Celebrate Springer 2022
Springer A73, Spirit A104 and Storm A116 in 2021. Photo courtesy Ocean Wise. Image captured under DFO Research Permit MML-18 We are heading up to Telegraph Cove this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Springer’s ...
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Telling the Story of Springer – a Success!
Spyhopping A73s - Springer, Spirit and Storm. (Photo courtesy Oceanwise MML 18) Last week more than 500 people tuned in for “Telling the Story of Springer,” a webinar co-sponsored by NOAA Office of National Marine ...
The Whale Trail featured in “Places I Remember” with Lea Lane
Sphyopping Orca (Mark Sears, Permit 21348) Hello everyone! It’s a rainy day in West Seattle, the northwest looking like its usual November self: wet and windy, with the last of the fall leaves clinging to to the trees. Great ...
Welcome the Orcas Writing Contest Winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of our Welcome the Orcas Writing Contest, held in December 2020 to celebrate the seasonal return of the endangered southern resident orcas to central Puget Sound. Thank you to everyone who ...
Good News for Orcas! WDFW Rules for Commercial Whale-Watching
Breaching Southern Resident Puget Sound (Mark Sears Permit 21348) Last Friday, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Commissioners approved rules for commercial whale-watching that will make it easier for the endangered ...
Welcome the Orcas with a Sign, Poem or Story
Social 1 Join us to Welcome the Orcas and celebrate the seasonal return of the southern resident orcas to central Puget Sound. This is usually a one-day event in West Seattle – for 2020 the celebration goes through the end of ...
Where the Whale Are: Whale Trail in the Washington Post
Whale Trail panel at Point Lobos SRA The Whale Trail is featured in the Washington Post Travel section today! Where the Whales Are: Discovering Marine Mammals from Shore Along the Pacific Coast Writer Erin Williams explored Whale ...
Crosscut Op Ed: To save orcas, pause whale-watching
JpodSears12112017 Tim Ragen and Whale Trail Director Donna Sandstrom co-authored an Op Ed that was published in Crosscut this week. To save orcas, pause whale-watching From the article: “You can help. Go to the WDFW website ...
Whale Trail Featured in NOAA Fisheries Story
Whale Trail Sign at San Simeon CA The Whale Trail is featured in a story by NOAA Fisheries this week! The story is part of a series about southern resident orca recovery. Thank to NOAA and all our partners for your early and ongoing ...
WDFW Draft Rules for Commercial Whale-Watching on Southern Resident Orcas
Last week, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) proposed its draft rules for commercial whale-watching viewing of the southern resident orcas (see announcement here). Two options (A and B) are proposed. Key features ...