• Sound Waters University with the theme, "Hope in Action" needs volunteers for the Feb 5-6 virtual event with field trips
• Mussel Watch - Mussel Bagging for Research - at Penn Cove, October dates to be finalized, we need a total of at least 36 daytime shifts to be filled
• Sound Toxins reports on Alexandrium found in Camano Waters, Saratoga Passage
• Oct. 11, Teri King of UW SeaGrant speaks shellfish die-off after the June record heatwave - at our monthly meeting 
• Volunteer sought to repair quadrat equipment on Whidbey
• Forms to track your hours (yourself)'
• Naturalist Corner - essay and photo by Joan Green, Class of 2021

• Sound Waters University 2022, "Hope in Action" seeks volunteers 
• Mussel Bagging Dates Set: Oct 18-21 (tentatively), 36 Stewards needed over 4 days
• Sept 13 Meeting features Mariko Langness from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Kes Tautvydas (SWS Lead for Mussel bagging and Monitoring) describing the Mussel Bagging and Monitoring project
• Oct 11 Meeting features Teri King of WA SeaGrant on the shellfish die-off resulting from the June extreme heatwave
• Sound Toxins posts schedule and invites you to zoom
• Stewardship Committee - Sept beach cleanups
  • • Sep 4 at Keystone East, 8:30 am to 10:30 am
    • Sep 17 at Barnum Point Preserve,  9 to 11 am
• New Guidelines and Best Practices for volunteering "in the field"
• Dog Walk anyone? 
• Naturalist Corner: Foglight on Wiley Slough, A Poem
• In Memoriam: Dan Pedersen

• Intertidal Zones, 1-4, Stacey's first-hand stories of visiting rocky beaches in Island County
• Intertidal Monitoring - lecture to SWS by Jason Toft of University of Washington and reports and pictures from the 2021 season
• Naturalist Corner: Robins
• Readiness to Learn Marine Camp
• Catch More Crab
• Bull Kelp Surveys and other Community Science Projects
• Stewardship Committee Suggestion: Home Composting
• August 9 Meeting Speaker: Jill Hein on Orcas of the Salish Sea
• Pictures of the SWS Summer Picnic

• new volunteer needs and opportunities
• new social events
• minus-tide beach story and pictures
• recording of Erin Glass on Humpback Whales of the Salish Sea which is now a public vimeo you can share  

• "What's In The Water Today" (educational event) on May 19 at 4 pm
• new Rain Shadows Explorers educational video on Seeweeds
• June 14 Meeting presents Erin Gless on Humpback Whales of the Salish Sea: Past, Present and Future
• SWS Summer Picnic: Save the Date: July 18 at Camano Island State Park, 12 pm noon
• Volunteer Opportunities
  • Interpretation 101 on May 26 at 10 am
  • Digging for Dinner - 6 dates across June and July
  • Trap Invasive Giant Hornets that are a threat to local bees, local bees are essential pollinators
  • Intertidal Monitoring
• new video on Fort Casey historical powerhouse
• PSE donates $1000 to SWS - thank you

• New gray whale video
• Volunteers needed for bluff study, intertidal monitoring, beach cleanups, eco-challenge
• April 12 meeting announcement: speaker Dr Ian Miller on Sea Level Rise in Island County
• Background Check Authorization Form
• Slack Training, technology training options
• Rhizome Collective hired to make new SWS website
• Help purchase a new camera for educational videos
• Crabby Meditation Invitation

• Thank you SWU sponsors
• The Problem with PPE Litter (new video)
• What is this mysterious forest puzzler?
• Midlittoral Zones 2 and 3
• Volunteers Needed: Bluff Monitoring, Beach Cleanups and more
• SWS Member Meetings: March 8 - Eli Wheat PhD on Regenerative Agriculture & April 12- Ian Miller PhD on Sea Level Rise
• Karis Barnes named Volunteer of the Year
• Help Stop Salmonellosis in Bird Feeders

• How to Become a Member of Sound Water Stewards - apply by March 8, 2021
• Sign up Now for Sound Waters University on Feb 6, 2021
• Creature Feature: Sea Stars & Sea Star Wasting Disease monitoring on Camano Island
• Take a Winter Beach Walk in the Upper Beach (Zone One or Splash Zone)
• Stop Plastic Pollution: Recycle Holiday Light Strings and Unused Cords
• Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban goes into effect soon (delayed by Covid)
• Arlington-Stillaguamish Eagle Festival is Jan 23-Feb 13
• Online Learning Opportunities
• Messages from Board President Linda Ade Ridder and Executive Director Kelly Zupich
• SWS Meetings, Trainings, Volunteer Opportunities

Monthly Members Meetings

• Dec 14, 2020 - Meet n Greet - Learn about 2021 Volunteer Opportunities
• Jan 11, 2021 - Speaker Adrienne Ross Scanlon, author at 10:30 am (business meeting at 10 am)
• Feb 8, 2021 - Speaker Loren Brokaw, WDFW on Leque Estuary Restoration at 10:30 am (business meeting at 10 am)

Sound Waters University - Feb 6, 2021 - Registration is open - Keynote and other speakers announced

Thank you for Grants for Video Equipment

King Tides Coming Mid-December

Thank you outgoing board members

See pictures of the decorated orca sculpture at Freedom Park on Camano

• Meet the Class of 2020
• With appreciation to the Volunteer Education and Training Committee (VETC)
• Education Committee Report: Upcoming Activities at Central Whidbey State Parks, First Day Hikes, Videos for Schools, more online educational videos
• SWS Committee Openings: New Stewardship Committee, VETC, SWU, Citizen Science Committee
• Orca Eco-Challenge: Kristina T got the most points of all participants
• Orca Month Art Contest Winners
• SWS Meetings: Nov 17, Dec 3-4-5, Dec 14
• Time to nominate Jan Holmes Coastal Volunteer of the Year Award 
• SWS receives $2000 from Whidbey Community Foundation

• Orca Recovery Eco Challenge
• Sea Star Wasting Disease
• Pigeon Guillemot Survey Earns Recognition 
• Become a Champion for Sound Waters University
• Letter from the Board President Linda Ade Ridder
• Letter from Executive Director Kelly Zupich
• September Member Meeting with Speakers from University of WA on the Seattle Seawall Salmon Habitat Restoration and recent sightings of salmon

What's New?

• Camano Close Up Contest
• Art & Sciences Workshop for Kids in or near Coupeville (watercolor journaling, nature journaling)

SWS Meetings & Trainings

• Sep 14 - All Members via zoom - with Randy Berthold PhD talking about kelp surveys and ecosystem
• Oct 13 - All Leads Meeting
• Nov 17 - SWS Annual Meeting
• SLACK - multiple options in Sept

Volunteer Opportunities

• Fishing Line Collection
• Deception Pass Park Foundation 
• Orca Recovery Day/Month - Orcatober

Training Opportunities

• Oil Spill Response

Getting to the Water's Edge - now at more stores

About SWU 2021

• Sea Star Video by SWS
• SWS Meetings - Aug 26 & Sep 14
• Seeking SWS Volunteers
• Speaker Series
• Auction Committee
• Iverson Spit Cleanup
• Juvenile Forage Fish
• Project Updates
• Elger Bay Green Crab Team
• Salish Sea Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Survey
• Camano Crabber Education
• Eelgrass and Seining

• Getting to the Water's Edge (the book) is Here!
• Creature Feature: The Savory Varnish Clam
• Catch More Crab Advice
• Annual SWS Member Training Goes Virtual
• Profile of a Member of Class of 2020
• Message from the President, Linda Ade Ridder
• Message from the NEW Executive Director, Kelly Zupich
• SWS Volunteer Opportunities
• Slack: A new Way to Connect for members, projects, activities OR to share photos, videos, ideas
• Fill Your Holes Beach Ettiquette
• Support SWS: license plates, Amazon Smile, Direct Donation

• New Videos Created by SWS
• June Low Tides Reveal Moon Snail Egg Casings
• June Meeting Announcements (June 15 fearuting Cindy Hansen of Orca Network and June 24 with news about our guide book, Getting to the Water's Edge)
• Seeking Volunteers for specific projects
• Who Does What - among staff
• Ways to Help

Seeking Volunteers for 

• Restocking Coupeville Wharf Display
• Looking for Pigeon Guillemots on the Water around Camano

Numerous Self Education & Online Training Opportunities

Washington "Safe Start" 4-Phase Plan to ReOpen as Covid-19 diminishes

Bioluminescence - amazing videos

Seeking SWS Volunteers for

• Bull Kelp monitoring - both Camano and Whidbey
• Pigeon Guillemot nest monitoring - Camano
• Forage Fish Egg monitoring - Whidbey

Contents

• Message from Board President Linda Ade Ridder in the time of Covid-19 Closures
• Welcome Tabitha, new Whidbey Coordinator
• Welcome Miguel, new Technology Consultant
• Recent Accomplishments including Sound Waters University 2020
• Self Education - Continuing Education webinars you can do at home
• Members' Art on the theme of Spring: Poetry, Prose, Photos, Art
• Announcing new Facebook Group page where everyone can share

Contents

• 2020 Training
• Snow Goose and Birding Festival
• "Humpback Comeback" presentation
• Green Crab
• Book Review: The New Beachcomber’s Guide to the Pacific Northwest
• Low Tide Beach Walk
• Leque Island Restoration Project
• Camano 101

Contents

• Creosote Removal from our shores
• Sea Level Rise
• Bagging Mussels for Study
• Creature Feature: fly amanita mushroom

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