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Salish Sea Coffee Club - Olympia Oyster Restoration in Fidalgo Bay
Sat, Jan 16
|The Salish Sea School
Join Salish Sea School staff and guest speaker Paul Dinnel for a morning of coffee, donuts, and the story of how one small oyster is making a comeback in Fidalgo Bay.
Time & Location
Jan 16, 2027, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The Salish Sea School, 2201 Skyline Way Unit 101, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA
About the event
Join Salish Sea School staff and guest speaker Paul Dinnel for a morning of coffee, donuts, and the story of how one small oyster is making a comeback in Fidalgo Bay. Dinnel will share an overview of the Skagit County MRC's efforts to restore the Salish Sea's only native oyster to Fidalgo Bay as well as updates on the project.
About the speaker:
Paul grew up in a Navy family and began his career in marine biology in 2 nd grade when he had
free run of the shorelines of Escambia Bay, Pensacola, Florida. Almost daily, his time was spent
exploring shorelines and bringing home blue crabs, fish, oysters and scallops from the bay.
Family travels then took him to San Diego (various times), Philippine Islands, Guam and
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Free Admission
This is a FREE event. If you would like to help cover the cost of this program and support marine education, action, and research for the Salish Sea any amount given is deeply appreciated!
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