Event Title
The Salish Sea: What's in a Name?
Description
Bert Webber discussed the origin of the name "Salish Sea" which refers to the combined waters of the Strait of Georgia, the Puget Sound, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. He focused on the significance of recognizing the Salish Sea Estuarine Ecosystem, and will touch on the development and purpose of Western's Salish Sea Studies Institute.
Webber came to WWU in 1970 as part of the founding faculty of Huxley College with a particular interest in looking at estuaries as ecosystems. He was involved in the process of naming the Salish Sea, which began in the late 1980s and was completed in 2010, and currently assists in the program development of Western's Salish Sea Studies Institute.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
26-10-2016 4:00 PM
End Date
26-10-2016 5:00 PM
Location
Map Collection (Wilson Library 170)
Resource Type
MovingImage
Genre/Form
lectures
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Estuarine ecology--Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Names, geographical--Washington (State); Names, geographical--British Columbia
Poster
Event poster by Briana Schlemmer
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
The Salish Sea: What's in a Name?
Map Collection (Wilson Library 170)
Bert Webber discussed the origin of the name "Salish Sea" which refers to the combined waters of the Strait of Georgia, the Puget Sound, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. He focused on the significance of recognizing the Salish Sea Estuarine Ecosystem, and will touch on the development and purpose of Western's Salish Sea Studies Institute.
Webber came to WWU in 1970 as part of the founding faculty of Huxley College with a particular interest in looking at estuaries as ecosystems. He was involved in the process of naming the Salish Sea, which began in the late 1980s and was completed in 2010, and currently assists in the program development of Western's Salish Sea Studies Institute.
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