Transient killer whales are important apex predators in marine ecosystems along the outer coast and offshore waters of Oregon and California. These migratory mammals travel vast distances and hunt in small coordinated pods. Josh McInnes is a marine mammal scientist and graduate student at the University of British Columbia's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Marine Mammal […]
Jointly offered by the Sound Water Stewards and the Marine Resource Committee. You must register by contacting education@soundwaterstewards.org
Please join us for this important and fascinating talk by Stephanie Raymond from the Orca Network to learn how we can all help protect our treasured whales in the local waters.. In conjunction with Earth & Ocean Month, the South Whidbey Yacht Club's meeting will be open to non-members via Zoom. “Whale Safe Boating in […]
Come onboard with a whale watching guide to learn about marine mammals on your way to this festival in Langley. There is limited room on the bus so you must RSVP by phone at 360-678-9536 or email travel@islandtransit.org. Bus departs Oak Harbor at 9:45 and returns at 4:30. What to bring: Dress for the […]
The Marine Resources Committee and Sound Water Stewards are hosting a cinematic event together with the Clyde Theater & Sealife Productions to highlight our efforts to enjoy and preserve the natural beauty around our island and the Salish Sea. The event will feature a 40 minute video commissioned by the Marine Resources Committee of island […]
This will be a casual beach clean up event; participants will need to bring their own gloves, grabber, and trash bags. Let's take pride in our local park and work together to help clean it up for the community to better enjoy. The members of WISP: Whidbey Island Sirens Pod will be present and participating. […]
Sound Water Stewards in cooperation with the State Parks. Register by emailing centralwhidbeyinterpretation@parks.wa.gov
Welcome the Whales is an annual event to honor and celebrate the arrival of a special group of gray whales known as the “Sounders”. These whales represent almost 20 animals, part of the Eastern Pacific gray whale population. During their northern migration from Baja California, they break off the migration route to feed on ghost […]
Meet the richly-varied, beautiful and useful seaweeds of Whidbey's western shores. Sound Water Stewards Beach Guides, Jeanie and PaulBen McElwain, will introduce the most populous, frequently-found, and spectacular of Whidbey's many seaweeds. At Libbey Beach Park, at the end of Libbey Road off Hwy 20 north of Coupeville. Dress for weather, including sturdy water resistant […]
Join Orca Network's Cindy Hansen as we learn about the biology and status of Gray Whales, and about a small local group known as the Sounders, who have found a food source in North Puget Sound that may be saving their lives. Cindy Hansen is the Education and Advocacy Coordinator for Orca Network, and was a naturalist/guide at […]
Please join us for our annual Welcome the Whales Festival and Parade and help us welcome the gray whales to Puget Sound! Each year, a small group of gray whales, affectionately known as The Sounders, detours from their main migration and returns to Puget Sound to feed on ghost shrimp. Our 2024 Welcome the Whales […]
Please join us for our annual Welcome the Whales Festival and Parade and help us welcome the gray whales to Puget Sound! Each year, a small group of gray whales, affectionately known as The Sounders, detours from their main migration and returns to Puget Sound to feed on ghost shrimp. Our 2024 Welcome the Whales […]
Whidbey Watershed Stewards invites you to a talk by Perry Lovelace to discuss what we know and don't know about groundwater on Whidbey Island. A 3D groundwater model will be available to show water movement through aquifers.
Whidbey Island enjoys a rich maritime history dating back to the colonization of the island in the 1700s. Learn about some of this history through the story of the Suva, a 68ft two-masted wooden boat that was designed to sail in the Salish Sea and has been anchored in Penn Cove since 1925. Captain Gene […]
What can you create with seaweed foraged from your beach walks? Learn tips for pressing and ideas for crafting with seaweed. Then, join Langley Library staff member Karen Achabal as she helps us create our own spice mix with seaweed as the base.
As seas rise and rainfall patterns change, will there be enough drinking water to support our current needs and accommodate future growth? Sea level rise projections are estimating around two feet of sea level rise by 2050, making a flood like that in December 2022 a regular occurrence, placing some of our shoreline communities underwater […]
