SS Brenda Peterson in the news

Jan/27/10 04:51 PM

Seal Sitters founder and renowned author Brenda Peterson is the cover story of City Arts magazine (Feb 2010), where she discusses her newest book I Want to be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth. Two chapters in the memoir are about seals and seal sitting. The book has received national acclaim and has been named to the Indie list of best books of 2010. Congratulations, Brenda! Brenda will be reading from her book at a number of bookstores in February, including Seattle locations:

        Elliot Bay Books, Seattle, Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4th at 7:00 pm
        Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Saturday, Feb. 6th at 6:30 pm
        Book Passage, Corte Madera, California, Feb. 11th at 7:00 pm
        Seattle University “Search for Meaning” conference, Feb. 13 at 9:00 am - 10:15 am
        Village Books, Bellingham, Washington, Feb. 18th at 7:00 pm
        Eagle Harbor Book Co, Bainbridge Island, Feb. 21st at 3:00 pm
        Powell’s Books on Burnside, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 25th at 7:30 pm
        Vroman’s Books, Los Angeles, California, March 10th at 7:00 pm

SS Dr. Toni Frohoff in the news

Jan/27/10 03:36 PM

Seal Sitters founding member and scientific advisor, Dr. Toni Frohoff of TerraMar Research, has been receiving much media attention in the past few months. She was a featured story in the December issue of Santa Barbara magazine where she discusses her newest project, POD (Protect Our Dolphins), based in Santa Barbara. Toni received worldwide exposure in a New York Times magazine article about watching gray whales in the birthing lagoons of Baja, Mexico. The list grows to include Discovery Channel and Muse magazines, as well as a feature in a Greek magazine and NPR radio interview about the whales. Congratulations, Toni!

Volunteers spend long hours guarding pups

Oct/07/09 06:38 AM

Seals Sitters, both new and seasoned, spent many long hours over the past two weeks making sure that pups on our shore have rested safely.

Often out at the crack of dawn and lingering well past dark, our volunteers put the needs of pups before their own needs and busy lives. But it is truly a labor of love ~ and volunteers reap the rewards of a unique glimpse into the world of marine mammals and of the human friendships that are borne out of time spent on the beach.

Some volunteers brought their children to “seal sit” and learn about seals while the pups entertained them with their yawns, stretches and periodic swims in the water below. It was also an extraordinary opportunity for Seal Sitters’ older youths to witness wildlife first-hand ~ sometimes even earning extra credit at school by seal sitting.

Seal Sitters thanks the many volunteers who have donated time this season. If you are a trained volunteer who has yet to be called, please email us and let us know the dates and times you are available!

Seal Sitters featured in Seattle Times

Jul/29/09 07:49 AM

Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes interviewed vounteers from Seal Sitters yesterday afternoon. The feature article ran as the cover story for the Sunday Local News section, in anticipation of the impending seal pupping season which could start any day now. Typically, however, pups do not show up on West Seattle beaches til mid-August.

Read the article “Alki Beach residents watch out for baby seals during pupping season”

Young Seal Sitters featured in magazine

Feb/09/09 07:34 PM

SuperScience magazine (Scholastic Publications) features an article focusing on a very talented and philanthropic young Seal Sitter volunteer. The magazine is distributed in every elementary school in the US. Read More...

Volunteer's first day on the job

Jan/11/09 08:27 PM

Lynn Bentley officially became a member of Seal Sitters yesterday after discovering a young pup on the cement boardwalk of Alki Beach! After a long, cold and wet day guarding a pup from overly curious onlookers and dogs, she finally headed home at 9:30 pm, exhausted and concerned. The pup was still hauled out and sleeping peacefully under the watchful eyes of other volunteers. Read her comments after receiving an early morning email that the pup finally returned to the sea after midnight. Read More...

Thanksgiving pup shows up for magazine shoot

Nov/24/08 08:49 PM

Seal Sitters Max and Nikki are featured in the February 2009 issue of Scholastic Action magazine (published by Scholastic), with a distribution of 550,000 to every high school in the country. The article emphasizes the contribution that young people make both to Seal Sitters and protecting our marine environment and mammals. NIkki is shown here educating the public ~ as a pup miraculously showed up for yesterday’s photo shoot! The East Coast editor wondered if a pup would be on the beach. SS volunteers Brenda and Robin assured her that, unfortunately, pups did not show up for casting calls! Imagine our shock when this little one DID! Read the magazine article here (pages 17-19).
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