blaine and Bellingham this Thurs Sept 25. Meet film maker @jessicaplumb.bsky.social
Whatcom Community College Pavilion Room 201
September 25th 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Join as the Salish Sea Institute screens Jessica Plumb's newest films. We will be showing Call of the Orcas, Managed To Extinction and Shared Waters Shared Crisis, followed by a conversation with the Filmmaker Jessica Plumb.
September 25th 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Join as the Salish Sea Institute screens Jessica Plumb's newest films. We will be showing Call of the Orcas, Managed To Extinction and Shared Waters Shared Crisis, followed by a conversation with the Filmmaker Jessica Plumb.
September 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Free screenings of these award winning films in Blaine and Bellingham this Thurs Sept 25. Meet film maker @jessicaplumb.bsky.social
Check out this great article about the Salish Sea Institute's recent Emerging Issues publication!
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/sep/15/...
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/sep/15/...
Collaboration across borders needed to protect whales, WWU report says | Cascadia Daily News
New report prompts conversations about how to create Salish Sea-wide protections
www.cascadiadaily.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Check out this great article about the Salish Sea Institute's recent Emerging Issues publication!
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/sep/15/...
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/sep/15/...
Reposted
Here's your Monday Salish Sea News and Weather: Bear-grass, dead orca calf, BC old-growth war, tufted puffin, Bill McKibben, wildfire smoke, Climate Working Group, Hispanic Heritage Month, nautical history, democracy watch salishseanews.blogspot.com/2025/09/915-...
9/15 Bear-grass, dead orca calf, BC old-growth war, tufted puffin, Bill McKibben, wildfire smoke, Climate Working Group, Hispanic Heritage Month, nautical history, democracy watch
Bear-grass [Barbara Mumblo] Bear-grass Xerophyllum tenax Bear-grass is in the Liliaceae (lily family) which contains 478 species in ...
salishseanews.blogspot.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here's your Monday Salish Sea News and Weather: Bear-grass, dead orca calf, BC old-growth war, tufted puffin, Bill McKibben, wildfire smoke, Climate Working Group, Hispanic Heritage Month, nautical history, democracy watch salishseanews.blogspot.com/2025/09/915-...
Whatcom Community College Pavilion Room 201
September 25th 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Join as the Salish Sea Institute screens Jessica Plumb's newest films. We will be showing Call of the Orcas, Managed To Extinction and Shared Waters Shared Crisis, followed by a conversation with the Filmmaker Jessica Plumb.
September 25th 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Join as the Salish Sea Institute screens Jessica Plumb's newest films. We will be showing Call of the Orcas, Managed To Extinction and Shared Waters Shared Crisis, followed by a conversation with the Filmmaker Jessica Plumb.
September 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Whatcom Community College Pavilion Room 201
September 25th 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Join as the Salish Sea Institute screens Jessica Plumb's newest films. We will be showing Call of the Orcas, Managed To Extinction and Shared Waters Shared Crisis, followed by a conversation with the Filmmaker Jessica Plumb.
September 25th 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Join as the Salish Sea Institute screens Jessica Plumb's newest films. We will be showing Call of the Orcas, Managed To Extinction and Shared Waters Shared Crisis, followed by a conversation with the Filmmaker Jessica Plumb.
Reposted
Dr. Andrew Trites, a marine mammal expert and professor at UBC, points out that the biggest contributors to underwater noise are BC Ferries and recreational vessels. @ubcoceans.bsky.social
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/08/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/08/n...
First nation leads effort to monitor orca-threatening ship noise
The Snuneywuxw First Nation on Vancouver Island's Quiet Vessel Initiative aims to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales by collecting acoustic data in a five-kilometre stretch regularly c...
www.nationalobserver.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dr. Andrew Trites, a marine mammal expert and professor at UBC, points out that the biggest contributors to underwater noise are BC Ferries and recreational vessels. @ubcoceans.bsky.social
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/08/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/08/n...
If you're in Bellingham, WA this Sunday, Aug 31, this film screening and panel discussion is well worth checking out #SalishSea @jessicaplumb.bsky.social @raincoast.org @sierraclub.org
www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/shared...
www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/shared...
Shared Waters of the Salish Sea
Q&A TO FOLLOW THE FILMS
Join us for a screening of three short documentary films from Original Pursuit and Plumb Productions, about two iconic, threatened species of the Pacific Northwest: the Sou...
www.pickfordfilmcenter.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you're in Bellingham, WA this Sunday, Aug 31, this film screening and panel discussion is well worth checking out #SalishSea @jessicaplumb.bsky.social @raincoast.org @sierraclub.org
www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/shared...
www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/movie/shared...
Nice work @raincoast.org So important to identify common ground and change the narrative.
Study reveals #anglers, #conservationists share surprising common ground in #orca #whale-#chinook #salmon fight. As ocean ecosystems continue to change, conflicts will likely increase, says @laureneeckert.bsky.social, now a postdoc at #UBCOceans www.vancouverisawesome.com/environment/...
Study reveals anglers, conservationists share surprising common ground in orca-chinook fight
Amid debate over protecting chinook salmon for southern resident killer whales, a study found anglers and conservationists share key values, which could resolve the conflict.
www.vancouverisawesome.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Nice work @raincoast.org So important to identify common ground and change the narrative.
Our colleagues at the Puget Sound Partnership (PSP) are hiring a new Executive Director! A great job with a great team, check it out and help shape the policies, investments, and partnerships that drive real progress for Puget Sound recovery.
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wash...
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wash...
Executive Director, Puget Sound Partnership (PSP)
Please Note: The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates’ qualifications within the starting salary range of $110,928 - $185,190 annually. Our physical offices are...
www.governmentjobs.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Our colleagues at the Puget Sound Partnership (PSP) are hiring a new Executive Director! A great job with a great team, check it out and help shape the policies, investments, and partnerships that drive real progress for Puget Sound recovery.
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wash...
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wash...
Long-time Seattle Times environmental reporter and amazing writer Lynda Mapes will be in Bellingham, WA on Sept 9th, 6-8 pm. Info here: salish-current.org/events/
Events
Environment. Justice. Culture. Wild salmon to AI. Indigenous food systems to social justice reporting. Join thoughtful, trusted voices as they share insights shaped by years of experience.
salish-current.org
August 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Long-time Seattle Times environmental reporter and amazing writer Lynda Mapes will be in Bellingham, WA on Sept 9th, 6-8 pm. Info here: salish-current.org/events/
Bringing excellent artwork to important science conversations is a favorite combination of ours. Many thanks to artbydi.ca/artwork/ for her generous contributions to our Emerging Issues series. Download the latest paper at our website salishsea.wwu.edu
July 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bringing excellent artwork to important science conversations is a favorite combination of ours. Many thanks to artbydi.ca/artwork/ for her generous contributions to our Emerging Issues series. Download the latest paper at our website salishsea.wwu.edu
New publication: Whales Without Borders: Aligning Environmental Policies to Enhance Whale Conservation in the Salish Sea by Salish Sea Institute Fellow, Chloe V. Robinson who is the Advisor and Technical Lead for the Whales Initiative at Ocean Wise. Free download:
cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/...
cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/...
Whales Without Borders: Aligning Environmental Policies to Enhance Whale Conservation in the Salish Sea
The Salish Sea is a biologically diverse ecosystem which is home to at least six species of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises). This inland sea supports seasonal booms of numerous cetacean pre...
cedar.wwu.edu
July 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New publication: Whales Without Borders: Aligning Environmental Policies to Enhance Whale Conservation in the Salish Sea by Salish Sea Institute Fellow, Chloe V. Robinson who is the Advisor and Technical Lead for the Whales Initiative at Ocean Wise. Free download:
cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/...
cedar.wwu.edu/salish_pubs/...
Community science can influence policy makers #SalishSea www.timescolonist.com/animal-stori...
Citizen scientists advocate for Salish Sea whales
Ship strikes pose significant risk to humpback homecoming
www.timescolonist.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Community science can influence policy makers #SalishSea www.timescolonist.com/animal-stori...
Join us on online Wed, June 11 at 4pm!
foundation.wwu.edu/event/trust-...
The cross-border region connecting BC and WA has benefited from strong relationships of trust and cooperation. This webinar will discuss how increased tensions are impacting these connections and the efforts to overcome them.
foundation.wwu.edu/event/trust-...
The cross-border region connecting BC and WA has benefited from strong relationships of trust and cooperation. This webinar will discuss how increased tensions are impacting these connections and the efforts to overcome them.
Trust, Tension, and Action at the Border | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University
The cross-border region connecting British Columbia and Washington State has long benefited from strong relationships of trust and cooperation. From the protection of our shared environment to the int...
foundation.wwu.edu
June 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Join us on online Wed, June 11 at 4pm!
foundation.wwu.edu/event/trust-...
The cross-border region connecting BC and WA has benefited from strong relationships of trust and cooperation. This webinar will discuss how increased tensions are impacting these connections and the efforts to overcome them.
foundation.wwu.edu/event/trust-...
The cross-border region connecting BC and WA has benefited from strong relationships of trust and cooperation. This webinar will discuss how increased tensions are impacting these connections and the efforts to overcome them.
Please join us Tuesday June 10th at 5:30pm for a special Orca Month webinar. We will be talking with killer whale experts from both Canada and the US about the current research being conducted and collaborations that are happening in the Salish Sea.
foundation.wwu.edu/event/orca-m...
foundation.wwu.edu/event/orca-m...
Orca Month Webinar: | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University
Orca Month, started by Orca Network, was created to bring together researchers, advocates and a growing community of orca lovers to raise awareness about the threats facing Southern Resident orcas. No...
foundation.wwu.edu
June 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Please join us Tuesday June 10th at 5:30pm for a special Orca Month webinar. We will be talking with killer whale experts from both Canada and the US about the current research being conducted and collaborations that are happening in the Salish Sea.
foundation.wwu.edu/event/orca-m...
foundation.wwu.edu/event/orca-m...
things aren't as bad as you think, here's evidence. well worth the 10 minutes to watch. www.ted.com/talks/angus_...
Is this the time of monsters — or miracles?
Headlines warn of a world in collapse, but solutions journalist Angus Hervey finds the overlooked triumphs that never make the news — from the rollout of malaria vaccines to the recovery of sea turtle...
www.ted.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
things aren't as bad as you think, here's evidence. well worth the 10 minutes to watch. www.ted.com/talks/angus_...
do you love the ocean? listen and learn from Dr Drew Harvell today at 4-5 pm. She's awesome. New book is called Ocean Menagerie. foundation.wwu.edu/event/oceans...
May 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
do you love the ocean? listen and learn from Dr Drew Harvell today at 4-5 pm. She's awesome. New book is called Ocean Menagerie. foundation.wwu.edu/event/oceans...
We're delighted to welcome Dr Drew Harvell for a seminar and book signing event at WWU. Her new book is Ocean Menagerie. Attend in person or on zoom. Free registration here: foundation.wwu.edu/event/oceans...
The Ocean's Menagerie | The Foundation for WWU & Alumni | Western Washington University
foundation.wwu.edu
May 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're delighted to welcome Dr Drew Harvell for a seminar and book signing event at WWU. Her new book is Ocean Menagerie. Attend in person or on zoom. Free registration here: foundation.wwu.edu/event/oceans...
It's so important to learn about the climate action work happening around the globe.
This is big, big, big. The goal was "Peak Carbon" by 2030 and "Carbon Neutral" by 2060. They may have reached the first goal already, 5 years early, which is hopeful for reaching the second maybe by other countries' goal of 2050.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle...
Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time - Carbon Brief
For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.
www.carbonbrief.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's so important to learn about the climate action work happening around the globe.