Sound Water Stewards Information

• Articles – most recent first
• About
  • Board
  • Staff
  • Vision and Mission
  • What We Do
• Calendar
• Contact Us
• Donate – how to support SWS
• Facebook (for the public and members) & private SWS Facebook Group – members only 
• Instagram
• Get Involved – What You Can Do
  • ten simple things you can do
  • please, do one thing
• Members Pages
• Newsletters
• Recommended Articles of Interest – regional reports, newsletters
• Sound Waters University – our annual symposium in February
• Training Program – how to join SWS
• INDEX – blog articles – most recent first

SWS – Reference

• EZID -reference of intertidal flora/fauna.
• EZID game – caution – addictive
• Tides – helpful sites, including  map – all Island County tide stations, with links to  tide data
• Who to Call – about oil spils or stranded marine mammals, or for info on fish or shellfish safety.

SWS – History

(previously SWS was WSU Island County Beach Watchers – 1990-2015)

• Beach Watchers Cookbook (~2008)
• Change Committee – transitioning from ICBW to SWS during 2015
• BW-25 – blog celebrating our 25 years as Beach Watchers
• Lighthouse Environmental Programs Historic Timeline – how and with whom the Beach Watchers program has grown since 1989
• copy of original Island County Beach Watchers website – good general content, not mobile-friendly, needs updating!

See-also: helpful pages from other organizations

• Gravel Beach – Hugh Shipman’s blog on Puget Sound beaches and bluffs.
• Island County Beach Litter Pickup
• Island County Marine Resources Committee
• Island County Shore Stewards – the newsletter collection contains a wealth of info
• WA State hot lines and advisories
• Whidbey EcoNET – umbrella organization & calendar of environmental organizations on Whidbey