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Published 1:30 am Saturday, September 9, 2017

OPPORTUNITIES

Port Susan storm surge workshop

Learn about collecting storm surge information at a workshop scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Kayak Point Regional Park.

At the free event, attendees can review information collected in 2016 and 2017. They’ll also learn how to contribute their observations. The data is being used to help inform wave modeling for Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Whidbey Basin. Dr. Eric Grossman of the United States Geological Survey is leading the project.

Kayak Point Regional Park is at 15711 Marine Drive, Stanwood.

A free smartphone app, MyCoast (www.mycoast.org), is available to submit shoreline data. The app also allows people to document issues such as derelict boats, creosote pilings and other potential environmental hazards.

RSVP and more info: Elisa Dawson, 425-388-6466 or elisa.dawson@snoco.org

Learn how to become a sustainability steward

Washington State University Snohomish County Extension staff seek volunteers to serve as “sustainable community stewards.” Get 34 hours of university-caliber training, then craft a volunteer experience by giving back 34 hours of education, research or environmental projects over the following year.

Training runs 6 to 9:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 20 to Nov. 8, with two Saturday field trips. Cost is $35 for materials.

Applications are due Sept. 15.

More info: http://tinyurl.com/yb5bb4hk, 425-357-6027

Every Kid in a Park passes available

Fourth-grade students and their families can get a free pass for federal parks, forest and recreation lands by going to www.everykidinapark.gov. A paper voucher can be printed and redeemed for a plastic pass at any U.S. Forest Service office. The pass is valid for one full year, from Sept. 1 until Aug. 31, 2018.

Teachers or other adults who work with fourth-graders may qualify to get passes and can find activities and lesson plans on the website as well.

The Every Kid in a Park program is meant to combat increasing screen time and related health and learning issues by getting children outside. The goal is for every U.S. child, regardless of his or her family’s financial situation, to have the chance to enjoy their public lands by the time they are 11 years old.

City conducting a preparedness survey

The city of Everett is asking for answers to questions about local disaster preparedness. The survey is anonymous. Results will be used to update the city’s hazard plan.

More info: www.everettwa.gov/hazardplan

Take a forest survey

The city of Bothell seeks feedback as it shapes the future of North Creek Forest, a 65-acre urban forest located near I-405 on the city’s Snohomish County side. A survey is available until Sept. 20. Open houses also will be scheduled.

More info: https://goo.gl/opbiaC