Archive for April 10th, 2009

A Fun Day of Cleaning

A big part of Beam Reach is learning about sustainabilty.  We are learning so much from the resources San Juan Island provides us that it is nice to give back a little.  That was the goal on Tuesday April 7th at the Lime Kiln Lighthouse.  The Whale Museum, located in Friday Harbor, uses the lighthouse to gather data about killer whales and as an outpost to inform the public.   They are able to learn about the killer whales by submerging a hydrophone and listening for whales calls and any other noises under the water’s surface.

Trying to figure out how to reconstruct a desk.

Trying to figure out how to reconstruct a desk.

After a morning of lectures, we spent the rest of the day cleaning.  By lunchtime, it looked as if everything in the lighthouse was sprawled outside.  After a lot of vacuuming, rebuilding a few desks and moving the audio equipment, we were able to start moving everything back inside.  It is nice to know that the few hours we spent will help others learn about killer whales.
Fun times.

Fun times.

If you would like to learn more about the Whale Museum, you can follow this link: www.whalemuseum.org

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