The Feiro Marine Life Center is offering the 7th program in its 2010 Marine Science series. Here's the full announcement:FEIRO MARINE LIFE CENTER ANNOUNCES 9/25 PRESENTATION - 7th IN ITS 2010 MARINE SCIENCE SERIES
At 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2010
At the Feiro Marine Life Center (FMLC) located on the Port Angeles City Pier (Lincoln and Railroad)
Speaker: Barbara Blackie, Peninsula College Instructor, who works seasonally on the coast as a biologist for Olympic National Park, has just returned from the World Seabird Conference, and
Presents: "Location, Location, Location" - Seabirds and prime ocean real estate, our Washington Coast.
Barbara's talk will cover the marine birds choosing our wild Olympic Coast because of the fantastic breeding and feeding opportunities found here. From charismatic auklets and puffins to graceful gliding albatrosses and shearwaters, seabirds have unique ways of thriving in extreme environs. Barbara's presentation on the natural history of coastal marine birds will highlight the life strategies of regional birds. She will also discuss some of the findings from at-sea surveys conducted through the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and review what is known about the 2009 seabird mortality event.
FMLC is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting marine conservation and education. A $5 donation is suggested but not required. To assure seating/set-up for this presentation, an RSVP is requested to reserve your space(s).
To reserve/ or for more information, please call (360) 417-6254.
Do RSVP if you are going to attend. They'll move to a larger space if they know a lot of people are planning to be there.
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