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Witness an Amazing Journey of Survival, from the Arctic to Baja and Back
December 19, 2020 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST
Cape Perpetua Fall Speaker Series
Enjoy a variety of free educational presentations hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. Guest speaker presentations will be held each Saturday at 10:00am, from November 7 until December 19 (excluding holidays). Fall presentations will include a special focus on climate change, Black Oystercatchers, lichens, Fivemile-Bell Landscape Restoration and gray whale migration . All events are free and held virtually on Zoom this season.
December 19 at 10:00am
Presenting Joy Primrose, Witness an Amazing Journey of Survival, from the Arctic to Baja and Back
Description
The gray whale is known to make one of the longest migration trips of any known mammal. They breed and nurse their calves in the lagoons of Baja, Mexico during the winter and feed in Alaska and the Arctic during the summer. Joy Primrose, founder and President of the American Cetacean Society-Oregon Chapter will share about gray whales and their incredible migration journey.
About the Presenter
Joy Primrose has had a lifelong interest in whales. She is a Certified Marine Naturalist and Certified Interpretive Guide. She has been a volunteer for the Oregon State Parks Whale Watching Spoken Here Program since 2005; as well as volunteering at the Oregon Coast Aquarium and Hatfield Marine Science Center. Joy is the founder and President of the American Cetacean Society-Oregon Chapter. The American Cetacean Society (ACS), founded in 1967, is the oldest whale conservation organization. The ACS-Oregon chapter has an ongoing citizen science project in Oregon’s Marine Reserves, including Cape Perpetua.
