Archive for November, 2007

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Whale watching volunteers sought

People come to Oregon from all over the United States each year to learn about - and try to spot - the gray whales that migrate past our coast. Now’s your chance to join the host of volunteers who take up stations at prime whale-watching spots each winter and spring to teach people about these [...]

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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

OMSI Science Pub: Antarctic adventures

What does it cost to charter a Russian ice-breaker? How do you keep camera batteries charged in frigid antarctic temperatures?
Portland-area science buffs can learn the answers to these and other questions on Nov. 26, when OMSI’s Science Pub hosts Bill Hanshumaker, Sea Grant Extension’s public marine educator at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center.
Hanshumaker will present [...]

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