Submitted by the Orcas Senior Center.

Jess Newley, Community Science and Education Manager for Friends of the San Juans, will discuss how juvenile salmon use our shorelines, the importance of forage fish and ways to help the Southern Resident orcas.

We will take a virtual swim through local bull kelp forests and schools of herring using 360 video technology. To order the optional $10 cardboard virtual reality headsets from Amazon to take your swim to the next level: https://amzn.to/3fGrTKX.

Newley has an undergraduate degree in Business and Marketing and a master’s degree from Western Washington University in Environmental Education. When not scuba diving, Jess works to educate boaters on how to protect sensitive habitats, conducts community field science projects, and implements education programs in and outside the classroom.

Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. by Zoom, go to the Calendar of Events page at www.orcasseniors.org. All are welcome to attend.

Your generous donation is appreciated so that we can bring more great programs like this one to our community.