Dr. Todd Hass, Program and Science Coordinator, COASST Research Associate and
Lecturer, Department of Zoology, will give a talk: "Putting Our Best Feet
Forward (or Dead Birds 101)". The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team
(COASST) is a citizen science project dedicated to involving volunteers in the
collection of high quality data on the status and trends of coastal
resources--mainly seabirds--for the tripartite purposes of science, informed
management and conservation, and proactive citizen involvement and action. And
how do we do it?? We sytematically identify dead birds along Washington's
beaches! Come learn the tricks of the trade as we walk
through our new field guide and highlight our volunteers' accomplishments...

Monthly Membership Meetings are held the first Monday of the month (except
July, August, & September). They are held at the Center for Urban Horticulture
on the University of Washington campus, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle, and are open
to all. The social begins at 7:00 p.m. and the program starts at 7:30 p.m.

Directions: From I-5 take SR520 East. Take the Montlake Blvd NE exit and turn
North towards the University of Washington campus. Stay in right lane and drive
North on Montlake Blvd (over the bridge and past the stadium). The road will
curve to the right around the Montlake Fill and merges with NE 45th St. You
will quickly approach a 5 way intersection. At the intersection turn right
onto Mary Gates Memorial Drive. The Center for Urban Horticulture is 2 long
blocks down on the right. There is plenty of free parking at the facility. We
use the main meeting room, the backside of which faces the road.

== Michael Hobbs
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