This year has been an especially difficult one for Southern Resident orcas. The world grieved with J35, also known as Tahlequah, who carried her dead, newborn calf over 1,000 miles for 17 days. Just a month later, J50, a 3-year-old female known as […]
In July, we spent two days in Tacoma with a group of students from Baker Middle School talking about orcas, raingardens, and what these students can do to at their school to protect our local ecosystem and its wildlife. Visits […]
Earlier this year, Defenders and Washington Environmental Council spoke with a group of first graders at Sherman Elementary School about why Orcas Love Raingardens. Last week, we met with these students again – this time, so we could get our hands […]
Last week, Defenders of Wildlife and Washington Environmental Council visited Sherman Elementary School in Tacoma, WA to talk about Southern Resident orcas and why they love raingardens. Southern Resident orcas are a unique group of orcas that spend over half […]
