Seakayaking from Mountains to Ocean:
Reflections on Watershed Ecology in the Washington Pacific Northwest
with Dan Baharav
Tuesday, February 23, 7:00pm
Village Books, 1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham
Presentation Includes Slide Show.
This book explores the watershed and urban ecologies of the Northern Cascades, the Olympic Peninsula, and the Olympic Coast waterways on both sides of Interstate 5, a major artery of industrial-urban growth, as the author sea kayaks the lakes, rivers, estuaries, deltas, bays and inlets coursing into the Puget Sound and into the Pacific Ocean.
Dan Baharav is an avid outdoorsman traveling the Pacific Ocean waterways in his sea kayak. He holds a Ph.D. in Zoology and Ecology and for the last forty years he has held both academic and consulting posts. His focus is on applying contemporary ecological theories to multi-purpose use of natural resources. Currently, he resides in Bellingham.
Ocean Acidification Presentation
Thursday, March 4, 6 – 7 pm
322 N. Commercial Street
2nd floor
On March 4, the Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee will host a presentation on ocean acidification and its effects on Puget Sound. The event is free and open to the general public.
The speaker is Dr. M. Brady Olson of Western Washington University.
Ocean acidification is the decline in pH of the world’s oceans, due to the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The change in ocean chemistry is having profound effects on whether organisms such as clams, oysters, crabs, and coral are able to make shells, which affects both their survival as well as the rest of the food web.
Dr. Olson received his Ph.D. in biological oceanography from the University of Washington in 2006. He is currently an instructor in Western Washington University's Biology Department, and a marine scientist at WWU's Shannon Point Marine Center. Dr. Olson and his colleagues just received a $557,000 National Science Foundation grant to study how changing climate, specifically rising carbon dioxide, will affect plankton food web ecology and, in turn, its effects on the overall marine food web.
For more information, contact Whatcom County Public Works at 360-676-6876.
Renewal
a documentary about faith-based communities
and their fight to save the environment
Tuesday, March 9th 6:00pm
RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center,
2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham
According to the producers, " 'Renewal' is the first feature-length documentary film to capture the vitality and diversity of today's religious-environmental activists. From within their Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim traditions, Americans are becoming caretakers of the Earth.
With great courage, these women and men are re-examining what it means to be human and how we live on this planet. Their stories of combating global warming and the devastation of mountaintop removal, of promoting food security, environmental justice, recycling, land preservation, and of teaching love and respect for life on Earth are the heart of this film."
Stay after the film to hear about RE Sources' own be cool program, and learn about how you or your congregation can start combating climate change!
Our Underwater Neighborhood: A Video Tour
Thursday, March 18, 2010
7 – 9 pm Whatcom County Council Chambers
Volunteer help wanted!
What do these have in common: a 9 foot tall mermaid, the seasons below the surface of Puget Sound, underwater Audubon-like fish counts, derelict fishing gear, a host of creatures that look like they’re from another planet, and student-built robots scooting around underwater?
Answer: you don’t get to see these unless you spend some time underwater -- or unless a diver with a camera brings images of these to the surface.
Underwater videographer John F. Williams will be bringing excerpts from his TV series SEA-Inside: Pacific Northwest to Bellingham, along with a display of underwater photos and an audience-participation discussion about how art, science, education, and recreation are involved in protecting and preserving the health of Puget Sound. Why are those offshore critters important to us? How are we important to them?
SEA-Inside: Pacific Northwest won three awards from Bainbridge Island TV: "Best New Series" (2006), "Best Use of Technology" (2006), and "Best Educational Series" (2007). It also won a national award for "Best Magazine Show" from the Alliance for Community Media in 2009.
Beach Watchers is partnering with the Northwest Straits Initiative, Sea Grant, and the Marine Resources Committee to bring this great program to Bellingham.
If you can help promote this great show via posters, flyers, or announcements, please let me know! Cheryl 676-6736
Whatcom Conservation District's
17th Annual Native Plant Sale and Expo
Saturday, March 20, 2010 9am-4pm
Open sale On the campus of Whatcom Community College
The purpose of the WCD’s annual plant sale is to promote the stewardship and conservation of our natural resources. The plants sold at this sale are “conservation grade”, which means they are graded on their ability to survive, not on their ornamental value. Seedling plants are not large (generally between 10” and 24” tall), so your order will fit in the trunk or back seat of our car. We will have bags and packing materials available at the sale, or feel free to bring your own.
Pre-Order deadline
Planting native trees and shrubs can provide many positive benefits to your property and the natural environment such as improved water quality, enhanced fish and wildlife habitat, reduction of wind and soil erosion, cleaner air, reduction of energy costs, and beautification of your property! Additionally, proceeds from the plant sale support the WCD’s conservation education programs
Pre-orders must be received at the WCD office by Friday March 5, 2009
Pre-order pick ups Friday, March 19th 9am-3:30pm on the campus of Whatcom Community College
To learn more: http://www.whatcomcd.org/PlantSale/PlantSale.html
Beach Walk
Whatcom Land Trust
Saturday June 12th, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at Marine Park in Fairhaven
Beach Naturalist help wanted.
The Whatcom Land Trust will be conducting a beach walk on Sat., June 12th. It’s a -2.2 tide at 11:30 am.
The event will kick off their summer environmental education program, the Junior Stewards. (I’ll be handing out booklets and getting people’s email addresses. Other than that, it will just be time to explore the beach at low tide.)
I won’t be coordinating at that time so if you are at all interested, please call Connie Clement at the number below to put yourself on her contact list.
Connie Clement
Whatcom Land Trust: Preserving the Nature of Whatcom County
(360) 650-9470
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Upcoming Events February
Poisoned Waters
Tuesday, February 9th
6:00pm
RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center,
2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham
"Poisoned Waters" is a shocking investigation of America's great waterways with a particular focus on Puget Sound. Learn why the Duamish river is in peril, how the Swinomish removed a dam in the Skagit River delta, and how everyday citizens are fighting for clean water.
North Sound Baykeeper, Wendy Steffensen, will compliment the film with a brief overview of our own local waters and what the Baykeeper program is doing to help them.
Beach Watchers Walkabout
Thursday, February 11
10:00 am
Hovander Homestead Park
5299 Nielson Avenue, Ferndale
Finally! I've been itching to get out and hike in good company for awhile, now. I hope many of you are also inclined!
I propose we meet at the big red barn in Hovander Homestead Park at 10 am and then we can decide whether we want to hike the always wonderful Tenant Lake loop, or if we want to take a slightly longer walk along the Nooksack River Dike trail. The County Parks website says that the Nooksack trail has some flood damage but is passable.
If you haven't joined us for one of these yet, I'll tell you it's a great way to connect with each other, stretch your legs, and enjoy our beautiful trails at the same time.
I hope to see you!
Seakayaking from Mountains to Ocean:
Reflections on Watershed Ecology in the Washington Pacific Northwest
with Dan Baharav
Tuesday, February 23
7:00pm
Village Books
1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham
Presentation Includes Slide Show.
This book explores the watershed and urban ecologies of the Northern Cascades, the Olympic Peninsula, and the Olympic Coast waterways on both sides of Interstate 5, a major artery of industrial-urban growth, as the author sea kayaks the lakes, rivers, estuaries, deltas, bays and inlets coursing into the Puget Sound and into the Pacific Ocean.
Dan Baharav is an avid outdoorsman traveling the Pacific Ocean waterways in his sea kayak. He holds a Ph.D. in Zoology and Ecology and for the last forty years he has held both academic and consulting posts. His focus is on applying contemporary ecological theories to multi-purpose use of natural resources. Currently, he resides in Bellingham.
"Renewal"
a documentary about faith-based communities
and their fight to save the environment
Tuesday, March 9th
6:00pm
RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center,
2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham
According to the producers, " 'Renewal' is the first feature-length documentary film to capture the vitality and diversity of today's religious-environmental activists. From within their Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim traditions, Americans are becoming caretakers of the Earth.
With great courage, these women and men are re-examining what it means to be human and how we live on this planet. Their stories of combating global warming and the devastation of mountaintop removal, of promoting food security, environmental justice, recycling, land preservation, and of teaching love and respect for life on Earth are the heart of this film."
Stay after the film to hear about RE Sources' own be cool program, and learn about how you or your congregation can start combating climate change!
Whatcom Conservation District's
17th Annual Native Plant Sale and Expo
Saturday, March 20, 2010 9am-4pm
Open sale On the campus of Whatcom Community College
The purpose of the WCD’s annual plant sale is to promote the stewardship and conservation of our natural resources. The plants sold at this sale are “conservation grade”, which means they are graded on their ability to survive, not on their ornamental value. Seedling plants are not large (generally between 10” and 24” tall), so your order will fit in the trunk or back seat of our car. We will have bags and packing materials available at the sale, or feel free to bring your own.
Pre-Order deadline
Planting native trees and shrubs can provide many positive benefits to your property and the natural environment such as improved water quality, enhanced fish and wildlife habitat, reduction of wind and soil erosion, cleaner air, reduction of energy costs, and beautification of your property! Additionally, proceeds from the plant sale support the WCD’s conservation education programs
Pre-orders must be received at the WCD office by Friday March 5, 2009
Pre-order pick ups Friday, March 19th 9am-3:30pm on the campus of Whatcom Community College
To learn more: http://www.whatcomcd.org/PlantSale/PlantSale.html
Tuesday, February 9th
6:00pm
RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center,
2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham
"Poisoned Waters" is a shocking investigation of America's great waterways with a particular focus on Puget Sound. Learn why the Duamish river is in peril, how the Swinomish removed a dam in the Skagit River delta, and how everyday citizens are fighting for clean water.
North Sound Baykeeper, Wendy Steffensen, will compliment the film with a brief overview of our own local waters and what the Baykeeper program is doing to help them.
Beach Watchers Walkabout
Thursday, February 11
10:00 am
Hovander Homestead Park
5299 Nielson Avenue, Ferndale
Finally! I've been itching to get out and hike in good company for awhile, now. I hope many of you are also inclined!
I propose we meet at the big red barn in Hovander Homestead Park at 10 am and then we can decide whether we want to hike the always wonderful Tenant Lake loop, or if we want to take a slightly longer walk along the Nooksack River Dike trail. The County Parks website says that the Nooksack trail has some flood damage but is passable.
If you haven't joined us for one of these yet, I'll tell you it's a great way to connect with each other, stretch your legs, and enjoy our beautiful trails at the same time.
I hope to see you!
Seakayaking from Mountains to Ocean:
Reflections on Watershed Ecology in the Washington Pacific Northwest
with Dan Baharav
Tuesday, February 23
7:00pm
Village Books
1200 Eleventh Street, Bellingham
Presentation Includes Slide Show.
This book explores the watershed and urban ecologies of the Northern Cascades, the Olympic Peninsula, and the Olympic Coast waterways on both sides of Interstate 5, a major artery of industrial-urban growth, as the author sea kayaks the lakes, rivers, estuaries, deltas, bays and inlets coursing into the Puget Sound and into the Pacific Ocean.
Dan Baharav is an avid outdoorsman traveling the Pacific Ocean waterways in his sea kayak. He holds a Ph.D. in Zoology and Ecology and for the last forty years he has held both academic and consulting posts. His focus is on applying contemporary ecological theories to multi-purpose use of natural resources. Currently, he resides in Bellingham.
"Renewal"
a documentary about faith-based communities
and their fight to save the environment
Tuesday, March 9th
6:00pm
RE Sources' Sustainable Living Center,
2309 Meridian Street, Bellingham
According to the producers, " 'Renewal' is the first feature-length documentary film to capture the vitality and diversity of today's religious-environmental activists. From within their Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim traditions, Americans are becoming caretakers of the Earth.
With great courage, these women and men are re-examining what it means to be human and how we live on this planet. Their stories of combating global warming and the devastation of mountaintop removal, of promoting food security, environmental justice, recycling, land preservation, and of teaching love and respect for life on Earth are the heart of this film."
Stay after the film to hear about RE Sources' own be cool program, and learn about how you or your congregation can start combating climate change!
Whatcom Conservation District's
17th Annual Native Plant Sale and Expo
Saturday, March 20, 2010 9am-4pm
Open sale On the campus of Whatcom Community College
The purpose of the WCD’s annual plant sale is to promote the stewardship and conservation of our natural resources. The plants sold at this sale are “conservation grade”, which means they are graded on their ability to survive, not on their ornamental value. Seedling plants are not large (generally between 10” and 24” tall), so your order will fit in the trunk or back seat of our car. We will have bags and packing materials available at the sale, or feel free to bring your own.
Pre-Order deadline
Planting native trees and shrubs can provide many positive benefits to your property and the natural environment such as improved water quality, enhanced fish and wildlife habitat, reduction of wind and soil erosion, cleaner air, reduction of energy costs, and beautification of your property! Additionally, proceeds from the plant sale support the WCD’s conservation education programs
Pre-orders must be received at the WCD office by Friday March 5, 2009
Pre-order pick ups Friday, March 19th 9am-3:30pm on the campus of Whatcom Community College
To learn more: http://www.whatcomcd.org/PlantSale/PlantSale.html
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