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What's taking place in your local watershed -- and how does it impact your drinking water and the health of our oceans?
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Pacific Whale Foundation is expanding its list of research programs to include blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), the world's largest whales.
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Twenty eight Pacific Whale Foundation's professional naturalists have recently received recognition as Certified Interpretive Guides through the National Association for Interpretation (NAI).
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Move over Easter Bunny -- and make room for some whales, dolphins and sea turtles.
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Whales are around Maui in abundance this month, and the Maui Whale Festival continues to celebrate their presence, with a continuation of the Photo Tribute to the Whales Exhibit, a Whalewatch Natural History Hike and other events.To obtain up-to-the-minute reports on festival happenings, please visit www.mauiwhalefestival.org.
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Many people consider Maui's humpback whales to be "wintertime" guests, but the whales are found of the coast of the Valley Isle throughout spring, too. You'll find an array of whale- and ocean-themed events on Maui throughout the month of April, all hosted by the nonprofit Pacific Whale Foundation. To learn more about these events, please visit www.pacificwhale.org or call (808) 249-8811 ext. 1.
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"The Ocean in Motion" is the theme of the upcoming spring session of Pacific Whale Foundation Ocean Camp, a day camp program for children in grades K through 5. The camp will take place from Monday, March 12 through Friday, March 16 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Parents may enroll their children in single or multiple days.
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A total of 1,054 humpback whale sightings were reported by more than 100 volunteers and researchers who counted whales from twelve shoreline lookout points on Maui during the 2012 Great Whale Count on Saturday, February 25, 2012.
The Great Whale Count has taken place annually for 24 consecutive years – and is one of the world’s longest running cetacean projects involving citizen-scientists. The annual count is organized by Pacific Whale Foundation, a nonprofit research, education and conservation organization based on Maui.
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Maui motorists are advised that South Kihei Road, beginning at Alanui Keali'i Drive and ending at Waimahaihai Street, will be closed from 8:30 am to 10 am on Saturday, February 16, for Maui’s Parade of Whales.
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More than 250 first, fourth and fifth grade students from Pomaika'i and Haiku Elementary Schools will be taking part in Keiki E.C.O. Day, a free event organized by Pacific Whale Foundation to promote outdoor environmental education for children.
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