Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring Katie Jones of the Center of the Whale Research.
The program will be presented on Zoom on Thursday morning with the Zoom line opening at 7 a.m. The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. No registration is required, and the program is free.
The meeting will be available via Zoom. Click here to join the meeting Thursday morning. The Zoom line will open shortly after 7 a.m.
Katie Jones is the Operations Manager of the Center for Whale Research.
Since 1976, the Center for Whale Research (CWR) has been the leading organization monitoring and studying Southern Resident killer whales in their critical habitat: the Pacific Northwest’s Salish Sea. CWR performs an annual census and regular health assessments of the orca population, informs the government of the whales’ ecosystem needs, shares their stories with the world, and promotes ecosystem recovery. Our 49 years of research have created the only long-term data set about the Southern Residents’ behavior, health, and social dynamics.
Katie has a degree in Zoology from Colorado State University and has worked as a naturalist in the San Juan Islands since 2001. Katie loves sharing their knowledge of orcas and the island ecosystem with visitors to the region. They feel that it is very important that people gain an understanding of the natural world they are viewing. In addition to working in the San Juans, Katie has worked as a naturalist in Mexico and Alaska educating travelers about everything from gray whales to grizzly bears. They have also completed a humpback whale research internship in Hawaii and spent several years as a research assistant with the Center for Whale Research. When Katie’s not sharing their knowledge, they are an avid nature photographer and spends their free time outside trying to catch the beauty of the area.
E-mail: katie@whaleresearch.com