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Participation fee $0
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Spend the time outdoors
Location 5902 Lake Washington Blvd S. Washington United States Seattle
Children yes
Primary school yes
Secondary school yes
Teaching materials no


Required Gear:

All equipment is provided by Seward Park.


Seward Park Eagle and Raptor DNA Fingerprinting


Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, needs volunteers to create a library of the DNA fingerprints of all the eagles who live in or visit the park.

You can help with this project in two ways:

  1. Collect the eagle feathers you find at Seward Park.

  2. Spool the DNA (prepare samples for testing) from eagle feathers and run the gel electrophoresis. Gels are run on Saturdays every 6 to 8 weeks or whenever project organizers get enough feathers.

Join in! It's like CSI for animals!