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JANUARY 2007
January 1st-31st - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center: Weekends from
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
January 9th - "The Ozette Dig: Unearthing the Past, Shaping a Future" Paul Gleeson,
Chief,
Cultural Resources Management, 7 p.m., Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles
Road, Port Angeles, WA
January 19th-29th - COASST,
Green Crab, and
Debris Monitoring
January 19th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting
January 31st - "Reports from the Field" OCNMS Education Specialist Greg McCormack
talks
about his recent trip to Gorgona Island, Colombia as one of four NOAA trainers for 30 Marine
Protected Area managers from the Galapagos of Ecuador to Cocos Island, Costa Rica. "Sustainable
Tourism" was the theme for this Management Capacity Training, an effort to create a United Nations
World Heritage cluster of Marine Protected Areas within the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape
corridor. Resource Protection Specialist Liam Antrim gives a presentation about the possible
future of aqua energy (using the power of ocean waves to generate electricity) and the
trans-Pacific cable that cuts through the sanctuary.
FEBRUARY 2007
February 1st-28th - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center: Weekends from
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
February 7th-11th - 34th Annual Pacific Seabird Group, Annual Meeting, Asilomar,
California
February 19th - OCDC volunteer field trip to the Royal Victoria Provincial Museum to view
"Oceans Below" exhibit
February 19th-29th - COASST,
Green Crab, and
Debris Monitoring
February 22nd - Superintendent Carol Bernthal gives a presentation on the OCNMS and marine
protected area management issues to Dave Morris Peninsula College class "Parks and Protected
Areas" (Building P).
February 28th thru March 7th - Olympic Coast Discovery Center (OCDC) volunteer exchange
program. OCDC volunteers go to Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
(HIHWNMS). Later this year, HIHWNMS volunteer hosts are returned the favor by coming to
OCNMS.
MARCH 2007
March 1st-31st - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center: Thursday thru Sunday
from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
March 3rd thru September 3rd - Explore the rich history, science and technology behind one
of our nation's most fascinating agencies at
"Treasures of NOAA's Ark". Discover how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration charts our seas, protects and conserves our national marine sanctuaries, or detects
potential tsunamis. Navigate through a warehouse of crates containing historic artifacts, unique
interactive exhibitions, hands-on activities, and fascinating displays. Docking at the Pacific
Science Center (under the arches at the Space Needle), Seattle WA
March 3rd-4th - Beachcombers Festival, Ocean Shores, Washington
March 12th - OCDC volunteer Field trip to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle to view the
"Treasures of NOAA's Ark"
March 16th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting (location TBA)
March 19th-29th - COASST,
Green Crab, and
Debris Monitoring
March 28th - Attend one of two Olympic Coast Cleanup information/orientation meetings at 7
PM at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount Angeles Road, Port Angeles, WA
March 29th thru April 1st - National Science Teachers Association Conference, 55th
Conference, St. Louis, Missouri
March 30th thru April 1st - Olympic Peninsula BirdFest
APRIL 2007
April 1st-30th - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center: Thursday thru Sunday
from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
April thru September 3rd - Explore the rich history, science and technology behind one
of our nation's most fascinating agencies at "Treasures of NOAA's Ark". Discover how the
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration charts our seas, protects and conserves our national marine sanctuaries, or detects
potential tsunamis. Navigate through a warehouse of crates containing historic artifacts, unique
interactive exhibitions, hands-on activities, and fascinating displays. Docking at the Pacific
Science Center (under the arches at the Space Needle), Seattle WA
April 3rd - Attend one of two Olympic Coast Cleanup information/orientation meetings at 7 PM at the REI
Second floor Meeting Room, 222 Yale North, Seattle, WA
April 7th - Curtis Ebbesmeyer at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. By studying
objects cast up on our shores, oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer traces the flow of ocean currents.
To learn more about his fascinating work, check out his website:
www.beachcombers.org
April 10th - "Climate Change and Olympic Peninsula Ecosystems", Dr. Dave Peterson,
Research Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, 7 p.m., Olympic National Park Visitor Center, 3002 Mount
Angeles Road, Port Angeles, WA
April 13th-15th - 7th Annual Port Angeles Kayak Symposium, Port Angeles City Pier and
Hollywood Beach, Port Angeles, WA
April 20th-21st - RainFest in Forks, Washington
April 21st-22nd - 8th Annual Coast Clean-Up
April 19th-29th - COASST, Green Crab, and Debris Monitoring
April 27th-29th - 12th Annual Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival in
Hoquiam
MAY 2007
May 1st-24th - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
Thursday thru Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 25th-31st - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
seven days a week, 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
May thru September 3rd - Explore the rich history, science and technology behind one
of our nation's most fascinating agencies at "Treasures of NOAA's Ark". Discover how the
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration charts our seas, protects and conserves our national marine sanctuaries, or detects
potential tsunamis. Navigate through a warehouse of crates containing historic artifacts, unique
interactive exhibitions, hands-on activities, and fascinating displays. Docking at the Pacific
Science Center (under the arches at the Space Needle), Seattle WA
May 12th - International Migratory Bird Day/Clallam County Birdathon "Birds in a Changing
Climate". International Migratory Bird Day celebrates the incredible journeys of migratory
birds
between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central, and
South America.
May 18th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting (location TBA)
May 19th-29th - COASST, Green Crab, and Debris Monitoring
May 25th-28th - 14th Annual
Juan De Fuca Festival of the Arts
May - Retrieving caches of beach trash on R/V
Tatoosh from the April 2007 Coast Clean-up efforts
JUNE 2007
June 1st-30th - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
seven days a week, 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
June thru September 3rd - Explore the rich history, science and technology behind one
of our nation's most fascinating agencies at "Treasures of NOAA's Ark". Discover how the
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration charts our seas, protects and conserves our national marine sanctuaries, or detects
potential tsunamis. Navigate through a warehouse of crates containing historic artifacts, unique
interactive exhibitions, hands-on activities, and fascinating displays. Docking at the Pacific
Science Center (under the arches at the Space Needle), Seattle WA
June 5th - World Environment Day "Melting Ice - A Hot Topic?"
June 8th - World Oceans Day
June 19th-29th - COASST, Green Crab, and
Debris Monitoring
June 22nd thru July 16th - Deep Sea Coral, Marine Mammal/Seabird Survey Cruise with OCNMS
researchers, among others, TBA
June - Servicing of nearshore oceanographic moorings off
R/V Tatoosh
June - Retrieving caches of beach trash with R/V
Tatoosh
JULY 2007
July 1st-31st - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
seven days a week, 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
July thru September 3rd - Explore the rich history, science and technology behind one
of our nation's most fascinating agencies at "Treasures of NOAA's Ark". Discover how the
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration charts our seas, protects and conserves our national marine sanctuaries, or detects
potential tsunamis. Navigate through a warehouse of crates containing historic artifacts, unique
interactive exhibitions, hands-on activities, and fascinating displays. Docking at the Pacific
Science Center (under the arches at the Space Needle), Seattle WA
July 4th - 231st Anniversary of Signing the Declaration of Independence
July 13th - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting (if needed, location TBA)
July 15th-18th - Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators Conference
"Where the Watersheds Meet the Ocean", Astoria, OR
July 17th - OCNMS 13th Anniversary (Note: No event is planned)
July 19th-29th - COASST, Green Crab, and
Debris Monitoring
July 21st-22nd - Quileute Days: Tribal festival at LaPush with parade, canoe races, bone
games, arts and crafts, softball tourney and fireworks
July 23rd-27th - 2007 National Marine Educators Association conference, Portland, Maine
July - Servicing of nearshore oceanographic moorings off
R/V Tatoosh
AUGUST 2007
August 1st-30th - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
seven days a week, 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
August thru September 3rd - Explore the rich history, science and technology behind one
of our nation's most fascinating agencies at "Treasures of NOAA's Ark". Discover how the
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration charts our seas, protects and conserves our national marine sanctuaries, or detects
potential tsunamis. Navigate through a warehouse of crates containing historic artifacts, unique
interactive exhibitions, hands-on activities, and fascinating displays. Docking at the Pacific
Science Center (under the arches at the Space Needle), Seattle WA
August 19th-29th - COASST,
Green Crab, and Debris
Monitoring
August 24th-26th - Makah Days. The 83rd celebration spans three days with canoe races and
bone games, kids races, royalty, salmon bake, traditional dancing, talent show and fireworks.
Makah Reservation, Neah Bay, Washington.
August - Aerial marine mammal surveys, conducted by NMFS
August - Retrieving caches of beach trash with R/V Tatoosh
SEPTEMBER 2007
September 1st-3rd - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
seven days a week, 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
September 4th-30th - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
Thursday thru Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
September 1st-3rd - Explore the rich history, science and technology behind one
of our nation's most fascinating agencies at "Treasures of NOAA's Ark". Discover how the
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration charts our seas, protects and conserves our national marine sanctuaries, or detects
potential tsunamis. Navigate through a warehouse of crates containing historic artifacts, unique
interactive exhibitions, hands-on activities, and fascinating displays. Docking at the Pacific
Science Center (under the arches at the Space Needle), Seattle WA
September 14th-16th - West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend
September 19th-29th - COASST,
Green Crab, and Debris
Monitoring
September 21st - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting (location TBA)
September - Date pending: ORHAB/Sampling off of rigid
hull inflatable
boat
September - Servicing of nearshore oceanographic moorings
off of R/V
Tatoosh
September - Kelp surveys flown
OCTOBER 2007
October 1st-31st - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
open Thursday thru Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October - Servicing of nearshore oceanographic moorings
off of R/V
Tatoosh
October 13th-14th - Dungeness Crab and
Seafood Festival
October 19th-29th - COASST,
Green Crab, and Debris Monitoring
NOVEMBER 2007
November 1st-30th - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
open Thursday thru Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
November 2nd - Sanctuary Advisory Council Meeting (location TBA)
November 6th-10th - National Interpreters Workshop, "Broadening Horizons" Wichita, Kansas
November 7th-10th - EEAW
(Environmental Association of WA) Conference at Seattle Airport Marriott Hotel, Seattle, WA
November 13th-17th -
North American Association for Environmental Education
(NAAEE) conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia
November 19th-29th - COASST, Green Crab, and
Debris Monitoring
DECEMBER 2007
December 1st-30th - Hours for the Olympic Coast Discovery Center:
open weekends, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
December 17th - Sequim-Dungeness Christmas Bird Count
December 19th-29th - COASST,
Green Crab, and
Debris Monitoring
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