The Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME) invites you to present at our 44th Annual Conference, “Voyaging Through Changing Waters.” This year’s conference will be held August 11-15, 2019 at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend, Washington. NAME was founded in 1976 and became a chapter of the National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) in […]
Please join us on Sunday, December 16 for our NAME-BC Annual General Meeting, followed by Blue Drinks at Victoria Distillers! Our Annual General Meeting is a chance for us to get together and celebrate everything that NAME-BC has been up to in the last year, plan out an exciting new year, and elect/re-elect our Executive […]
[WD_Button id=30096] We will be offering the following registration options: Full Conference Registration—includes all sessions, events and meals* from Sunday evening, July 29 through Thursday lunch, August 2, including the NAME Awards Banquet and Auction. *Conference registration does not include dinner on Monday & Tuesday evenings, or any of the freshwater field trips on Tuesday. Single-day Registration—includes all sessions, plus lunch and coffee breaks […]
Coastal Field Trips: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 All field trips will depart PSU at 8:00 am and arrive back in Portland at around 10:30 – 11:00 pm 1. Haystack Rock and Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Depart from PSU; 8:00 am– 4:30 pm During the Haystack Rock tidepool tour, participants will learn about the abundance of […]
Lodging Conference housing for the 2018 conference is available through Portland State University. Use the Portland State University Summer Housing & Conferences website to reserve a residence hall room. A minimum stay of 3 nights is required. Rooms can be used for one or two people and all come with twin beds. All rooms have private bathrooms. […]
Friday, July 27, 2018 Using ArcGIS Online to Collect, Analyze, and Share Data 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Water Resources Center, Vancouver, WA Join us for this free hands-on STEAM workshop at the beautiful Water Resources Center on the Columbia where we will explore how to use ArcGIS Online and a variety of other methods […]
Freshwater Field Trips: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 1. Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge—Kayaking and Cultural Tour $64/person Vans depart from PSU; 8:30 am – 4:00 pm In the morning, we will take a guided kayak tour with wildlife viewing on Lake River in Ridgefield, Washington. In the afternoon, we will visit the Cathlapotle Plankhouse on Ridgefield National […]
[WD_Button id=29987] The Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME) invites you to present at our 43rd Annual Conference, entitled “Confluence.” This year’s conference, hosted by the Oregon Chapter, will take place in Portland, Oregon from July 29 through August 2, 2018. NAME was founded in 1976 and became a chapter of the National Marine Educators […]
I have been a marine educator for over 35 years. Besides working with various school and scout groups, I have the opportunity to work with over 1300 amazing volunteers along the Oregon coast who have adopted a mile of beach and are asked to report officially, quarterly, on the state of their beach. My job […]