BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260117T030000Z DTEND:20260117T043000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Friends of the Salish Sea Lecture Series: The Secret Lives of Harbor Porpoises with Dr. Cindy Elliser DESCRIPTION:Discover the incredible secret lives of Harbor Porpoises with renowned researcher and director of Pacific Mammal Research Dr. Cindy Elliser! Harbor Porpoises are one of the most abundant marine mammal species in the Salish Sea\, however there is much we don't know about this often elusive species. Pacific Mammal Research (PacMam) has spent over 10 years conducting behavioral and photo-identification research on Harbor Porpoises to learn more about their behavior\, ecology\, movement patterns\, and more. PacMam is one of the few organizations in the world conducting this type of work on Harbor Porpoises. Dr. Elliser's talk will help you get to know your cetacean neighbors and learn about the individual lives and behaviors of Harbor Porpoises in the Salish Sea. There is more to them than meets the eye! Join us on Friday\, January 16th 2026 at NWESD 189 Building\, located at 1601 R Ave. Reservations for this lecture will open at 9:00am on Friday\, January 2nd. Please note that reservations are required. Head to reserve your seats! Doors will open at 6:15pm. Please arrive to the lobby for check in no later than 6:50pm\, as the lecture will start promptly at 7pm. Those who arrive after 6:50pm may lose their reservations. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Discover the incredible secret lives of Harbor Porpoises with renowned researcher and director of Pacific Mammal Research Dr. Cindy Elliser! Harbor Porpoises are one of the most abundant marine mammal species in the Salish Sea\, however there is much we don&rsquo\;t know about this often elusive species. Pacific Mammal Research (PacMam) has spent over 10 years conducting behavioral and photo-identification research on Harbor Porpoises to learn more about their behavior\, ecology\, movement patterns\, and more. PacMam is one of the few organizations in the world conducting this type of work on Harbor Porpoises. Dr. Elliser&rsquo\;s talk will help you get to know your cetacean neighbors and learn about the individual lives and behaviors of Harbor Porpoises in the Salish Sea. There is more to them than meets the eye! Join us on Friday\, January 16th 2026 at NWESD 189 Building\, located at 1601 R Ave. Reservations for this lecture will open at 9:00am on Friday\, January 2nd. \;Please note that reservations are required. Head to reserve your seats! Doors will open at 6:15pm. Please arrive to the lobby for check in no later than 6:50pm\, as the lecture will start promptly at 7pm. \;Those \;who arrive after \;6:50pm may lose their reservations. LOCATION:NWESD 189 Building\, 1601 R Ave\, Anacortes WA 98221 UID:e.228.23407 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260920T234748Z URL:https://business.anacortes.org/events/details/friends-of-the-salish-sea-lecture-series-the-secret-lives-of-harbor-porpoises-with-dr-cindy-elliser-23407 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR