~Reservations required for Port Townsend-Coupeville Ferry (though they reserve some space for non-reserved cars).
~Mukilteo ferry runs every 30 minutes, but allow extra time in case of a line. Use "ferry cams" to check on wait lines at the link below. ~Whidbey Island is also connected to the mainland via the Deception Pass Bridge at the north end of the Island.
~ For ferry schedules & information, visit the WA State Ferries website here.
Sadly Island Transit has CANCELLED SATURDAY BUS SERVICE on Whidbey Island.
If you are interested in car-pooling, please send an email to info@orcanetwork.org and we will try to match you up with others coming from your area.
THANK YOU to our SPONSOR the Captain Whidbey Inn
Coming from off-island? Book a room at the historic Captain Whidbey Inn on Penn Cove and get 15% off when you mention you are attending Ways of Whales!
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Join Orca Network's 2015 trip to San Ignacio Lagoon March 3 - 7th!
Join our annual five-day Expedition to Baja to visit the Gray Whales of San Ignacio Lagoon.
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Don't miss our 2015 Ways of Whales workshop, Saturday January 24th, 2015 Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries and Vancouver Aquarium
Workshop Schedule:
9 - 10 am: Registration, Educational Displays, Coffee & Snacks
10 am - 10:15 am: Introduction, Welcome - Howard Garrett & Susan Berta, Orca Network The Great Salish Sea song, Dana Lyons
10:15 - 11 am: Lolita/Blackfish/Salmon updates - Howard Garrett, Orca Network Southern Resident Community Update - Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research
11 - 11:15 am: BREAK
11:15 am - 12:15 pm: Size matters: using photogrammetry to monitor length, growth and body condition for conservation of Resident killer whales - John Durban, NOAA Fisheries
12:15 - 1:30pm: LUNCH - in Cafeteria for those who pre-ordered, or bring sack lunch
1:30 - 1:40 pm: Introduction of non-profit organizations in attendance
1:40 - 2:40 pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins of the Salish Sea - Erin Ashe
2:40 - 3 pm: BREAK - last chance to bid on Auction Items and visit displays!
3 - 4:30 pm: New insights into the abundance and movements of the larger baleen whales (blue, humpback and our local gray whales) off the US West Coast and potential human threats - John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective
Registration fee: $35, or $25 senior/student Optional lunch: $10 or bring a sack lunch and join us in the cafeteria SORRY - LUNCH is SOLD OUT! We will have a wait list at the registration table, to take names in case there are extra lunches on Saturday that become available.
Arrive early to visit educational displays and network while you enjoy coffee and morning snacks. TEACHERS: Up to 7.5 Clock Hours available on site for this workshop through Heritage Institute instructor Chris Cunningham!
FRAGILE WATERS Documentary Fundraiser/Social Event!
SORRY - SOLD OUT!
Learn more about Fragile Waters here ~
At the Nordic Lodge, 63 Jacobs Rd, just south of Coupeville, from 5 - 8 pm
and on Sunday, January 25th - Self-Guided tours of our Langley Whale Center! 117 Anthes, (2nd and Anthes), Langley Open Thursday - Sunday 11am-5pm