Segment 1: Real Estate home sales in the Puget Sound region are BUSY! With nearly 3:1 ratio of buyers to sellers, we are looking for people interested in selling soon because demand is very pent up. Which leads into the fact that affordability is even better now with a NEW 52-week low in rates.
Segment 2: Eric shares with us how wonderful these rates are in almost all categories of loan products. Introduction to Casey McLean and what SR3 stands for – SeaLife Response + Rehab + Research. The program helps with responding to a wide variety of local sea life which may be in distress and provides veterinary care, rehabilitation where possible, and does ongoing collaborative research with several groups tracking the health of local species and the affects of humans on Puget Sound and the Salish Sea.
Segment 3: How SR3 gets their funding which includes grants and foundations providing funds, but there are also opportunities for individuals to donate as well as buy swag and get involved in sealife adoption programs. Head to the www.SR3.org website for more info! Volunteer opportunities exist to help onsite in Des Moines, WA to help with the feeding, clean up, beach response and more. The site at Des Moines will be open by the end of January on a more official level, but the program has been running since 2011 getting more staffing in 2016 after building up from a grass-roots effort.
Segment 4: Programs within the 3 segments include items such as dealing with whales entangled in a variety of man made problems such as fishing nets, cables, and more. Learn more about how to reach out and help if you see a whale or other sea life in distress. DO NOT approach, but do call the experts who are trained to assist!