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February 2004
Feb 1
Tracking Club
Logistics: Sultan 9am to Noon; Families
welcome/Adult-Oriented; $15 per Person ($10 add'l family members)
Description: Beginning and novice trackers join experienced instructors
and students each month for this distinguished tracking experience! Solve
the mysteries of nature by exploring the "Who?", "What?",
"When?", "Why?", "Where?", and "How?"
of tracking. Tracking Club gives participants the tools needed to learn to
track with confidence on their own.
To register and for more information: Pre-registration is requested by calling 425-788-1301 and more details at http://www.WildernessAwareness.org/PugetSound_TrackClub.html
Feb 2
A Wild Time Helping Wildlife
Sponsored by the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation and Snohomish County Parks & Recreation
Description: Barbara Ogaard with Sarvey Wildlife Center presents a program about the animals that are residents of the Center. Learn about the animals, their stories and the mission of the Center to rehabilitate injured wild animals and educate people about the needs of wildlife. Some nonreleasable animals will accompany Barbara, who is a Naturalist and Education Director for the Center.
Logistics: 11am-12noon at the Northwest Stream Center, 600-128th Street SE, Everett
Age: 6 and up
Tickets: $4 Members of Adopt-A-Stream Foundation/$6 Non-members (Advance purchase necessary).
To register and for more information: Call the AASF at 425-316-8592.
Feb 7th & 8th
Teen Adventure Overnight
Sponsored by Wilderness Awareness School
Logistics: Duvall, 9am Saturday to 11am Sunday; Ages
12-15; $85
Description: How do you really make fire without matches? How can birds
help you tell when a large predator is around? How would you find your way in
the woods without a map or compass? Through hands-on experience, our fun
new overnights teach the answers to these questions and more.
To register and for more information: Pre-registration required. Call 425-788-1301 to register and for more information.
'Gifts
of the Trees' Field Days
Presented by the Wilderness Awareness School
Logistics: 9AM-4PM, Duvall, WA area
Cost: $100 for entire series; $60/session
Description: In these classes, we honor the trees by learning about
their lives through crafts, wilderness living skills, and stories. January
24th, Winter Willow.February 7th, Weaving Cedar. March
6th, Coiling Pine.
Pre-registration is required! To register call 425-788-1301.
Feb 11
Fascination with Crows and Ravens
Description: Join John Marzluff, UW associate professor of Wildlife Science, as he explores the world of crows and ravens through a fascinating slide show. Learn about the noises crows and ravens make and how they use their amazing intelligence to solve problems. John has studied these birds for over 20 years. His program at the NW Stream Center last January was sold out.
Logistics: 7-8:30 pm at the Northwest Stream Center, 600-128th Street SE, Everett
Age: 6 and up
Tickets: $4 Members of Adopt-A-Stream Foundation/ $6 Non-members (Advance purchase necessary).
To register and for more information: Call the AASF at 425-316-8592.
Presented by Orca Network
Logistics: 9am-4pm at the Coupeville Middle School Performing Arts Center, 501 S. Main, Coupeville, Whidbey Island.
Description: Orca Network is proud to present the second annual "The Ways of Whales" workshop. The day long workshop will include a variety of presentations on the cetaceans of Puget Sound, as well as educational displays and materials. Featured presentations include a talk on Transient Killer Whales by researcher and author Robin Baird of Cascadia Research; Brad Hanson of National Marine Fisheries Service speaking about Puget Sound Porpoise and the effects of Navy sonar on porpoise, as well as describing NMFS' Orca Recovery Plan and the current status of the Federal listing of the Southern Resident Community of orcas; and Howard Garrett of Orca Network will talk about Southern Resident orcas including "missing" L pod members Lolita and Luna. Two additional and special presentations will be the telling of the Tulalip Orca Story by Tulalip Tribal Language Teachers, and a tribute to Keiko, the Free Willy whale.
Cost: Admission is $15, with an additional $5 for lunch.
To register: Registration will be available at the door, but pre-registration is highly encouraged. To pre-register, send a check to the address above or contact Orca Network at info@orcanetwork.org or call 360-678-3451.
For more information: Visit www.orcanetwork.org.
Feb 14th – April 24th
Presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Washington Sea Grant
Description: “Forage Fish and Nearshore Ecology” is a FREE Saturday workshop series presented by the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Washington Sea Grant. Docents, governmental decision-makers, planners, environmental educators, teachers, community organizations and the general public are invited to attend.
Logistics: Workshops are held at the Port Townsend
Marine Science Center, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, Washington, 10 AM
to 5 PM. Workshops are free but a $20 refundable deposit is required for each
workshop to reserve your space.
February
14 – Forage Fish Biology and Life Cycles. Dan Penttila, WA
Department of Fish and Wildlife
February 21 – Shellfish and the
Nearshore Environment. Staff of Point Whitney Shellfish Lab
March 6 – Nearshore Oceanography and
Ecology. Andrea Copping, Washington Sea Grant, and Ron Hirschi,
Fisheries Biologist
April 10–
Nearshore Habitats and Food Webs. Charles Simenstad, Research Associate
Professor, University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
April 24 – Science and Stewardship. John
Cambalik and Mary Knackstedt, Puget Sound Action Team
To register: Go to www.ptmsc.org Click on Education and then on Forage Fish/Nearshore Ecology Workshops. Send the registration form with your deposit (credit card or check) to:
PTMSC - Forage Fish
532 Battery Way
Port Townsend WA 98368
Our Health, Our Environment: Making the Link - 2004 lecture series
Sponsored by Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation, organized by the Institute for Children’s Environmental Health and the Oregon Environmental Council.
Logistics: All events will be held at the Seattle Art Museum, 100 University
Street, downtown Seattle, from 7:00-8:30 pm, with a speaker reception
afterwards.
We can't see them, but toxic pollutants such as dioxin are now routinely found not just in our environment, but in our bodies. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other research institutions are beginning to "biomonitor" people as a way to measure this "body burden" of synthetic chemicals. Jane Houlihan, MS, vice president of research at the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and coordinator of EWG's body burden study (conducted in partnership with Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York and Commonweal in California), will share recent findings in this area and discuss how biomonitoring could be an important piece of the puzzle as we learn more about how environmental threats are linked to our health.
One out of nine women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime - a risk that was one out of 14 in 1960. Commonly accepted risk factors, such as age, only partially explain breast cancer risk. Recent studies suggest that exposures to certain environmental chemicals are linked to breast cancer. What are these chemicals? Can we avoid them? What should health care providers recommend to patients? Internationally renowned epidemiologist, toxicologist and author, Devra Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H, will identify the known and suspected environmental risk factors for breast cancer.
To make a reservation: Mail a check payable to "Tides Center/ICEH" for $25 for all three lectures or $10 for just one lecture to: Institute for Children’s Environmental Health 1646 Dow Road, Freeland, WA 98249 Or by calling 360-331-7904 or e-mailing:
For more information: About the Institute for Children’s Environmental Health see
www.iceh.org and for more information about the Seattle Biotech Legacy Foundation,
please see www.SBLFoundation.org.
Feb 18
Sponsored by the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation and Snohomish County Parks & Recreation
Description: Enjoy a slide show and lecture by Bob Morse, co-author of Birds of the Puget Sound Region. Bob started bird watching when he was 12 and has birded extensive throughout the United States. He will show different feeders and types of seed and answer your questions about backyard bird feeding. Birds of the Puget Sound Region presents information on over 200 species of birds seen in our area and provides color photos. It also gives helpful information for beginning birders on attracting and feeding birds, binocular selection, finding and identifying birds, and local habitats. Autographed copies of the book will be available for sale at the show.
Logistics: 7-8:30 pm at the Northwest Stream Center, 600-128th Street SE, Everett
Age: 6 and up
Tickets: $4 Members of Adopt-A-Stream Foundation/ $6 Non-members (Advance purchase necessary).
To register and for more information: Call the AASF at 425-316-8592.
Feb 21
Seeing Through the Eyes of the Forest
Logistics: Duvall 9am – 1pm; Ages 6-Adult; $20 per
Adult/$15 per Child. This is a family program, which implies that at least one
parent or guardian and one child are present from each family. Please bring
your own snacks or lunch.
Description: Come with us to celebrate the gifts of the trees as we
explore the ancient skills of fire by friction. This workshop will
involved carving, gathering and preparation of materials, as well as techniques
of obtaining fire. Each family will take home a working bow-drill kit
that they have made!
Pre-registration is required: By 2/16/04 by calling 425-788-1301.
More information: is available online at http://www.WildernessAwareness.org/PugetSound_FamilyPrograms.html
Feb 23
Sponsored by the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation and Snohomish County Parks & Recreation
Description: Did you know that slug “slime” is an amazing substance that has been studied by scientists? Or that Washington has both native slugs and some that come from foreign lands? Come learn about the fascinating world of these garden mollusks from Naturalist Tom Noland. And who knows, maybe we¹ll see a snail or two.
Logistics: 11am-12noon at the Northwest Stream Center, 600-128th Street SE, Everett
Age: 6 and up
Tickets: $4 Members of Adopt-A-Stream Foundation/$6 Non-members (Advance purchase necessary).
To register or for more information: Call the AASF at 425-316-8592.
Presented by King County
Description: Learn what you can do to protect and preserve the land and water resources of King County. Whether you'd like to join citizen efforts to restore urban creeks in Seattle or help preserve the rural watersheds of King County, you can learn the latest on protecting land and water resources by becoming an Extension Watershed Steward. The Spring 2004 Extension Watershed Stewardship Training Program will explore how stewards can better understand the connections between urban, rural, and wild landscapes of King County.
Washington State University Extension in King County sponsors the Extension Watershed Stewardship Program. In exchange for 70 or more hours of training, participants return 60 volunteer hours during the following year through a variety of both structured and self-initiated activities, ranging from leading field trips, to staffing public education booths, to conducting workshops, to creating new outreach efforts. Volunteer service can be tailored to individual preferences and talents.
The classroom and field training emphasizes practical watershed stewardship including such topics as watershed science, salmon enhancement, forest resources, wetlands, geology, hydrology, wildlife, and interactions between people and watersheds. Instruction is provided by a wide array of experts from WSU Extension, public agencies, private organizations and citizens groups. Since its inception in 1990 the program has trained more than 250 King County volunteers to help others make educated choices about the use of our land and resources.
Logistics: The nine-week training including field trips will begin in April. Space is limited, and participants will be selected based on their interest in volunteering and their background in natural resources. A fee of $35 is charged to help offset costs of materials and some transportation.
For more information and an application: Please call Paul Racette at 206-205-3171 or e-mail at paul.racette@metrokc.gov. Those outside the 206 area code may call toll-free to 1-800-325-6165 and ask for extension 5-3171. Or visit our web site www.metrokc.gov/WSU-CE/Land&Water/ (an application can also be downloaded from web site).
Feb 27 (evening) or Feb 28 & 29 (weekend)
Seeing Through Native Eyes
with Jon Young
Sponsored by the Wilderness Awareness
School
Evening Program: Fri. Feb. 27th. Bellevue
7-9pm; $15
Weekend Program: Sat. Feb. 28th & Sun. Feb. 29th, Duvall, 9AM to 5PM
each day; $175 ($160 if registered by Feb. 1st); $50 deposit required. No
camping, overnight accommodations, or food provided
Description: Join tracker, storyteller, and Wilderness Awareness School
founder Jon Young as he leads a fantastic weekend in February! Seeing
Through Native Eyes is an indoor/outdoor program which brings you deep into
Wilderness Awareness School's core teachings. It includes inspiration,
storytelling, instruction in routines for developing native eyes, and
exploration and practice in the field. This class is perfect for anyone
who wants an opportunity for heightened awareness and peace of mind. Register
for both by calling 425-788-1301 or register on-line for the Weekend Program at
http://www.WildernessAwareness.org/PugetSound_Weekend.html