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Greetings new and returning volunteers!

This page is designed to help support you during your journey with the Puget Sound Estuarium. We have hand selected videos, websites, and book suggestions to give as much insight into our local environment as possible. We hope you enjoy these resources!

Youtube Playlists

  • What is an Estuary?
  • Geology of Puget Sound
  • The Power of Tides
  • Animals of Puget Sound
  • Salmon and Watersheds
  • Challenges Facing the Sound
  • Environmental Education and Interpretation

Online Resources

  • Invertebrates of the Salish Sea – Walla Walla University
  • Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
  • Aquarium of the Pacific
  • Emerald Diving
  • Fishing and Shell-fishing Guides
  • Thurston Conservation District
  • History of Olympia
  • Puget Sound Habitats and Marine Life

Field Guides & Books

  • The Beachcomber’s Guide of Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest, J. Duane
  • Pacific Seaweeds, Louis Druehl
  • Birds of the Puget Sound Region, Bob Morse, Tom Aversa & Hal Opperman
  • Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast, Jim Pojar & Andy MacKinnon
  • The Highest Tide, Jim Lynch
  • Marine Wildlife: From Puget Sound Through the Inside Passage, Steve Yates
  • Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Rick M. Harbo
  • Seashore Life of Puget Sound and the San Juan Archipelago, Eugene N. Kozloff

Tide Charts

  • http://www.saltwatertides.com

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  • Child $3 (Ages 4-12)
  • Free with Community Access Program – Upon Request

 

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309 State Ave. NE Olympia, WA 98501

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PO Box 2182 Olympia, WA 98507

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