FOSB Events
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Projecting Future Scenarios for Fidalgo Bay (All day)
Projecting Future Scenarios for Fidalgo Bay - Modeling Water Circulation and Coastal Changes
Dr. Eric Grossman, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey
“Dr. Grossman will discuss how the US Geological Survey is using powerful 3D computer modeling to examine coastal processes and inform ecosystem restoration and hazard mitigation in the Salish Sea. How might climate change, sea level rise and land use influence coastal communities, ecosystem restoration outcomes, and Fidalgo Bay? Learn how USGS is constructing a 3D hydrodynamic model of Fidalgo Bay as part of a larger Salish Sea model to study these questions. Citizen science can help USGS and its partners improve these models through research and monitoring – find out how you can get involved as a volunteer!”
Exploring Low Tide with Beach Naturalists (Sun. 10 Aug, 2014 9:45 am - 12:30 pm)
Mid June has some of the lowest tides of the year in the daylight, exposing colorful intertidal animals and lush seaweed. This summer a small team of Beach Naturalists trained through the Skagit Marine Resources Committee will be providing informal interpretation of the beach life at Washington Park Sunset Beach (near the boat launch). Besides helping visitors identify what they are finding under the rocks, Naturalists help make sense of how beach life survives in the intertidal zone and how people can help it to thrive.