The Center for Whale Research is respectfully accepting donations of any amount to support the program and insure its success.

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Lime Kiln State Park and Center for Whale Research Partnership

The Center for Whale Research is proud to announce a unique partnership with Lime Kiln Point State Park. Local park management has accepted our proposal to operate a park-wide outreach and education program. The focus will be on killer whales and environmental stewardship.  Additionally, basic interpretive information about the park’s main historical attractions will continue to be provided.

Also known as the Whale Watch Park, Lime Kiln Point State Park receives over 200,000 visitors from 40 plus countries each year to view and learn about our local killer whales. Because of recent budget cuts, the park was no longer able to support their own interpretive services. The Center is taking this opportunity to realize long aspired plans to expand into public education and whale interpretation.

Park management is providing a structure that will be converted into a CWR Information Station.   We will have multimedia references and information for park visitors.  Center staff, interns and volunteers will be manning the station as well as circulating throughout the park to answer questions and provide information to the public. This is a perennial program that will operate seasonally, April through September.

The park is an ideal location to promote the protection of Southern Resident Killer Whales on many levels. It is one of the few locations in the world where killer whales come close enough to shore to recognize individual pod members. The frequent and regular sightings from this unobtrusive land-based viewpoint inspire many park visitors to better appreciate the environment around them.  The unprecedented history of the Center for Whale Research coupled with the park as a platform for education will create a unique and meaningful experience for park visitors.  The goal is to inform the public and inspire action to assure a healthy environment for the killer whales and the Salish Sea on which they depend.

The hope is that the partnership and public outreach program will prosper for years to come.  The success of the program depends not only on our effort, but also on public support.  The Center is respectfully accepting donations of any amount to support the program and insure its success.