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Be A Salmon Scientist- Iverson Spit Preserve
July 30, 2024 @ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Join Sound Water Stewards as we discover how scientists use beach seining to count venerable salmon species on Camano Island. Make, measure, and record a tiny handmade salmon of your own!
Who you’ll meet:
- Led by Barabra Brock, SWS class of 2002, and 2010 Jan Holmes Coastal Volunteer of the Year. Barbara Brock has been an involved community member in local efforts to protect and recover salmon habitat for over 20 years.
- Clea Barenburg, Island County Department of Natural Resources Salmon Recovery Lead Entity
- Staff from Sound Salmon Solutions, one of the 14 Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups (RFEGs) to promote, support, and realize salmon recovery programs and projects in our watersheds.
Iverson Spit Preserve is a hometown favorite, known for its sandy beach and diverse wildlife. As part of the Saratoga Passage Marine Stewardship Area, it is a crucial habitat for baby salmon:
“Nestled between Camano and Whidbey Islands, Saratoga Passage is the primary marine highway for
recreational boaters traveling between Puget Sound’s population centers to the south and the San Juan
Islands to the north. This sheltered passage is sometimes called the salmon highway for its many excellent forage fish spawning beaches and nearly continuous eelgrass beds, which provide food and refuge to migrating salmon. Three
large fish-producing river systems open into Saratoga Passage and nearby Port Susan — the Skagit,
Stillaguamish and Snohomish. Small estuaries, lagoons and creek mouths dot the shore, giving young salmon a place to rest and adjust to saltwater after leaving their rivers. Glacial bluffs slough till to the beaches, replenishing spawning gravels for the sand lance and surf smelt on which they rely”.- Salmon Recovery Board
