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SKAGIT RIVER

Speaker Presentations 2006

Howard Miller Steelhead County Park

(Please note: all presentations are scheduled for 11:00 am and are free, unless otherwise noted)

December

Sat., Dec. 9: Christie Fairchild, SRBEIC staff, “The Great Gift”

Sun., Dec. 10: Marieke Slovin, SRBEIC staff, “Electric Eagles?!?”

Sat., Dec. 16 Jim Harris, local historian/retired National Park Service (NPS) ranger: “They Claimed These Mountains”- stories of human history and habitation in the North Cascades
Sun. Dec. 17 Pat Buller, North Cascades National Park: “Skagit Reflections” (stunningly beautiful wildland photography of the North Cascades’ high lakes)

Sat., Dec. 23 Komo Kulshan Outdoor School staff & friends: “The Saga of the Sockeye Salmon” – a puppet show for all ages!

Sun., Dec. 24 Christie Fairchild, SRBEIC Coordinator: “The Great Gift”

Sat Dec. 30: Sardis Raptor Center’s “Hunters of the Sky” – TWO LIVE BIRD SHOWS (11:00am & 1:30pm) Suggested donation: $2.00/person or $5.00/family, seating limited to 49 per show. This program will be held in Steelhead Park’s Clubhouse, down the road from the Interpretive Center.

Sun. Dec. 31: Jim Harris, local historian/retired NPS ranger: “North Cascades Ecosystems – We Are All Connected…”

In addition, the SRBEIC staff will again be offering a family-oriented, Guided River Walk each Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 pm, exploring the lives of the 2-legged, 4-legged, winged and finned residents calling the Upper Skagit their home – Wear winter-appropriate clothing and footwear, and expect to be out for 1 ½-2 hours. PLEASE JOIN US!

Come in and browse our beautiful selection of cards, books, posters, jackets, wildlife puppets, Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival souvenirs, & other local gift items!

Call for more information: 853-7626    Back to Top

January

Sat., Jan. 6: Jim Alt, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) –The Bald Eagle Natural Area and TNC’s work in the upper Skagit for 25 years

Sun., Jan. 7: Britta Eschete, People for Puget Sound – “Song of the Salish Sea” (Documentary film on the natural and cultural history of the Puget Sound region)

Sat. Jan. 13: RIVER ART! Seattle’s Alice Dubiel, recently featured “Artist-in-Residence” at North Cascades National Park, shares stories and images of her work (11:00). Then, join Alice, and other local artists, in an interactive workshop – sketch, paint, print, work with fibers, plaster, stone and clay – and take home something wonderful from the Skagit! (Steelhead Park’s Clubhouse: 12:00 to 3:00) Donation requested to cover cost of materials.

Sun., Jan 14: – Marieke Slovin, SRBEIC, “Electric Eagles?!?”- Riparian Species Survival in a Hydropower World”

Sat., Jan. 20 Doug Bruland, Fisheries Biologist, Puget Sound Energy – PSE’s efforts to restore and enhance sockeye salmon populations in the Baker River

Sun., Jan. 21 Lucy Applegate, Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group – land restoration projects for habitat enhancement

Sat. Jan. 27: Jon Riedel, geologist: North Cascades National Park – “Rock On!” – major geological events that have shaped our landscape, especially the Skagit River valley

Sun., Jan. 28: Libby Mills – former TNC Naturalist, NPS ranger, tour guide, writer and illustrator: “ The Eagle Has Landed”: 23 years of eagle watching on the Skagit

Call for more information: 853-7626    Back to Top

February

Sat., Feb. 10^th, 11:00 am : “Imagine the Skagit” – with Marieke Slovin (SRBEIC)

Sun., Feb. 11^th, 11:00 am: “Living Safely in Bear Country” – with Nan Laney (GBOP)

Sat. Feb. 17^th, 11:00 am : “The Great Gift” – with Christie Fairchild (SRBEIC)

Sun., Feb. 18^th, 11:00 am: “Birding by Ear: early spring migrants – a walk-and talk!” with Libby Mills (former TNC steward)

WHERE: SRBEIC, Rockport Firehall classroom

 All events are free, although donations are gratefully accepted to help defray costs.

 For more info, call the SRBEIC: #853-7626

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Last Updated   November 18, 2008

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Last modified: Sunday, April 18, 2010