Founding memberships
Join the crew building a floating Salish Sea conservation center for orca protection, salmon recovery, research, and a future coastal sanctuary.
The first step is not buying a ferry. It is proving people want this to exist.
One ferry. One ocean.
The ferry is only the beginning.
Our promise from day one
Orca Embassy Salish is an early-stage vision. We will not pretend the ferry, permits, or sanctuary already exist. We will document the work required to make them possible.
Follow the meetings, feasibility work, science, fundraising, setbacks, and breakthroughs.
A ferry is a practical platform—not the destination. Orca welfare and ecosystem recovery stay central.
Scientists, Tribal communities, fishermen, teachers, students, families, and ocean advocates all have a place aboard.
From ferry to sanctuary
The embassy
A retired Washington State ferry could hold research teams, education programs, conservation equipment, offices, and aquaculture exploration—bringing partners together on the waters they serve.
Build the partnerships, science, and public support needed for Southern Resident recovery and a humane coastal retirement pathway for captive orcas.
Explore restoration and aquaculture research that strengthens the food web orcas rely on.
Support water study, habitat recovery, education, and practical stewardship across the Salish Sea.
Founding Crew memberships
Membership helps demonstrate public support and keeps you close to the work. Available tiers are loaded directly from the Orca Embassy Salish community.
Want to start with the challenge?
Join, contribute at the level available to you, then invite three ocean-loving friends to answer one question: would you help build an embassy for orcas?
Everybody has a place aboard
Join the Founding Crew, share the mission with three people, and follow every step from vision to plan to reality.