Linking Samish Culture to Restoration and Science in the San Juan Archipelago
This panel discussion will provide a brief overview of Samish DNR activities and how we link our work to Samish culture and Indigenous scientific knowledge. We will then take a deeper dive into the formation of our Scientific Dive Team and emerging Cultural Burning activities by way of in depth examples.
About the Speaker
The Samish Department of Natural Resources is charged with Protecting, Enhancing, and Restoring all culturally relative species and their habitats for current and future generations. Culture and perpetuation of Samish tradition guides all of the work we do.
Environmental Speaker Series
The Environmental Speaker Series is hosted by the College of the Environment at Western Washington University.
The Series is free and open to the public. Talks are held each Thursday at 4:30 pm in Academic Instructional Center West room 204 - AW-204. Parking is available in lot C.