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What's happening to our endangered Southern Resident Orcas? Get the scoop from this CBC 4 part podcast.
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/375-killers-j-pod-on-the-brink
Killers: J pod on the brink | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
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Host Gloria Macarenko delves into our fraught love affair with the iconic and endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales who have become political poster children for climate change. What’s killing J ...Join us Sept 21 to collect and catalog trash for the International Coastal Cleanup: envsciencecenter.org/international-coastal-cleanup/
Our application deadline for our 2019 Salmon Heroes naturalist position is coming up this Monday, August 19th! Know anyone who loves sharing about our incredible watersheds with others? Please encourage them to apply!
For more info and to apply, please visit our Jobs Page
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There is no “trash island”, he says, but rather an “underwater smog of microplastic” -Learn more about the startling findings of Ben Lecomte and his crew:
Paddling in plastic: meet the man swimming the Pacific garbage patch
theguardian.com
Ben Lecomte is making a trans-Pacific journey to better understand how plastics pollution is affecting our oceansThe teens had a fantastic time at Teen Wheel Week. Head on over to the Moshier Community Art Center page to see all the photos!
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Dow Constantine, King County Executive
It's fun to make it rain—on a model town, using a spray bottle, to demonstrate how runoff works, that is.Learn more about how students are spending their summer learning about STREAM—which stands for science, technology, recreation, environment, art, and math.
This week our students in the ESC science camp with the Renton STREAM Team program got to show King County Executive Dow Constantine how to use an Enviroscape. I think he found their insightful comments on the importance of protecting our waterways very impressive. There is hope that the next generation will find solutions to our many challenging environmental issues.
Students are showing off their temporary sockeye salmon tattoos over the Envirascape!
Something to Zeek out about!!!
Zeeks is first pizza chain in country to ditch plastic drink bottles
king5.com
They're switching from plastic drink bottles to boxes of water and cans of soda.Can you spot more than 3 marine animals? Find out more about them on our free beach walks or Beach Naturalist trainings: 8/2 & 8/3 www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4251469
Want to know what leaves holes in shells, and why? Want to share these fun finds with others? Sign up for our free Beach Naturalist training 8/2 & 8/3! www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4251469