Help protect marine mammals - volunteer!
Aug/06/17 01:30 PM
Join Seal Sitters Marine Mammal Stranding Network! Volunteers are vital for the protection of seal pups and other marine mammals. Now in our 11th year, we also perform a public service by providing education about marine life and our fragile marine ecosystem to local residents and visitors from around the world.
NEW VOLUNTEER TRAINING SPRING SESSION: SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017
Seal Sitters MMSN holds several special trainings a year for those wanting to protect marine mammals along the shoreline of West Seattle and the Duwamish River.
We are a very active network and have volunteers who travel from around the area to participate. However, if you live out of the West Seattle area and would like to find a stranding network closer to where you live, click here.
*Please note:
Every stranding network requires their own unique training - attending a Seal Sitters MMSN training does not qualify you to volunteer for networks in a differing location.
Unlike most marine mammal stranding networks, we encourage children to participate in Seal Sitters - supervised at all times, of course, by a parent or guardian. We are so proud of our amazing and dedicated volunteers who are on duty rain or shine - we hope you will join us!
A multi-media presentation will illustrate our educational work in the community and the unique challenges of protecting seals and other marine mammals in an urban environment. Included in the training is an overview of NOAA's West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network and biology and behavior of seals and other pinnipeds (due to time frame, supplementary sessions will include more marine mammals of Puget Sound).
WHEN:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017
TIME:
10am-12:30pm (doors open at 9:30am, training starts promptly at 10)
*please arrive early to receive paperwork
WHERE:
ALKI UCC (*there is no church affiliation with Seal Sitters MMSN)
front meeting room
6115 SW Hinds St
West Seattle (map it here)
RSVP required to attend. (*please include full name and name/ages of children)
*PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: all children in attendance must be able to sit quietly through an approximate 2 hour training session with a short break.
For additional questions and info or to be placed on a contact list for future training opportunities, please email us.
Seal Sitters MMSN holds several special trainings a year for those wanting to protect marine mammals along the shoreline of West Seattle and the Duwamish River.
We are a very active network and have volunteers who travel from around the area to participate. However, if you live out of the West Seattle area and would like to find a stranding network closer to where you live, click here.
*Please note:
Every stranding network requires their own unique training - attending a Seal Sitters MMSN training does not qualify you to volunteer for networks in a differing location.
Unlike most marine mammal stranding networks, we encourage children to participate in Seal Sitters - supervised at all times, of course, by a parent or guardian. We are so proud of our amazing and dedicated volunteers who are on duty rain or shine - we hope you will join us!
A multi-media presentation will illustrate our educational work in the community and the unique challenges of protecting seals and other marine mammals in an urban environment. Included in the training is an overview of NOAA's West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network and biology and behavior of seals and other pinnipeds (due to time frame, supplementary sessions will include more marine mammals of Puget Sound).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017
TIME:
10am-12:30pm (doors open at 9:30am, training starts promptly at 10)
*please arrive early to receive paperwork
WHERE:
ALKI UCC (*there is no church affiliation with Seal Sitters MMSN)
front meeting room
6115 SW Hinds St
West Seattle (map it here)
RSVP required to attend. (*please include full name and name/ages of children)
*PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: all children in attendance must be able to sit quietly through an approximate 2 hour training session with a short break.
For additional questions and info or to be placed on a contact list for future training opportunities, please email us.
