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SUMMARY:CHERRY POINT THIRD ANNUAL PUBLIC FORUM
DESCRIPTION:The Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Commi
 ttee will host its third annual public forum on Saturday, October 24th
  from 9:30- 2:30 pm in Building G Room 102A/103B at Bellingham Technic
 al College.  All members of the community are invited to learn more a
 bout The Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve  — a vital and uniquely produ
 ctive aquatic ecosystem  — and  about how the stewardship committe
 e is working to conserve and restore its health.\nThis year’s event 
 will feature presentations by experts on geology, seaweeds, marine bir
 d ecology, and sea star wasting syndrome.\nThis fun and informative ev
 ent is free of charge.  Coffee, tea and soft drinks will be provided;
  participants can purchase pizza for $5 or bring a sack lunch.  All p
 resentations will encourage audience questions and discussions.  Furt
 her opportunities for social networking and informal discussion will b
 e provided during the lunch break and at the conclusion of the event. 
  \nThe morning session will feature two presentations.  Eric Grossma
 n, a Research Geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coast
 al and Marine Science Center Tribal Liaison, will discuss the geologic
  structure, beach processes, wave and current actions, and sediment tr
 ansport at Cherry Point.   Thomas Mumford of Marine Agronomics, LLC 
 and University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs, formerly with the Was
 hington Department of Natural Resources, will talk about how the nears
 hore sediments create the growing substrate for seaweeds and sea gras
 ses and how they, in turn, create habitat for the invertebrates and f
 orage fish (including the threatened and declining stock of Cherry Poi
 nt herring) that are the basis of the food chain.\n \nThe afternoon s
 ession will feature a presentation from Julia Parrish, Professor with 
 School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, Associate Dean, College of t
 he Environment, University of Washington, on marine birds and her work
  combining marine ecology, citizen science, and conservation and resou
 rce management in Pacific Northwest waters.  The final presenter will
  be Melissa Miner, who is a Research Associate with the UC Santa Cruz 
 Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINE).  She will discuss her
  work documenting the ecological and population level impacts of sea s
 tar wasting syndrome through long-term surveys and citizen science mon
 itoring.\n \nThis forum is hosted by the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve
  Citizen Stewardship Committee, with assistance from RE Sources North 
 Sound Baykeeper and the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Â
   The Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committee is co
 mprised of volunteers dedicated to education and outreach activities i
 nvolving the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve.\n\nhttp://www.aquaticreserv
 es.org/the-reserves/cherry-point/about-the-reserve/\n\nFor more inform
 ation visit https://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/cherry-point-thi
 rd-annual-public-forum
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CATEGORIES:education, ecology
LOCATION:BTC - Building G, Room 102A/103B
WEBSITE:
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CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:Gaythia Weis, gaythia@gmail.com
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