Washington CoastSavers is hosting the Washington Coastal Cleanup. Volunteers choose a beach and pick up marine debris along the beachline. Register with large groups or just you! Pick your favorite beach to help cleanup and find out more information here. Last fall, the International Coastal Cleanup effort had 1,100 volunteers cleaning beaches from Cape Disappointment... Read more »
The second annual River & Ocean Film Festival celebrates the freshwater and marine environments of the west end of the Olympic Peninsula. Short films from the Olympic Penensula and beyond will highlight the beauty and opportunity of this region, as well as somme of the issues faced by its marine and freshwater habitats and the... Read more »
Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee addresses local marine issues, recommends remedial actions to local, state, tribal, and federal authorities, and builds local awareness of the issues related to marine resources. Priorities include developing a citizen science monitoring program to study seals and sea lions in the Lower Columbia River Estuary, supporting local high school field... Read more »
Visit Washington State Parks for free! The Discover Pass is not required to visit state parks on free days. The State Parks free days for 2015 are: January 1- New Year's Day January 18 and 19- Martin Luther King Day March 19- Washington State Parks' 102nd Birthday April 4- Saturday Free Day April 22- Earth... Read more »
The Grays Harbor County Marine Resources Committee's mission is to address local marine issues, recommend remedial actions to local, state, and federal authorities, build local awareness of the issues and support for remedies consistent with the Benchmarks of Performance as adopted by the Coastal MRC Work Group. For more information visit the MRC program website,... Read more »
The Surfrider Foundations' Washington Policy Manager, Gus Gates, will present the results of the Surfrider and Point 97 project to collect a baseline characterization of coastal and ocean recreational use patterns. The recreational use survey polled coastal and ocean recreation users to summarize the intensity of specific recreational activities along the Washington coast. The results... Read more »
The Pacific County Marine Resources Committee serves as a steward for the marine and estuarine resources in Pacific County by facilitating science-based policies, research, and education that enhances the sustainability of the economy and ecology of the community. The stakeholder committee includes representatives from commercial fishing, conservation, science, aquaculture, recreation, economics, ports, state, federal, local,... Read more »
Join the annual Pacific County Marine Resources Committee Science Conference and seafood feast. The agenda includes speakers from the Governor's Shellfish Initiative, the University of Washington, a panel on Pacific County's natural resources values, and a wide variety of topics. Dinner is provided by the seafood industry and is catered by The Cove Restaurant and... Read more »
Wahkiakum County Marine Resources Committee addresses local marine issues, recommends remedial actions to local, state, tribal, and federal authorities, and builds local awareness of the issues related to marine resources. Priorities include developing a citizen science monitoring program to study seals and sea lions in the Lower Columbia River Estuary, supporting local high school field... Read more »
North Pacific Coast Marine Resource Committee is an advisory committee for marine issues on Washington State's outer coast communities of Clallam and Jefferson Counties that stretches from Cape Flattery in the north, to the mouth of the Queets River in the south. The stakeholder committee includes representatives from Jefferson and Clallam Counties, the City of... Read more »
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