Submitted by The Whale Museum

The Whale Museum and SeaDoc Society will host two training sessions to volunteer for the San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

SJCMMSN responds to approximately 200 calls per year of live and dead stranded marine mammals. Volunteers will be trained to conduct field investigations of live and dead animals, mitigate the harassment of live stranded animals, assist with necropsies (or animal autopsies) and educate the public.

The first session will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m., June 12 at the SeaDoc Society office. The second session will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m., June 13 at The Whale Museum. The training sessions will be identical, as well as free and open to the public. The Whale Museum is located in Friday Harbor at 62 First St. N. and the SeaDoc Society Office is located in Eastsound at 942 Deer Harbor Rd. Visit www.whalemuseum.org and SeaDoc Society at www.seadocsociety.org for more information or contact 378-4710 ext. 30 or info@whalemuseum.org.