~Reservations required/recommended for Port Townsend-Coupeville Ferry and San Juan Island/Anacortes ferries (though they reserve some space for non-reserved cars). NOTE: There are tidal cancellations on the Coupeville to Port Townsend Ferry for the 7:30 PM and 9:10 PM ferries, BUT there IS A 9:15 PM ferry added to the schedule. RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED!
~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!
JOIN US AFTER THE WORKSHOP at the CAPTAIN WHIDBEY Lounge for a post-workshop no-host social time, drinks and eats
Visit Orca Network's Langley Whale Center Gift Shop at Ways of Whales, or on the web here, for gifts, books, DVDs & more!
And Available NOW - FRAGILE WATERS DVDs!
Buy your copy at the Ways of Whales workshop, or from our Orca Network/Whale Center webshop.
Thanks for Supporting Orca Network and helping us help the whales ~
Don't miss our 2016 Ways of Whales workshop Saturday, January 23rd, 2016
Photo by Jill Hein, Orca Network
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE WORKSHOP ~ but we have room for a limited number of Walk-in Registrants; AND the event is being LIVE-STREAMED, by going to this link.
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/Tokitae Campaign and Legal Update, Howard Garrett, Orca Network
11 - 11:15 am: BREAK - Visit displays, bid on silent auction
11:15 - 12:05 pm: Not so Transient after all - Transient Killer Whale Use of the Salish Sea, Juliana Houghton, Emerging Leaders in Science & Society
12:05 - 1:20 pm: LUNCH - in School Commons, Networking, Visit displays, Silent Auction
1:20 - 1:30 pm: Meet the people who work on behalf of the Salish Sea! Intro of nonprofits
1:30 - 2:30 pm: North Pacific Humpback Whales - Past, Present & Future, Fred Sharpe, Ph.D, Alaska Whale Foundation
2:30 - 2:50 pm: Humpback Whales of the Salish Sea - Cascadia Research Update, John Calamokidis, Cascadia Research
2:50 - 3:10 pm: BREAK - Last chance to visit displays, bid on Silent Auction
3:10 - 4 pm: Center for Whale Research: 40 Years of Research, and Things to Come, Dr. Deborah Giles, Center for Whale Research
4 - 4:30 pm: Treaty Talks: Paddling up the Columbia River for People and Salmon
Photo by Jill Hein, Orca Network
Registration fee: $35, or $25 senior/student Optional lunch: $10 (or bring a sack lunch and join us in the cafeteria)
LUNCH is a BAKED POTATO BAR, with Chili topping (regular); or Roated Veggie topping (with or without cheese, for Vegetarian and Vegan option), salad, and lemonade.
Arrive early to visit educational displays and network while you enjoy coffee and morning snacks.
A no-host post-workshop gathering will be held at the Captain Whidbey Inn Lounge beginning at ~5 pm. Join us for drinks and eats and networking, while discussing what we learned from the workshop.
TEACHERS: Up to 7.5 Clock Hours available on site for this workshop through Heritage Institute instructor Chris Cunningham!
and on Sunday, January 24th join us at our Langley Whale Center for Self-Guided tours and a special encore presentation on Humpback whales by Fred Sharpe at 4 pm
115 Anthes, Langley, Whidbey Island, WA Open 11 am - 5 pm, Thursday through Sunday
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We look forward to seeing you at the workshop -
Please check back for updated information, and contact Orca Network with any questions at info@orcanetwork.org or 360-331-3543