This program has been canceled due to concerns of the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
"Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: A Conservation Story on the Coast of Washington"
Presented by Nicole Harris
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Dungeness River Audubon Center, 2151 Hendrickson Road, Sequim, WA
Cost: Free.
The National Marine Sanctuary program began in 1972 to provide protection and research for marine areas having special ecological, historical, and cultural values for our country. Our local marine sanctuary, the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, extends up to 40 miles offshore from the west coasts of Clallam, Jefferson, and Grays Harbor Counties. The OCNMS includes fabulously productive marine ecosystems, important seabird and marine mammal feeding areas, historic shipwrecks, thriving Indian tribes, and unique flora and fauna found only on its continental shelf and submarine canyons.
With a BA in Environmental Policy and a minor in Environmental Science from Western Washington University's Huxley College, Nicole Harris serves as the Education Specialist for the OCNMS. Prior to OCNMS, Nicole worked as a nearshore biologist studying at the central coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Nicole's talk will enable OPAS members to understand the legacy of the OCNMS, right here in our own backyard.
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary