Friday, September 1
11am-5pm
Fort Worden Pier
Come visit the PTMSC when we "daylight" the gray
whale bones on the Pier for a long dose of sun and warmth. For this one-day-only event, staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions about gray
whales, how this one came to be part of the PTMSC collection, and what we can
learn from marine mammals in our midst. You can also learn more about the
Marine Mammal Stranding Network at work right here in Port Townsend.
In May of 2016, a juvenile gray whale died in Elliott Bay in
Seattle and was towed to a site on Indian Island provided by the US Navy. A
team of volunteers, staff, and AmeriCorps members assisted with the necropsy
and additional preparation of the body for preservation of her skeleton. The
PTMSC has been storing the skeleton until it can be articulated for use in
educational programs and exhibits.
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