A Successful Fidalgo Shoreline Academy

The success of our second annual Fidalgo Shoreline Academy can  truly be measured by the number of positive comments on the evaluation forms.  The keynote speaker, University of Washington's Ron Lindsay, spoke to a full house on the problems of “The Changing Arctic” and how these dramatic changes effects lower latitudes.  He captured the audience’s interest for over an hour! 

All of the classes offered were well attended from “A Whale Called Orca” to “The Mysterious Invertebrates”, “Walking on Fish Eggs” to “Native Travel, the Canoe!” The three classes that captured a great amount of interest were Doug Mckeever’s class on “The Eruptive history and Hazards of Mt. Baker”, Dr. Jude Apple’s “Water Quality in the Salish Sea: Current and Future Challenges” and John Bower’s “Marine Bird Declines in the Salish Sea”.   

Several teachers took advantage of the Clock Hours offered this year and we hope more teachers will participate next year. Friends of Skagit Beaches aims to inspire community members to protect the Salish Sea in the years to come.