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DETERMINED TO GET TO THE FUTURE BY FOLLOWING THE PATH OF THE PAST -- Todd Mitchell, scientist with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community's environmental protection department. shared the importance of recognizing and using native traditional methods of observation in developing projects today. at a morning session during the 20th annual Storming the Sound conference - Photo by Ken Stern
The wave of the future rode traditions as old as the tides at the 20th Storming the Sound Conference in La Conner on Thursday.
About 200 people, including environmental educators and representatives of ecology-related agencies and organizations from the North Puget Sound region, gathered at Maple Hall for the all-day event. They spilled into the Civic Garden Club, and La Conner United Methodist Church for class sessions.
Presentations covered a wide range of marine environmental topics, with University of Washington professor Phoebe Barnard keynoting the seminar and Swinomish Tribal Community...
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