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SOLD OUT – Deer Lagoon, Past, Present & Future: Restoration, Critical Habitat, and Winter Birds
February 2, 2025 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Field Trips open to Sound Waters University registrants only. Maximum 20 attendees per trip.
Guides:
Dyanne Sheldon is a Restoration Ecologist who has been at the forefront of balancing growth of the built environment with natural resources and habitats. She has written numerous publications, including Wetland Management by Local Governments, and helped craft the first edition of the Wetlands Rating System for Western Washington. Dyanne served on the Whidbey Camano Land Trust Board of Directors for six years. She resides in Clinton, in full view of a wetland.
Carlos Andersen is a Whidbey Audubon Society member, field trip leader, and former Conservation Committee member. He has dedicated his life to environmental protection and preservation. You can often find him down at Deer Lagoon, looking through his scope or binoculars at the incredible diversity of life that lives at or passes through.
Trip Themes: Protecting Estuaries, Seabird Migration, Future of our Shorelines
Trip Description:
Deer Lagoon Preserve is a National Audubon-registered Important Bird Area (IBA) with at least 211 different bird species documented. It consists of marsh, tidelands/mud flats, open water, and surrounding woodlands. The species mix is appropriate to these habitats. Washington State Fish and Wildlife has concluded Deer Lagoon is the single most important site on Whidbey Island for use by waterfowl, year around. The lagoon is a critical resting and feeding site for migrating shorebirds in the spring and fall. It has been labeled the most important wetlands in Island County.
No significant hiking is involved. Please bring your own scopes and binoculars if you have them. We will have viewing scopes to share.
Location:
Meet at Bayview Park and Ride at 9:30 am, then head to Deer Lagoon. Shuttles to be provided by Whidbey Island Kayaking.
