Lecture on harbor seals

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, Steve Jeffries, wildlife biologist with the Washington State Department of Fisheries, will give a presentation on harbor seals. This is the second lecture of the 2005/06 season in Orcas Island’s highly successful marine science lecture series. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the Camp Orkila Marine-Salmon Center and is free to the public.

Harbor seals are the most commonly sighted marine mammal in the region. In fact they are so common we often take them for granted. “They are actually fascinating animals and tell us a lot about the health of our marine ecosystem,” says Joe Gaydos, regional director of the SeaDoc Society. How many people know a seal can dive to depths of 600 feet? Did you know they rarely range farther than five miles from where they are born? Jeffries will discuss these and other fascinating life history traits during his presentation.

Park only in the upper parking lot at Camp Orkila. Shuttle service from the parking lot to the Marine-Salmon Center is available before and after each lecture.

The 2004-2005 Marine Science Lecture Series is presented by program partners The SeaDoc Society (www.seadocsociety.org), YMCA Camp Orkila (www.seattleymca.org), and the San Juan Nature Institute (www.sjnature.org). The series is generously sponsored by Islanders Bank, Barbara Brown, the Gould Family Foundation, David and Virginia Ridgway, and Jim and Kathy Youngren.

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