Conservation on the Frontlines: From Seattle to the Olympic Coast

​Join the team from the Port Angeles-based nonprofit Olympic Coast Exploration Center, an education organization focused on the northwest coast of the Olympic Peninsula, for a lively evening bringing together people working across ocean conservation, industry, science, and innovation to share some of the climate impacts happening along Washington's coast and why they matter far beyond the shoreline.
​5:00 PM: Arrivals, Happy Hour, Raffles, Speaker and Sponsor Booths
​6:00 PM: Interactive panel
​7:00 PM: Social Hour, Raffles, Speaker and Sponsor Booths
​PANELISTS: Fred Felleman, Commissioner, Port of Seattle; Casey McLean, Executive Director SR3; Chris Butler-Minor, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation; Leaders from Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; Megan McNally, Edgewater Business Law; Melissa Williams, Executive Director, Olympic Coast Exploration Center.
​If you care about the water that sustains Washington, want a clearer picture of the challenges ahead, or are simply curious about the work happening in our own backyard, this is a great place to start. Come ready to learn something new, and leave with a stronger connection to our coastal waterways and the community that sustains them.