Marine Education Pop-Up

Find SWS at the Beach and Explore!

• marine life, marine food web
• birds, plants, trees, eagles, beavers and the ecosystem that supports them
• plastic pollution – let’s keep it out
• salmon life cycle
• scavenger hunt
• why are estuaries important
• native plants and invasive species
• beach plants and wildflowers
• importance proper pet waste disposal
• identification of clam “shows”
• take pictures and memories, “Leave No Trace”

Enjoy and learn from short educational activities designed to strengthen appreciation for nature. Use your curiosity to carefully observe the marine environment.

Every Thursday for Summer 2022, retired State Parks Interpreter Tina Dinzl-Pederson, SWS Class of 2016, assisted by Sound Water Stewards’ members, sets up a pop-up educational booth at an Island County Park on Camano or Landing Park in Stanwood offering beach visitors an opportunity to learn about the local marine ecosystem with Sound Water Stewards.

Pop-ups occur on THURSDAYS, 10 am to 3 pm, site varies.

• June 16 – Barnum Point Preserve – Find Tina near the sign that holds the park map in the parking lot
• June 23 – Barnum Point Preserve – Find Tina near the park map sign in the parking lot
• June 30 – Iverson Preserve – Find Tina near the sign and picnic table in the small parking lot
• July 7 – Cavalero Beach & Boat Launch – Tina will be easy to find at this small park
• July 14 – Iverson Preserve – Find Tina near the sign and picnic table in the small parking lot
• July 21 – Barnum Point Preserve – Find Tina near the park map sign in the parking lot
• July 28 – Cavalero Beach & Boat Launch – Tina will be easy to find at this small park
• Aug 4 – Hamilton Landing Park, Stanwood – tentative
• Aug 11 – Camano Island State Park
• Aug 18 – Iverson Preserve – Find Tina near the sign and picnic table in the small parking lot
• Aug 25 – Camano Island State Park
• Sep 1 – Barnum Point Preserve – Find Tina near the park map sign in the parking lot

Local families live next to the amazing saltwater bay named Port Susan and the Stillaguamish River. This ecosystem provides food for salmon, grey whales, and much more. SWS pop-up booth sparks curiosity and strengthens a connection to marine and shoreline ecosystems. We provide education to support visitors’ voluntary actions to contribute to a healthy marine environment and offer ways to explore, enjoy, and learn while causing no harm.

We believe that people will take care of what they love and we hope you love local beaches and marine life.

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