March 2nd, 8 pm Pier Peer at Boston Harbor Marina

Want to have some fun and mysterious and beautiful creatures?  The next Pier Peer at Boson Harbor Marina is March 2nd, 8 pm.  Peer below the waters of Puget Sound and discover jellyfish, colorful sea slugs, predatory worms and more!  Learn about the animals of Puget Sound and see them like you never have before!  

Please register as we have a limit on how many people can be on the floating dock before we get our feet wet.

 

Please bring your own flashlight (one per person is ideal) and dress for the weather.  Children, 6 and older, must be accompanied by an adult.  Cost is $10/adult and 1 child.   Limit  is 20 people.  

 

If you can participate in March – no worry.  There is a Pier Peer on the first Saturday of each month ALL YEAR!  Sign up available for upcoming 3 months.  Go to Pier Peer tab to register.

February 7th, 7 – 9 pm Scott Steltzner

February 7

Ocean Acidification and Fish: It’s not All about the clams.  Speaker: Scott Steltzner, Fisheries Biologist, Squaxin Island Tribe

Scott Steltzner has been a fisheries biologist with the Squaxin Island Tribe for the past nine years. Research interests include early marine survival of salmonids and assessment of nearshore habitats. He holds a degree in marine biology from San Diego State University.

event will be held at LOTT Water Education (WET) Science Education Center, 500 NE Adams, Olympia.  Free and open to the public.

Presentation begins at 7:00 and will end by 9:00 pm.

Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Join us for South Sound Estuary Association’s (SSEA) for the last speaker in the 2012-2013 “Discovery” Speakers Series.  Speakers focus on intriguing topics that affect the South Sound.

February 2nd, 8 pm Pier Peer at Boston Harbor Marina

Join South Sound Estuary Association at Boson Harbor Marina for Pier Peer night-lighting event on February 2, 8 pm.   Peer below the waters of Puget Sound and discover the lives of mysterious and beautiful creatures.  Jellyfish, colorful sea slugs, predatory worms and more visit us at the underwater lights.  Learn about the animals of Puget Sound and see them like you never have before!  

Clink above on Pier Peer for more information or to sign-up.  Registration is open for 1st Saturday – February, March and April.

January 3 Sustainability in Exile and how it relates to Puget Sound

January 3  ”Discovery Speaker”  Sustainability in Exile and how it  relates to Puget Sound,  Speaker: Jonathan Scherch, Antioch University Dr. Scherch will premier his short film, “Sustainability in Exile” and follow it with a PowerPoint presentation highlighting sustainable practices, from right here in Puget Sound, that are similar to those he observed overseas. Dr. Scherch is very into sustainable agriculture and permaculture design, subjects which he teaches at Antioch University, Seattle. He is also the founder and Executive Director of Pacific Bamboo Resources. Check out at free preview of the film at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKPhda0pu7s LOCATION: Lott WET Science Center, 500 Adams St. NE Olympia.  Doors open at 6:30 pm, presentation begins at 7 pm.  FREE.  Suitable for teens and adults.

 

TONIGHT – Eric Erler, Capitol Land Trust and Lance Winecka

December 6, 2012 7 – 9 pm

See what we have done – Working Together!

Restoration and Conservation Partnership – Lance Winecka, South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group and  Eric Erler, Capitol Land Trust.

LOTT WET Science Center, 500 Adams NE, Olympia.  Doors open at 6:30.

 

Cancelled: December 1, 2012 Pier Peer at Boston Harbor Marina

Due to a family emergency the December 1st Pier Peer is cancelled.

Peer below the waters of Puget Sound and discover the lives of mysterious and beautiful creatures.  Jellyfish, colorful sea slugs, predatory worms and more visit us at the underwater lights.  Learn about the animals of Puget Sound and see them like you never have before! Sign up now for an event.  Click on Pier Peer tab above to register for an upcoming event – December 1, 2012, January 5 or February 2, 2013.  Start time: 8 pm.

December 6, 2012 Discovery Speaker

December 6, 2012 7 – 9 pm

See what we have done! Restoration and Conservation Partnership – Lance Winecka, South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group and  Eric Erler, Capitol Land Trust.

LOTT WET Science Center, 500 Adams NE, Olympia.  Doors open at 6:30.