In April, Odyssey Middle School joined Salish Sea Expeditions on an adventure to Blake Island. Two groups of seventh and eighth graders explored the Canada goose-covered island for one night to learn shore science along with the real-world practices of testing water quality and plankton populations in the Puget Sound. Part of the day was
By Danika Brown, Maritime High School Student Blogger At 8:30 am, my fellow Maritime High School students and I got our foul-weather gear packed up in our bags and got our boots and hard hats ready to go to our local Manson Construction site, where we got a personal walking tour. When we were at
Vashon Nature Center’s mission is to provide transformative nature experiences through research, education, and community science for the benefit of our island home and the entire Salish Sea. We conduct educational programs in local schools, run community science and monitoring projects on a wide variety of wildlife ecology and marine topics, and conduct interpretive programs
By Danika Brown, Maritime High School Student Blogger We started working in the woodshop on February 28, and my fellow classmates and I were thrilled to be working there. With a lot of students having prior experience using power tools, building the canoes was somewhat of a breeze. On the first day in the woodshop,
In the waning days of 2021, we put out an unusual volunteer request—an all-points bulletin for a small team to inventory the collection of artwork and nauticalia that has gathered at the Northwest Maritime Center over the years. The collection includes 45+ years of original Wooden Boat Festival artwork, world-class drawings and paintings from generous
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy… you vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.”– An unknown hero Happy spring to you all! After three seasons of many events and operations being on pause, we are happy to
I work as a Marine Engineer at Seattle-based maritime consultancy, Glosten. I grew up on the south shore of Long Island, New York, where I spent every summer boating in the Great South Bay. During high school, I was always interested in science and math. Some students a year ahead of me had applied to
by Mara Mersai, Maritime High School Student Blogger Hello! Mara Mersai here. Over the school year, MHS students have been interviewing people about their role from different parts of the maritime industry—learning about them, learning about the importance of their job, and how it relates to maritime and our MHS core competencies. With each interview,
By Susan Brittain. Get your free ticket to the LGBTQ+ panel with Susan Brittain on March 17 here! “I believe that no one should ever have to choose between a career we love and living our lives with authenticity and integrity.” —Selisse Berry, Out & Equal. Janet Mock, the transgender activist believes that telling our stories
Joel Arrington is the instructor of our Boatshop Workshops at the Northwest Maritime Center. We sat down with Joel to learn a little more about him, what drew him to boatbuilding, and get the inside scoop on this year’s Boatshop offerings… Tell us about your experience as a boatbuilder and instructor. My experience as a boatbuilder