Don't forget this Wednesday at 430pm PDT (Pacific time) we have a great free webinar for you about monitoring Orca health with Dr. Holly Fearnbach of @sr3sealife.bsky.social and Dr. Deborah Giles of @seadocsociety.bsky.social! Register today!

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Don't forget this Wednesday at 430pm PDT (Pacific time) we have a great free webinar for you about monitoring Orca health with Dr. Holly Fearnbach of @sr3sealife.bsky.social and Dr. Deborah Giles of @seadocsociety.bsky.social! Register today!

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Salish Sea Institute Associate Director Dr. Cindy Elliser will be giving a talk at the Edmonds Waterfront Center tonight! Join us for an exciting look into the secret lives of harbor porpoises!

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Nice choices!! Here's one vote for C.

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”

Farewell to Jane Goodall 🌿 A pioneering scientist whose groundbreaking work with primates transformed how we understand ourselves. She showed how research and advocacy can unite, inspiring generations.

Salish Sea Institute Associate Director Dr. Cindy Elliser will be giving a talk at the Edmonds Waterfront Center next week, join us for an exciting look into the secret lives of harbor porpoises!
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Free screenings of these award winning films in Blaine and Bellingham this Thurs Sept 25. Meet film maker @jessicaplumb.bsky.social

Collaboration across borders needed to protect whales, WWU report says | Cascadia Daily News New report prompts conversations about how to create Salish Sea-wide protections

Check out this great article about the Salish Sea Institute's recent Emerging Issues publication!

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9/15 Bear-grass, dead orca calf, BC old-growth war, tufted puffin, Bill McKibben, wildfire smoke, Climate Working Group, Hispanic Heritage Month, nautical history, democracy watch Bear-grass [Barbara Mumblo]   Bear-grass Xerophyllum tenax Bear-grass is in the Liliaceae (lily family) which contains 478 species in ...

Here's your Monday Salish Sea News and Weather: Bear-grass, dead orca calf, BC old-growth war, tufted puffin, Bill McKibben, wildfire smoke, Climate Working Group, Hispanic Heritage Month, nautical history, democracy watch salishseanews.blogspot.com/2025/09/915-...

Flier for Shared Waters of the Salish Sea event showing information and small images of the three films that will be screened.

Whatcom Community College Pavilion Room 201
September 25th 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Join as the Salish Sea Institute screens Jessica Plumb's newest films. We will be showing Call of the Orcas, Managed To Extinction and Shared Waters Shared Crisis, followed by a conversation with the Filmmaker Jessica Plumb.

First nation leads effort to monitor orca-threatening ship noise The Snuneywuxw First Nation on Vancouver Island's Quiet Vessel Initiative aims to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales by collecting acoustic data in a five-kilometre stretch regularly c...

Dr. Andrew Trites, a marine mammal expert and professor at UBC, points out that the biggest contributors to underwater noise are BC Ferries and recreational vessels. @ubcoceans.bsky.social

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Another chance: catch the films Sept 25 - 3 pm at Blaine Library and 5 pm at Whatcom Community College with Jessica Plumb in the house!

Shared Waters of the Salish Sea Q&A TO FOLLOW THE FILMS Join us for a screening of three short documentary films from Original Pursuit and Plumb Productions, about two iconic, threatened species of the Pacific Northwest: the Sou...

If you're in Bellingham, WA this Sunday, Aug 31, this film screening and panel discussion is well worth checking out #SalishSea @jessicaplumb.bsky.social @raincoast.org @sierraclub.org
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Nice work @raincoast.org So important to identify common ground and change the narrative.

Executive Director, Puget Sound Partnership (PSP) Please Note: The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates’ qualifications within the starting salary range of $110,928 - $185,190 annually.  Our physical offices are...

Our colleagues at the Puget Sound Partnership (PSP) are hiring a new Executive Director! A great job with a great team, check it out and help shape the policies, investments, and partnerships that drive real progress for Puget Sound recovery.

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Events Environment. Justice. Culture. Wild salmon to AI. Indigenous food systems to social justice reporting. Join thoughtful, trusted voices as they share insights shaped by years of experience.

Long-time Seattle Times environmental reporter and amazing writer Lynda Mapes will be in Bellingham, WA on Sept 9th, 6-8 pm. Info here: salish-current.org/events/

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Bringing excellent artwork to important science conversations is a favorite combination of ours. Many thanks to artbydi.ca/artwork/ for her generous contributions to our Emerging Issues series. Download the latest paper at our website salishsea.wwu.edu

New publication: Whales Without Borders: Aligning Environmental Policies to Enhance Whale Conservation in the Salish Sea by Salish Sea Institute Fellow, Chloe V. Robinson who is the Advisor and Technical Lead for the Whales Initiative at Ocean Wise. Free download:

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Citizen scientists advocate for Salish Sea whales Ship strikes pose significant risk to humpback homecoming

Community science can influence policy makers #SalishSea www.timescolonist.com/animal-stori...

Join us on online Wed, June 11 at 4pm!
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The cross-border region connecting BC and WA has benefited from strong relationships of trust and cooperation. This webinar will discuss how increased tensions are impacting these connections and the efforts to overcome them.

Please join us Tuesday June 10th at 5:30pm for a special Orca Month webinar. We will be talking with killer whale experts from both Canada and the US about the current research being conducted and collaborations that are happening in the Salish Sea.

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Is this the time of monsters — or miracles? Headlines warn of a world in collapse, but solutions journalist Angus Hervey finds the overlooked triumphs that never make the news — from the rollout of malaria vaccines to the recovery of sea turtle...

things aren't as bad as you think, here's evidence. well worth the 10 minutes to watch. www.ted.com/talks/angus_...

do you love the ocean? listen and learn from Dr Drew Harvell today at 4-5 pm. She's awesome. New book is called Ocean Menagerie. foundation.wwu.edu/event/oceans...

We're delighted to welcome Dr Drew Harvell for a seminar and book signing event at WWU. Her new book is Ocean Menagerie. Attend in person or on zoom. Free registration here: foundation.wwu.edu/event/oceans...

It's so important to learn about the climate action work happening around the globe.

Thrilled to have Elin Kelsey join Ginny Broadhurst to moderate a webinar on Hope for the Salish Sea May 21 at noon. Free registration. Speakers include Briony Penn, Ray Harris, Rachel Aronson, Jodie Toft.
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Spend your lunch break with us tomorrow! #SalishSea foundation.wwu.edu/event/succes...

Harbor porpoise subpopulation may be forming in Burrows Pass Harbor porpoises are finding food and low risk in Burrows Pass, off northwest Fidalgo Island.

Great story about #SalishSea porpoises in Salish Current featuring our Assoc Director Cindy Elliser's work with Pacific Mammal Research salish-current.org/2025/04/28/h...

Don't forget about this great webinar happening this Wednesday at 12pm-130pm!

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