Where
Coupeville Middle School Performing Arts Center501 S. Main St.
Coupeville, WA 98239
Driving Directions
FERRY INFORMATION
~Reservations required/recommended for Port Townsend-Coupeville Ferry and San Juan Island/Anacortes ferries (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 cindy@orcanetwork.org and we will try to match you up with others coming from your area.
Contact
Cindy HansenOrca Network
360-223-5666
cindy@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!
Make your reservation now!
Please join us afterwards 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 ~
Join us for Ways of Whales 2017 on Whidbey Island!
Don't miss our 2017 Ways of Whales workshop Saturday, January 21st, 2017 
J28 and J54 Photo by Dave Ellifrit
Agenda:
9:00 – 10:00 Sign-In/Registration, Coffee, Displays, Silent Auction
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome to Ways of Whales ~ Susan Berta and Howard Garrett, Orca Network
10:15 – 10:30 Lolita's Patience and Perseverance and her Family's Search for Salmon. Includes Great Salish Sea song and video by Dana Lyons ~Howard Garrett, Orca Network.
10:30 – 11:30 Our Local Gray Whales: New Insights into the “Sounders” Including their Surprising Underwater Behavior from Suction Cup Video Tags ~ John Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective
11:30 – 11:45 BREAK
11:45 – 11:50 Let the River Run Free song and video by Bruce Coughlin, Tiller's Folly
11:50 – 12:45 Resident Salmon in the Salish Sea ~Thomas Quinn, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, U.W.
12:45 – 2:00 LUNCH ~ in the middle school cafeteria. Network, visit displays in lobby and bid on silent auction items.
2:00 – 3:00 A 15 Year Quest to Learn about Orcas and Acoustics in the Salish Sea ~ Val Veirs, Beam Reach/Colorado College
3:00 – 3:15 BREAK – silent auction closes
3:15 – 4:30 Call of the Baby Beluga film and Q&A~ Suzanne Chisholm and Mike Parfit, Mountainside Films
J14 Photo by Katie Jones
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 and SALAD BAR. Vegetarian and Vegan options available. Potato toppings include Chili, Roasted Vegetables, Cheese, and regular or vegan sour cream.
Arrive early to visit educational displays and network while you enjoy coffee and morning snacks.
On Sunday, January 22nd please join us at our Langley Whale Center for Self-Guided tours and to see our new exhibit - Maxine the harbor porpoise skeleton.
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