Thursday, July 15, 2010

A fun, educational & family-oriented outdoor event!
The salmon-eating Southern Resident Orcas of the Southern Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands are endangered. Learn what you can do to help them survive at Orca Day 2010.

Limited parking. Please walk, ride, use Car Stops or rideshare. Bring your own chair and water. Thanks for leaving your pets at home.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday July 23rd

7:30 - 9:00 pm
DFO’s Dr. Peter Ross
Killer Whales and Me: Lessons learned from the endangered Southern Residents. Anglican Parish Hall. By donation.

Saturday July 24th

1:00 - 1:45 pm

Welcome & Live Music
Greetings.
Live, local music by the Ptarmigan Music Society.
Check out the display tables of
whale-related organizations.

1:50 - 2:15 pm

The Whale Museum

Stories about individual Southern Resident Orcas, plus the museum’s Marine Mammal Stranding program.


2:25 - 2:50 pm

Center for Whale Research

The baby boom and threats to the new calves’ survival, presented by biologists who have studied these whales for 34 years.


3:00 - 3:25 pm

Vancouver Aquarium

The Cetacean Sighting Network and the Ocean Wise Program.

3:40 - 4:10 pm

Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

Learn about the new Pender Island acoustics study.

4:15 - 4:45 pm

Ask the Experts Q&A

Your last chance to ask the experts questions.


5:00 - 6:00 pm

Picnic in the Park

Bring your own picnic and mingle with the guest experts.


Children's Activities (July 24th)
1:15 - 4:00 pm

Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre

Discovery table with experts from the Sidney aquarium.


1:50 - 2:15 pm
Parks Canada
Bioaccumulation game with a Gulf Islands National Park Reserve interpreter.

3:00 - 3:25 pm
Orca Games with Judy Felber
Fun whale games and activities with a former park ranger/naturalist.

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