SeabirdsLive!

    Wednesday, May 13, 2026

    Time
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    Venue
    Carwein Auditorium @ Uw Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, 98402
    Price
    Free

    An evening of multimedia story telling with Eric Wagner and Peter Hodum

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    Discover what seabirds are telling us about changing ocean conditions and the health of the Salish Sea. Find out the best technique for dodging a flying rhinoceros auklet. Take a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at seabird research in Washington state.

    This live event combines gorgeous photographs and audio recordings with an on-stage conversation between two leading experts on seabird ecology, author and scientist Eric Wagner and seabird biologist Peter Hodum of the University of Puget Sound. As part of the event, Wagner will be talking about and signing his new book Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island. Puget Sound Institute managing editor and nature sound recordist Jeff Rice will join the discussion as host and moderator.

    06:30 PM - 07:00 PM Doors open | light reception

    07:00 PM - 08:00 PM Multimedia program | Q&A

    Sponsored by Puget Sound Institute, University of Washington Tacoma, University of Puget Sound, University of Washington Press, and King's Books in Tacoma.

    Venue

    Carwein Auditorium @ Uw Tacoma
    1754 Commerce Street
    Tacoma, WA
    98402

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