Restoring the Salish Sea: What's working? What's not? What you can do to help!
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- Feb 19, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
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- Instructor
- Joe Gaydos
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The Salish Sea is one of the world’s most magnificent inland seas. Shared by Washington State, British Columbia and dozens of independent Tribes and First Nations, this 17,000 square kilometer ecosystem holds wonders beyond imagination.
Some of the world’s greatest animals call this place home: the world’s largest oceanic predator, largest burying clam, largest octopus, largest chiton, tallest anemone, and so much more.
It shapes our local climate, puts food on our table, and is a billion-dollar driver of our regional economy.
Unfortunately, humans have been systematically altering this place for hundreds of years. Getting people to know and connect to the Salish Sea are critical first steps towards protecting it.
For this Online Class, we're thrilled to host Joe Gaydos, the Science Director for the SeaDoc Society, a marine conservation program of the UC Davis Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center. Joe is a bestselling author, a popular and entertaining public speaker, and a sought-after expert voice on wildlife health issues who has advised policymakers from Washington State to Washington D.C. As a world-traveling wildlife veterinarian, surgeon and research scientist, Joe has studied and cared for animals ranging from bush babies to killer whales. He’s published more than 50 peer-reviewed science papers and co-written the Nautilus Gold Award-winning The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest and Explore the Salish Sea. For the last two decades, Joe has been working on wildlife and ecosystem conservation in the Pacific Northwest.
Come learn the secrets of this magical place with an Orcas Island local who knows it intimately. Be inspired and feel hopeful by hearing about local restoration success stories. And maybe most important, learn what you can do to be a part of taking care of one of the greatest places on earth!