BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://skagitbeaches.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.29 .29// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:a0f87baf-a690-4d1b-b047-ec879ceb33e1 X-WR-CALNAME:JCal Pro Calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Your online events calendar X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20250309T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20150419T160000UTC-2a1da2@http://skagitbeaches.org/ DTSTAMP:20240329T023642Z CATEGORIES:Partner Events DESCRIPTION:
Several Skagit and Whatcom County organizations are collabor ating to host free volunteer citizen science training in April and May tha t will be taught by expert marine biologists and educators. We will teach you to identify and count beach and intertidal plants and animals found o n our local beaches. You will learn what plants and animals live high up o n the beach and those that live low\, and are usually covered by water. Th is training leads to a great volunteer option for anyone who loves the bea ch and wants to know more about the life found there. A special emphasis i n the training is put on identifying and counting the organisms as part of a citizen science initiative. In addition\, the survey work performs a vi tal function to monitor for invasive species\, and detect changes in the m ake-up of species as conditions of these sites change over time with resto ration projects\, or changes from natural and human influences.
\nAf ter training\, you will be considered a vetted citizen scientist volunteer eligible to collect data in low-tide intertidal surveys with these many g roups. In Skagit County\, we will collect baseline data at the Fidalgo Ba y Aquatic Reserves\, and pre-restoration data for Northwest Straits Founda tion and Skagit Marine Resources Committee at Bowman Bay\, Shannon Point\, and NW March's Point. Surveys are sponsored by the Whatcom &\; Skagit County Marine Resources Committees\, the Cherry Point and Fidalgo Bay Aqua tic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committees\, the Coastal Volunteer Partner ship at Padilla Bay\, and the Northwest Straits Foundation. Training will be conducted by RE Sources' North Sound Baykeeper program\, with assistanc e from volunteer experts and our partners listed above.
\nWe ask any one who is new to this work to attend both the classroom &\; field trai ning sessions to be considered eligible to help with the surveys. We stron gly encourage all veteran monitors to attend both sessions as changes have been made to the sampling protocol since last year. Minors over age 14 a re welcome to participate so long as a guardian is present. Training is fr ee to all!
\nTo register for Skagit County Training\, please contact Catherine Buchalski at 360-428-1559 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
\nTraining Dates for Skagit County:
\nCla
ssroom Session- Sunday April 19\, 9am-3pm at the Fidalgo Bay Resort\, 4701
Fidalgo Bay Rd\, Anacortes.
Field training Sunday May 17\, 9 am-12 P
M at Sunset Beach\, Washington Park\, Anacortes
Survey Dates for S kagit County:
\nFidalgo Bay: May 18\, May 20\, July 31 and August 1<
br />Bowman Bay: June 17
Shannon Point: July 1
Northwest March's
Point: July 29
Several Skagit and Whatcom County organizat ions are collaborating to host free volunteer citizen science training in April and May that will be taught by expert marine biologists and educator s. We will teach you to identify and count beach and intertidal plants an d animals found on our local beaches. You will learn what plants and anima ls live high up on the beach and those that live low\, and are usually cov ered by water. This training leads to a great volunteer option for anyone who loves the beach and wants to know more about the life found there. A s pecial emphasis in the training is put on identifying and counting the org anisms as part of a citizen science initiative. In addition\, the survey w ork performs a vital function to monitor for invasive species\, and detect changes in the make-up of species as conditions of these sites change ove r time with restoration projects\, or changes from natural and human influ ences.
\nAfter training\, you will be considered a vetted citizen sc ientist volunteer eligible to collect data in low-tide intertidal surveys with these many groups. In Skagit County\, we will collect baseline data at the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserves\, and pre-restoration data for Northwe st Straits Foundation and Skagit Marine Resources Committee at Bowman Bay\ , Shannon Point\, and NW March's Point. Surveys are sponsored by the Whatc om &\; Skagit County Marine Resources Committees\, the Cherry Point and Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committees\, the Coastal Volunteer Partnership at Padilla Bay\, and the Northwest Straits Foundatio n. Training will be conducted by RE Sources' North Sound Baykeeper program \, with assistance from volunteer experts and our partners listed above. p>\n
We ask anyone who is new to this work to attend both the classroom &\; field training sessions to be considered eligible to help with the surveys. We strongly encourage all veteran monitors to attend both session s as changes have been made to the sampling protocol since last year. Min ors over age 14 are welcome to participate so long as a guardian is presen t. Training is free to all!
\nTo register for Skagit County Training \, please contact Catherine Buchalski at 360-428-1559 or e-mail This email address is being protect ed from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
\nTraining Dates for Skagit Co unty:
\nClassroom Session- Sunday April 19\, 9am-3pm at the Fidalgo
Bay Resort\, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Rd\, Anacortes.
Field training Sunday M
ay 17\, 9 am-12 PM at Sunset Beach\, Washington Park\, Anacortes
S urvey Dates for Skagit County:
\nFidalgo Bay: May 18\, May 20\, July
31 and August 1
Bowman Bay: June 17
Shannon Point: July 1
Northwest March's Point: July 29