Join us to celebrate the kick-off of Orca Action month in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Become a more knowledgeable citizen as we explore the deep relationship of watersheds, rivers, the Salish Sea, and the Pacific Ocean, and their vital connection to the Southern Resident orcas and wild salmon. By learning about these inextricable ties, you can help protect, and be a part of the recovery of these amazing orcas and the salmon they need to survive, through all parts of our shared home, from Stream to Sea
Orca Action Month Kick-off Event Agenda
Sunday, June 5th, 3pm to 5pm
Emcee Alan Budwill
Welcome
Opening
Alan Budwill
Tribal Opening
Nez Perce Tribe
Brief History of Orca Month
Susan Berta and Howard Garrett, Orca Network & Orca Month Founders
Highlight of Orca & Salmon Recovery Efforts in Washington State
Tara Galuska, Orca Recovery Coordinator at WA State Recreation and Conservation Office
British Columbia Recovery Efforts
Fin Donnelly, Parliament Secretary for Fisheries and Aquaculture for BC
Orca Month proclamation, Oregon
Oregon Governor Kate Brown
Orca Month/OSA partners slideshow
“Live” Streams
Short videos and live presentations about salmon rivers and streams
that are important to Southern Resident Orcas
Southern Resident Orca's Salish Sea and Coastal Diet
Brad Hanson, Orca Biologist, NOAA
Heart of the Fraser – Video
Memory of Fish (Elwha) Video trailer
Nooksack Dam Removal – Dam Removal video trailer
Southern Resident Orcas
Monika Wieland Shields, Scientist, Researcher and Founder, Orca Behavior Institute
Chehalis: A Watershed Moment– Video trailer
Take Action for the Snake River
Southern Resident Q&A – Dr. Deborah Giles, Science and Research Director, Wild Orca
Snag Boat Bend – Finley National Wildlife Refuge – Video
A New Way Forward: Wetlands – Cal Trout Video
Importance of OR/CA salmon to Southern Residents
Colleen Weiler, Fellow for the Rekos Fellowship for Orca Conservation, WDC
The Lost Salmon film preview
Film maker Shane Anderson