Category
Organisation
Organisation Name
Kwiaht
Website URL
www.kwiaht.org
Location
San Juan Islands, WA, USA
Description
Science for Stewardship--research cooperative working with schools and community volunteers to research, monitor, and steward the San Juan archipelago. Our school and summer programs focus on engaging young people (particularly young women) in using chemistry, engineering, biology, and technology skills to solve pollution and other local environmental issues.
Events
We hold regular annual events to celebrate and inform the community on place-based community science projects, SalmonAtion and Day for the Bay on Lopez Island, and Celebrate Indian Island and the Tides of March (on March 15th) on Orcas Island. The Tides of March is a youth focused event which includes science inspired, youth driven art performances. We also hold classes that provide training to community members (primarily women) in local ecology, chemistry, ornithology, botany, plankton ID, ichthyology, and entomology.
How you can get involved
Contact us (kwiaht@gmail.com) to receive invitations and updates, or check our calendar at www.kwiaht.org for all community research opportunities. Paid apprenticeships also available (see http://kwiaht.org/apprenticeships.htm for more info).
Email
kwiaht@gmail.com
Twitter
https://twitter.com/kwiaht
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/kwiaht
Tags
Conservation, Citizen science, San Juan Islands, USA
Specifically for women?
yes
