OPAS Program: “Beyond the Burrow—Secret Lives of Puffins
Schedule
Wed Apr 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Dungeness River Nature Center | Sequim, WA
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[Photo: Puffins on the Kodiak Archipelago—Photo: Robin Corcoran/USFWS]Presenter: Katie Stoner, PhD Candidate, Oregon State University
Free to attend
Imagine yourself crawling through tall grass, covered in mud, reaching into long dark tunnels and hoping to find the soft feathers of a puffin before meeting the snap of its powerful bill. Those same birds, with their bright beaks, golden tufts, and striking “horns,” draw people from around the world to see the beloved “clowns of the sea.” But behind the charm are fierce marine predators, navigating rapid environmental change, with an uncertain future.
Travel with Katie to the Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska and join her team as they track puffins across vast winter migrations and work to uncover threats shaping their conservation. Gain insights as Katie shares findings from her PhD research, virtually via Zoom, from Oregon State University (OSU). It all began in 2021 at OSU in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—research focused primarily on evaluating population trends, winter migrations, and conservation threats for Kodiak Island Tufted and Horned Puffins. Learn more at https://olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/events-calendar/beyond-the-burrow-secret-lives-of-puffins
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Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 West Hendrickson Rd,Sequim,WA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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