October 5 - November 5, 2020

Education

Our impact can fix this, we just need to learn how.

Each of us can learn and teach others to minimize our impacts, it's just a matter of learning how and dedicating ourselves to action. Orca Recovery Day isn't simply about one day of action, it's one day to connect us all to the actions we should be taking everyday. The resource links under every action of this EcoChallenge provide ways to learn more about the actions you can take and the organizations you can connect with to make an impact on Orca recovery throughout the year.

Help educate young people

Identify, lead and host simple environmental education activities, that help the Puget Sound and/or Pacific Ocean, for (___) young people I know.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Go on a Virtual Whale Watch with Naturalists from Whale Scout, Orca Network, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Download an Activity Book - Orcas Love Raingardens!

Environmental Education At Home
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Educate my family or friends

Spend (___) minutes educating my family/friends about Southern Resident Orca Whales and their endangered food supply.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Visit the Langley Whale Center

Share Tahlequah's Story with Friends

Listen to Podcasts
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Learn about my watershed

I will spend (___) minutesIdentifying what sub-basin I live in and learning about my watershed's water quality, fish habitat problems, and options for volunteering.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

What is a watershed?

Orcas, Salmon, and the Pacific Northwest

How's my Waterway?
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Support local schools with Orca resources

Share with my child(s) teacher or my neighborhood school pre-prepared curriculum resources about the plight of our Orcas and the healthy watersheds they depend on, for remote learning
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Bainbridge Island School District K-5 Orca Science Curriculum

Killer Whale Tales

Whale Museum: Educator Resources
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ONE-TIME ACTION
Participate in Orca Trivia Night

Get your trivia on! In partnership with Northwest Straits Foundation, Whidbey Island Conservation District is holding a trivia night themed all things Orca, Salmon, and Marine Habitat. Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7pm.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Sign up for Orca Trivia Night here
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Join the Orca Forum to learn from local researchers

Learn about orca research taking place in the Puget Sound in this workshop put on by Whidbey Island CD in partnership with Northwest Straits Foundation and County Marine Resource Committees. Wednesday, Oct. 14 5:30-7pm
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Sign up for the Orca Forum here!
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Donate to Environmental Education organizations

I will research and donate to an organization providing environmental education to underserved audiences in my area.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Orca Salmon Alliance

Citizens for a Healthy Bay

Environmental Education Association of Oregon
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Contact my elected officials

I will contact my local elected officials and explain why I care about Salmon/Orcas and how investment in habitat restoration and acquisition is needed for their survival.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Tell your elected officials that orcas matter to you and to fund salmon habitat restoration projects

How to Contact Your Elected Officials

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How does my local government support Orcas?

I will spend (___) learning about how my government is supporting watershed and orca health and encourage them to do more.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Tell your elected officials that orcas matter to you and to fund salmon habitat restoration projects in your watershed

Southern Resident Orca Task Force

Oregon’s Role in Protecting the Southern Resident Orcas
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Switch to Natural Yard Care Practices

I will spend (___) to research, write-up, and deliver 1 page about why my family, landlord, apartment manager, or school should switch to natural/organic yard care practices, and deliver to that person.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Natural Yard Care Video Series

How to be a Salmon Friendly Gardener
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Share my connection with Orcas through art

I will make a piece of art that connects my life to the life of Orcas and Salmon, and share it on social media.
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ACTION RESOURCES:

Make an Orca Mobile

Draw Yourself as a Whale

Whale and Dolphin Conservation: Educational Resources
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CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION

Ideally, you’ll choose at least one measurable goal so that you can measure your success but there are no limits on what you can choose—so exercise your creativity!

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