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Whale-watching training available
Thursday, November 06, 2008 | No comments posted.
Can’t get enough of whale watching? Now’s your chance to watch whales and help others view the massive mammals.
The state is sponsoring two days of training for “Whale Watching Spoken Here” later this month in Newport.
Whale expert and director of the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute, Dr. Bruce Mate, will introduce trainees to California gray whale biology and natural history, a press release said. Mate has helped lead the training since co-founding the whale watching program in the late 1970s.
The training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with the following day training to be held from 8 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers who complete training may serve in either the program’s winter or spring whale watch weeks. There will be 26 sites to choose from for the winter watch week, Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, and for the spring watch week from Mar. 21 through 28. Volunteers will help visitors spot whales at each of the sites.
Training applications and newsletters can be downloaded from whalespoken.org or obtained by calling (541) 765-3304.
The cost is $20 in advance or $25 on the first day of training. All participants will receive T-shirts and waterproof field guides: “Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific,” and “Marine Mammals on the Beach.” Free RV and tent sites in nearby South Beach and Beverly Beach state parks are available to training participants during the weekend.
Arrangements for the sites must be made through Gretchen Mills at Reservation Northwest in advance by calling (888) 953-7677.
The state is sponsoring two days of training for “Whale Watching Spoken Here” later this month in Newport.
Whale expert and director of the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute, Dr. Bruce Mate, will introduce trainees to California gray whale biology and natural history, a press release said. Mate has helped lead the training since co-founding the whale watching program in the late 1970s.
The training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with the following day training to be held from 8 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers who complete training may serve in either the program’s winter or spring whale watch weeks. There will be 26 sites to choose from for the winter watch week, Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, and for the spring watch week from Mar. 21 through 28. Volunteers will help visitors spot whales at each of the sites.
Training applications and newsletters can be downloaded from whalespoken.org or obtained by calling (541) 765-3304.
The cost is $20 in advance or $25 on the first day of training. All participants will receive T-shirts and waterproof field guides: “Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific,” and “Marine Mammals on the Beach.” Free RV and tent sites in nearby South Beach and Beverly Beach state parks are available to training participants during the weekend.
Arrangements for the sites must be made through Gretchen Mills at Reservation Northwest in advance by calling (888) 953-7677.
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