Saturday, May 22nd - "Clean, Green Boating Festival" - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM - a day of waterfront fun and learning for the entire family! 2nd Annual "Clean, Green Boating Festival" Foss Waterway Seaport 705 Dock Street Tacoma, WA 98402 Directions: www.fosswaterwayseaport.org Details: www.healthybay.org or www.tacomaliveaboards.org. Please join the Tacoma Liveaboard Association and Citizens for a Healthy Bay for the 2nd Annual "Clean, Green Boating Festival" on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Foss Waterway Seaport, Tacoma's waterfront maritime education and event center. Festival Highlights - Get out on the Water - All Activities Free! . Boat expeditions for the entire family - "Introduction to marine ecology" onboard 65 ft. Indigo . Electric Duffy boat guided tours of the Thea Foss Waterway . Dragon boat rides - complete with dragon heads and tails! . Radio-controlled "petroleum free" model boat races . Guided tours of the new Center for Urban Waters on Thea Foss Waterway . Dockside tours of "green," energy efficient boats . "How to" seminars on new marine products and services . Small craft "safe boat handling" guidelines . "Hull cleaning advisories" from Department of Ecology . Pacific Science Center's outstanding "Around the Americas" interactive exhibit . "Clean water" and environmental learning student projects on display . Stormwater education and restoration project updates . University of Washington-Tacoma Environmental Science student-led water quality experiments . Games and hands-on learning activities . Music, food and much more fun on the waterfront! Welcome Ceremony presided over by Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland; Center for Urban Waters Director Joel Baker, Ph.D.; Department of Ecology Site Director Marv Coleman; "Marina of the Year" General Manager Craig Perry and others will highlight Tacoma's waterfront Superfund Cleanup story and how our daily actions affect "clean water" for future generations. "Clean, Green Boating Scholarship" New in 2010! Announcing - the "Clean, Green Boating Scholarship" Essay Contest for all Fife, Franklin Pierce, Peninsula, Puyallup, Tacoma, and University Place Public, Private, and Home School District high school students! The winning essay will help a local high school group experience a 3-day, 2-night marine science expedition on Puget Sound. The scholarship is designed to deepen respect for Puget Sound's delicate marine ecosystem and inspire leadership in addressing threats to our waterways. Essay contest winner and scholarship will be awarded at the Festival Welcome Ceremony. See details at www.tacomaliveaboards.org or www.healthybay.org. See you May 22nd! Come for a day of free boat rides, marine seminars, and "hands on" learning activities for all who enjoy Puget Sound!