Help protect marine mammals - volunteer!
May/09/19 05:58 PM
Make a difference for wildlife and join Seal Sitters Marine Mammal Stranding Network (SSMMSN). Volunteers are vital for the protection of seal pups and other marine mammals. For over a decade, Seal Sitters has not only kept marine mammals safe, we have also provided valuable education about marine life and our fragile marine ecosystem to local residents and visitors from around the world.
NEW VOLUNTEER TRAINING SPRING SESSION: SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019 (rsvp required - see below)
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.
The height of harbor seal pupping season in Central and South Puget Sound is September and October. Due to time constraints on volunteers, there will likely only be 2 training sessions in 2019, prior to the start of seal pupping season.
IF YOU DON’T LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE - Every marine mammal 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. 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.
Unlike most marine mammal stranding networks with geographical challenges, 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 protocol. While SSMMSN responds to reports of ALL marine mammals (such as the stranding of a juvenile humpback whale) this training centers on the biology and behavior of local pinnipeds which comprise the majority of our responses.
WHEN:
SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019
TIME:
10am-12:00 pm (there will be a short break and followup Q&A period)
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.
If you plan on attending, an RSVP is required. Please include in your email the full names of everyone who will be coming. If any of these are minors, include their ages. Seating is limited, so be sure to register early to reserve your place.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
*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.
The height of harbor seal pupping season in Central and South Puget Sound is September and October. Due to time constraints on volunteers, there will likely only be 2 training sessions in 2019, prior to the start of seal pupping season.
IF YOU DON’T LIVE IN WEST SEATTLE - Every marine mammal 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. 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.
Unlike most marine mammal stranding networks with geographical challenges, 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 protocol. While SSMMSN responds to reports of ALL marine mammals (such as the stranding of a juvenile humpback whale) this training centers on the biology and behavior of local pinnipeds which comprise the majority of our responses.
SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019
TIME:
10am-12:00 pm (there will be a short break and followup Q&A period)
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.
If you plan on attending, an RSVP is required. Please include in your email the full names of everyone who will be coming. If any of these are minors, include their ages. Seating is limited, so be sure to register early to reserve your place.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
*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.
