3 Volunteers

Our Impact

Sound Water Stewards—tracking the numbers

We train volunteers to work in and around Island County for a healthy, sustainable marine environment through education, science, and stewardship.

vintage drawing of work boots

300 +

Sound Waters University attendees

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176

Acres of Bull Kelp monitored

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30

Active projects

vintage drawing of hourglass

20,000

Hours annually


How We Help Partner Organizations

Our work with partner organizations helps researchers collect data about the health of our environment and surrounding waters.

Asian Hornets

Murder Hornet

22

The number of traps set across Island County to capture this non-native, harmful species as part of a program with the Washington State Department of Agriculture

Mussel Watch

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8,000

Mussels bagged by volunteers. 400 bags of mussels were prepared for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Forage Fish

forage fish

Monthly

Around Island County, we collect samples monthly from beach substrate to look for eggs. Samples are stored in a fixative and sent to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Sound Toxins

sound toxin

Weekly

Every week we collect algae samples that can produce deadly toxins in shellfish. Work performed in collaboration with the Washington Sea Grant


How Much We Care as Stewards

Our work in Stewardship helps to remove items that do not belong in our marine ecosystems.

Beach Clean Up

Keystone Cleanup crew

1,000+ lbs

Volunteers regularly clean up beaches at multiple sites around Island County.

Fishing Line Collection

Piles of Monofilament Fishing Line

100+ lbs

Sound Water Stewards collected over 100 lbs of just fishing line from our shores and beaches.