Brown Bear cub eating barnacles off a rock at low tide. Photo courtesy of Jim Braswell
Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall
From the SeaDoc Society
The largest octopus. The biggest barnacle. The most enormous anemone.
Our backyard is home to some of the most extraordinary creatures on the planet. The Salish Sea’s unique combination of geology and hydrology makes it one of the most biologically diverse and productive inland seas.
Come hear about some of the biggest, longest lived and most unusual animals in the Salish Sea when Joe Gaydos, wildlife veterinarian and chief scientist of the SeaDoc Society, speaks on the web of life in our coastal ecosystem. In this entertaining presentation you’ll also hear about the unexpected connections between land and sea that Joe Gaydos and collaborators uncovered in their recent landmark compilation of all the birds and mammals of the Salish Sea.
You’ll never look out over the water the same way again.
The Marine Science Lecture Series, presented by program partners The SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila, will feature “Bears to Barnacles: Incredible Animals of the Salish Sea” by Joe Gaydos, Chief Scientist of the SeaDoc Society. The talk will be at the Eastsound Fire Hall Community Room on Orcas Island.
If you’ve seen Joe talk before, you know he’s both well-informed and funny. Joe’s busy schedule keeps him from speaking on Orcas often, so don’t miss this chance to see him.
Joe Gaydos is chief scientist for the SeaDoc Society. He serves as chair of the science panel of the Puget Sound Partnership, the Washington State agency charged with restoring Puget Sound.
About the Marine Science Lecture Series: The 2011/12 Marine Science Lecture Series is designed to inspire the general public and to highlight the amazing fish and wildlife of our region. Lectures are free.
The Lecture Series has been made possible through generous sponsorship by Tom Averna (Deer Harbor Charters), Barbara Brown, Denise and Dan Wilk (Eclipse Charters), Audrey and Dean Stupke and West Sound Marina. For more information visit https://www.seadocsociety.org.
