Name: Orcas of the Salish Sea with Northwest Natura & Madelaine Katz
Start: 2025-04-19
End: 2025-04-19
Location: Chuckanut Center

Join Jazmen Yoder (Northwest Natura) & Madelaine Katz for a crash course on Orcas of the Salish Sea complete with captivating storytelling and science on Southern Resident and Transient Killer Whales, and the Salish Sea Bioregion.

We will cover: - Peoples of the Salish Sea - Killer Whale symbolism and lore among Indigenous cultures - “The First Killer Whale”, a story. - Killer Whale in Indigenous artwork - The Lummi Nation’s Fight for ‘Rights of the Orcas’ - Contemporary news and science about Southern Resident and Transient Killer Whales - Morphological traits, behaviors, and social structures of Orcas - Differences in Orca vocalizations between groups (audio) - How to ID individual orcas by their unique features - Orca “breaking news” stories from the past and present: in-depth look into the human-orca and human-humn interactions during these events. - Tips for whale watching (where to go, what to look for, how to ID individuals, and more). How to support Orca Conservation.

Starts: April 19, 2025

Time: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Admission: $45

Location: Chuckanut Center
103 Chuckanut Dr. N, Bellingham, WA 98226

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Produced By: Northwest Natura

Contact Person: Jazmen Yoder

Phone: 360-927-9895

Email: NWnatura@gmail.com

We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.