Conservation on the Frontlines: From Seattle to the Olympic Coast

​Did you know that Washington is home to the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, one of the largest marine sanctuaries in the United States?

​It stretches along about 135 miles of Washington’s outer Pacific coast and protects roughly 3,100 square miles of marine waters. The sanctuary includes sea stacks, kelp forests, deep submarine canyons, coral and sponge habitats, and major migration routes for whales.

​Join the team from the Port Angeles-based nonprofit Olympic Coast Exploration Center, an education organization focused on the northwest coast of the Olympic Peninsula, for a lively evening bringing together people working across ocean conservation, industry, science, and innovation to share some of the climate impacts happening along Washington's coast and why they matter far beyond the shoreline.

​5 PM: Arrivals, Happy Hour, Raffles, Speaker and Sponsor Booths

​6 PM: Interactive panel featuring leaders from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, SR3, Edgewater Business Law, Port of Seattle and more.

​7 PM: Social Hour, Raffles, Speaker and Sponsor Booths

​If you care about the water that sustains Washington, want a clearer picture of the challenges ahead, or are simply curious about the work happening in our own backyard, this is a great place to start. Come ready to learn something new, and leave with a stronger connection to our coastal waterways and the community that sustains them.

​Sponsored by: Port of Seattle, National Nordic Museum, Edgewater Business Law, Urban Surf, Olympic Coast Exploration Center, and more.