Upcoming Events
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Pacific Feast: Wild food harvesting as culture and cuisine
Date & Time:Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmLocation:YMCA Camp Orkila's Marine Salmon CenterSpeaker: Jennifer Hahn, Author, Wilderness guide and Naturalist
Jennifer Hahn is the author of the forthcoming book, Pacific Feast: A Cook's Guide to West Coast Foraging and Cuisine (October 2010). She has over twenty-five years of wilderness travel experience and is an expert sea kayaker. She has hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from northern California to Canada and solo-kayaked from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Bellingham, Washington, over two springs and summers. She runs Elakah Kayak Expeditions and is the author of Spirited Waters: Soloing South Through the Inside Passage. She relies on wild harvesting to keep her pack and kayak light, and lives in Bellingham, Washington.
This event is part of the annual Marine Science Lecture Series.Wolf eels
Date & Time:Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmLocation:YMCA Camp Orkila's Marine Salmon CenterSpeaker: Dr. Jeff Marliave, VP Marine Science, Vancouver Aquarium
Come hear Dr. Jeff Marliave talk about the strange-looking wolf eel (which is actually not an eel, but a fish). The wolf eel gets its name from its sharp teeth, but they aren't dangerous to humans. They are unusual in that both males and females look after their egg clusters.
As a warmup, watch this video of a wolf eel devouring a crab:
This event is part of the annual Marine Science Lecture Series.Spotted prawn
Date & Time:Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 7:00pm - 8:30pmLocation:YMCA Camp Orkila Marine Salmon CenterSpeaker: Rich Childers, DFW
This event is part of the annual Marine Science Lecture Series.
Marine Science Lecture Series
The Annual Marine Science Lecture Series is presented by SeaDoc Society and YMCA Camp Orkila on Orcas Island
It is a series of FREE talks to inform and engage the public about local marine wildlife and issues.Thanks to the generous sponsorship of: Tom Averna, Deer Harbor Charters, Eclipse Charters and West Sound Marina and co-sponsorship of Barbara Brown, The Kingfish Inn and Shearwater Adventures for making the lecture series possible.
Directions and parking: Camp Orkila is located at the West end of Mt. Baker Road just outside of Eastsound, WA. Enter the camp and take the second right into the main parking area. A shuttle will drive you down to the Salmon Center. Or you can walk downhill to the main dining hall and then follow the overhead strings of lights toward the Salmon Center.