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When

Saturday January 24, 2015           9:30 AM to 4:30 PM PST
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Where

Coupeville Middle School Performing Arts Center 
501 S. Main St.
Coupeville, WA 98239
 

 
Driving Directions 

FERRY INFORMATION

 ~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.

Contact

Susan Berta and Howard Garrett 
Orca Network 
360-331-3543 
info@orcanetwork.org 
 

     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!

Captain Whidbey Inn Logo  Make your reservation now!

        Visit Orca Network's           Langley Whale Center Gift Shop at Ways of Whales, or on the web here, for gifts, books, DVDs & more!

Fused Glass & copper wire Whale Fluke by Sandra Dubpernell

or visit our Gift Shop at the
        Langley Whale Center 
         open Thursday 
 - Sunday 11 am - 5 pm

Lost Whale book...ver scaled

Thanks for Supporting Orca Network     and helping us help the whales ~ 

    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.  
      CLICK HERE for more information 
    

 

Join us for Ways of Whales 2015 on Whidbey Island!

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

Click here to Register!

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