Submitted by The Whale Museum

Join The Whale Museum for two special programs in April: the “Gear Up” workshop for marine naturalists on April 21 followed by an Earth Day workshop in partnership with the National Park Service on April 22.

On Saturday, April 21, the “Gear Up” workshop will be held at the San Juan Island Grange in Friday Harbor from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. for registration. Invited presenters include: Ken Balcomb (founder/principal investigator of Center for Whale Research) on the state of Southern resident killer whale recovery; Stephanie Solien (vice chair of the Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council and co-chair of Orca Recovery Task) on Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee’s Executive Order 18-02: Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery and Task Force; Russ Mullins (Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife) on enforcement in the Salish Sea; and, Dennis McLerran (rormer EPA region 10 administrator) on policy issues and impacts on salmon recovery. A no-host reception will follow the workshop on Saturday evening at Mike’s Cafe & Wine Bar.

On Sunday, April 22, the Earth Day workshop will be held in partnership with the National Park Service at the San Juan Island Grange and at American Camp. Topics include: a workshop in interpretation, NPS style; a facilitated session on ideas and design of the new American Camp Interpretative Center; a guided walk-through of proposed educational look-outs at American Camp; and a hands-on “Earth Day” give back to American Camp. This day ends with a hosted social hour at South Beach.

For each day, the registration fee is $35 for non-members; $25 for TWM or SSAMN members. Lunch can be pre-ordered for an additional $10 per day. For more information or to register for either or both these events, members visit whalemuseum.org/products/gear-up-members and non-members visit whalemuseum.org/products/gear-up-non-members or call 360-378-4710 ext. 30.