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from the Washington State Water Quality Account and
administered by the Puget Sound Action Team.
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Unless
otherwise noted, all events take place in Washington State.
November
15-16
Improving Fishery Management: Melding
Science and Governance
HUB East Ballroom, University of Washington
The School of Marine Affairs (SMA) and the School of Aquatic
and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) of the College of Ocean and
Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington are hosting
a two-day symposium on sustainable fisheries. Major
topics include: trophic interactions overtime in fished
ecosystems; bycatch as a management issue; habitat impacts
of fisheries; and melding science and governance in fisheries.
Leading experts from each region will speak on these topics
with presentations by regional experts. A panel of fishing
industry and environmental leaders with direct involvement
in these arenas will respond with discussion and comment.
Ample opportunity for questions from the audience. Registration
is free. For more information, call (206) 685-1581 or email
fishsymp@u.washington.edu.
Or visit the Symposium
Web site.
November
16
Salute to the Sound (Puget
Soundkeeper Alliance 20th Anniversary Celebration)
Seattle Aquarium
Join Puget Soundkeeper Alliance as they celebrate their
20th anniversary. Brad
Ack, director of the Puget Sound Action Team, will
present his assessment of "The State of Puget Sound."
This event is for everyone who loves our natural treasure,
Puget Sound. Enjoy light-seaworthy and a limited silent
auction. Children are welcome. Call (206) 297-7002 for information
or reservations. Or visit the Puget
Soundkeeper Alliance Web site.
November
18
Nooksack Recovery Team--Salmon Summit
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Best Western Lakeway Inn
Bellingham
A chance for individuals and organizations to come together
to hear presentations and participate in discussions about
issues surrounding salmon habitat restoration methods and
projects, assessment and monitoring, estuary and nearshore
issues, education and community involvement, and watershed
recovery issues in the Nooksack Basin Watershed. The Salmon
Summit involves nonprofit organizations, agricultural community
members, environmental organizations, tribal members, private
industry, government agencies, educators, landowners, students
and the general public. For more information, contact Wendy
Scherrer, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association,
at (360) 715-0283.
November
18
Keeping Our Sound Alive:
People For Puget Sound's 2004 Speaker Series
Various Seattle locations
Cost is $15 for the whole series if paid by May 19.
Free to students. To register, contact People for
Puget Sound at (206) 382-7007, or email anance@pugetsound.org.
For more information: Cliff
Sanderlin, Development Director, People For
Puget Sound, 206-382-7007. (Advance registration is
recommended.)
Final
speaker:
Nov. 18
What is the State of Puget
Sound?
SPEAKER: Dr. Usha Varanasi, director, Northwest
Fisheries Science Center
7 to 9 p.m.
REI
Dr. Usha Varanasi will address some of the successes
and challenges we are facing in Puget Sound with
regard to contaminants, a key indicator of the Sound's
health. She will challenge us to broaden our attention
from "hot" spots to the entire Sound,
and provide insight and examples as to the role
of science and its application to policy and action
in the region. She will also discuss key elements
of change and what each of us can do to improve
the course of Puget Sound's future. Admission: free
(donations gratefully accepted).
December
1, 5
Shoreline Living Workshops
Various South Puget Sound locations
In these free workshops, shoreline property owners
will learn:
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Why
shorelines erode and how to protect property.
- Managing
drainage to protect property.
- How
to protect marine wildlife.
- Managing
vegetation.
- How
to have a view and keep trees.
- What
plants do best along the shore.
Locations
and dates for workshops:
Dec.
1...Griffin Fire Station (Steamboat Island)
Dec. 5...Lacey City Fire Hall
Refreshments,
door prizes, free books and plants will be available at
all workshops. For more information, contact Erica
Guttman, WSU Extension Native Plant Salvage
Project, (360) 754-3588.
January
26-27, 2005
Shared Strategy Summit
Tacoma Convention Center
Tacoma, Washington
Creating a Future for both People and Salmon
After more than three years of efforts to improve conditions
for salmon as well as extensive long-term planning, people
from communities throughout Puget Sound will come together
in January 2005 to announce their results--a shared strategy--for
creating a future in which people and salmon co-exist
and thrive. Join them at the Summit to:
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Recognize
and celebrate successes to date.
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Hear
about specific agreements and help refine commitments
for the future.
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Discuss
innovative projects and incentives that meet the needs
of people and salmon.
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Help
launch the next 10 years of actions to restore Puget
Sound watersheds and salmon runs.
For
more Information contact Jagoda
Perich-Anderson, Shared Strategy for Puget Sound
at (206) 447-8667 or visit the Shared
Strategy Web site http://www.sharedsalmonstrategy.org/summit/index.htm
January
27, 2005
Stormwater: Turning a Potential Problem
into an Asset
Local Examples and Practical Applications
Center for Urban Horticulture,
University of Washington campus, Seattle
8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
A full-day seminar for builders, developers, contractors,
landscape architects, engineers, planners, and landscape
designers to learn more about stormwater runoff. Learn how
to collect rainwater, slow its movement through the landscape,
and retain it in soil and plants. Speakers will highlight
successful projects around the region, including large and
small and municipal and private examples. Seattle Public
Utilities and the University of Washington's Center for
Urban Horticulture are co-sponsoring the day of learning
and exchanging information about stormwater runoff. Cost
is $40 and includes lunch. To pre-register (required) call
(206) 685-8033 or visit the Center
for Urban Horticulture Web site.
February
11, 2005
Climate Change, Energy and the Future
of Washington State
8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Evergreen State College, Olympia
Climate change is the most critical environmental, economic,
political and social problem facing the world. Strong scientific
consensus suggests that we have already moved into a changing
climate. Emissions, particularly through our use of energy,
adds significantly to the release of carbon dioxide and
other greenhouse gas emissions, thus increasing whatever
natural fluctuation in climate change that may be occurring.
Scientific findings have led to few changes in policy at
the national, state and local level. The conference will
serve as part of the conversation that must happen between
citizens, government agencies, businesses, nonprofit organizations,
political and tribal leaders and others as we move towards
an open dialogue on problems and potential solutions.
Three
keynote speakers will address these major issues:
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The
Global and National Outlook on Climate Change. Dr.
Daniel M. Kammen, Director, Renewable and Appropriate
Energy Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley.
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Current
Energy Policy and the Prospects for Sustainable Energy
Sources. J.
Rachel Shimshak, Director, Renewable Northwest Project.
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Action
on Energy and Climate Change: Economic Opportunities
and Risks.
Dr. Eban Goodstein, Professor of Economics and
Director of Environmental Studies, Lewis and Clark College.
The
Evergreen State College's Graduate Program in Environmental
Studies, along with Climate Solutions and the National
Association for Environmental Professionals are sponsoring
this conference. The conference is open to the public
and costs $25. Admittance is free to all faculty, students
and staff of the Evergreen State College, as well as students
of other colleges and universities. For more details,
contact Bonnie
Phillips, events coordinator, BonnieBandR@comcast.net
or (360) 456-8793 or go to Evergreen's
climate change Web site at www.evergreen.edu/events/climatechange.
April
18-21, 2005 (NEW DATES)
8th National Mitigation & Conservation
Banking Conference, Environmental Banking & Beyond
The Westin Hotel, Charlotte, NC
Opportunities to explore emerging and multiple markets
in the environmental banking and restoration industry,
as well as hands-on, how-to sessions on mitigation and
conservation banking--and the opportunity to experience
North Carolina's unique approach to mitigation banking.
New banking primer, plus continuation of Regulators' and
Bankers' Forums. Presenters do not pay a registration
fee.
Cost ranges from $450 to $845. For more information, call
Carlene Bahler (703) 548-5473 or visit the National
Mitigation & Conservation Banking Conference
Web site.
June
23-28, 2005
Onshore/Offshore: Marine Ecology
for Teachers
Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Fort Worden State Park
and aboard the schooner Adventuress
A five-day workshop for K-12 teachers. Sail and live aboard
the Adventuress, studying wind, tides and currents of Puget
Sound; work with scientists aboard a research vessel in
Port Townsend Bay; get hands-on experience with intertidal
animals; see and learn about the rich nearshore communities
in our waters, and learn marine content and hands-on activities
just right for your grade level. Cost: $600 includes room,
board and curricular materials ($300 stipend for Washington
teachers). Clock hours and/or 5 credits through City University
for an additional fee. Contact Marilyn
Friedrich or Alice King at (360) 385-5582 or vist
the Port
Townsend Marine Science Center's Web site.
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