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Our 2020 annual report is now online, check it out! spark.adobe.com/page/SVMooHj… #PTMSC #SalishSea #annualreport

Sketching the Natural World workshop is being offered Sept. 25 by the #JeffersonCountyHistoricalSociety with artists Maria Coryell-Martin and #PTMSC's own Carolyn Woods. Register at blog.ptmsc.org/2021/08/sketc… #SalishSea #ExpeditionaryArt

Port Townsend Marine Science Center purchases historic Flagship Landing building @enjoypt to eventually house exhibits, gift shop, labs and offices! #PTMSC #SalishSea #FlagshipLanding ptmsc.salsalabs.org/august20…

The @PlasticFreeJuly challenge continues! Today we're talking plastic storage bags -- instead, try using reusable glass containers or beeswax wrap. #PTMSC #SalishSea #PlasticFreeJuly #ReduceReuseRecycle

As #PlasticFreeJuly continues we challenge eveyone to reduce plastic waste... Bamboo toothbrushes have little to no plastic and the bamboo is a sustainable resource! plasticfreejuly.org/ #PTMSC #SalishSea #PlasticFree #ReduceReuseRecycle

"We have long known that high metabolism generates the heat they need to survive, but we didn't know how they were producing the heat -- until now." Image: sea otters, Whittier, Alaska #seaotter #PTMSC sciencedaily.com/releases/20…

Plastic Free July is here! Millions of other are taking the challenge to learn more about plastic pollution and reduce plastic use. If you would like to take the challenge, follow the link- plasticfreejuly.org/ #PlasticFreeJuly #SalishSea #PTMSC #ReduceReuseRecycle

Introducing our newest aquarium addition... *drumroll* Pacific spiny lumpsuckers! #PacificSpinyLumpsucker #SalishSea #PTMSC #LumpyAndBumpy #SecretsOfTheSalishSea

Summer means low tides in the PNW and #PTMSC low tide walks are happening again this summer! Our staff and naturalists explain and model tide pool etiquette as everyone explores the intertidal zone. #SalishSea #LowTideWalk ptmsc.org/low-tide-walks

Sylvia, the giant Pacific octopus we have been raising for a year, just had her 1st birthday! Little is known about the early life history of GPOs, but thanks to Sylvia we know a bit more. #tinygpo #SalishSea #giantpacificoctopus

Congratulations to the 2021 Anne Murphy Scholarship winner, Ella Ashford! A former #PTMSC volunteer, Ella will be attending Willamette University. Read more on our blog, blog.ptmsc.org/2021/06/anne-… #SalishSea

Congratulations to #Chimacum School District teacher Kit Pennell for winning the #PatsyCollinsAward for #ExcellenceInEducation, a statewide prize from the nonprofit @IslandWood center and the @SeattleFdn! #PTMSC #SalishSea #ScienceTeachers peninsuladailynews.com/.../c…

June is Orca Action Month! ✨Do you love orcas? ✨Are you interested in learning more about orcas? ✨Do you want to know how you can help the highly endangered Southern Resident orcas? Check out the #OrcaActionMonth website! #Orca #KillerWhale #SalishSea orcamonth.com

On July 21, we're joining #NorthwindArt in @cityofpt for a youth class on #marinedebris and repurposing it to create art. #PTMSC #SalishSea ptschoolofthearts.org/classe…

Great news! kiro7.com/news/local/return-…

During our 24-hour #BioBlitz, 489 observations were made of 242 species, and counting! Thanks to our fantastic volunteers, and thanks to the @FortWorden1 @AmeriCorps for collaborating! #PTMSC #SalishSea

Interested in working with marine mammal researchers to learn more about the #SalishSea? Check out the new community science volunteer opportunity at Pacific Mammal Research! pacmam.org/wp/volunteering/ #communityscience #citizenscience #volunteer #harborporpoise #marinemammal

There's still time to #GiveBIG2021 and our $10K challenge match still available! Your support makes possible programs like our new classroom curriculum featuring the preserved bones of a male northern #ElephantSeal. Watch our Zoom broadcast here. zoom.us/rec/play/fir-6ZyYUhc…