Friends of Skagit Beaches lecture series resumes on-line

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the tide of public forums to on-line sessions.

For Friends of Skagit Beaches, a local group in its second decade highlighting life in and around shoreline and marine ecosystems of the Salish Sea, that is the case both literally and figuratively.

Friends of Skagit Beaches is launching the 16th year of its popular lecture series on-line 7 p.m. Jan. 15. Details for the Zoom link to this Friday’s lecture are at skagitbeaches.org.

The one-hour program will address “Seals and Sea Lions: Pinnipeds of the Salish Sea.” Dr. Cindy Elliser, research director of Pacific Ma...