Beach Monitoring – Maple Hollow

http://www.harborwildwatch.org/programs/public-programs/beach-monitoring/

Beach Monitoring is one of Harbor WildWatch’s signature Community Science Programs where twice a year (summer & winter), we collect data from nine different beaches throughout the South Sound area. This information helps us determine how the beaches change over time and could be useful in determining the impact of a future natural or human induced event.

We meet in the parking area of the beach at the scheduled time and walk to our monitoring site about 10 minutes after. See below for more detailed directions. If you know beforehand that you will be late, please contact Stena, and she can provide any special details as well as day of event contact information. Participation with these special citizen science events gets you, your friends, and family directly involved with the protection of our local beaches and who knows, may even inspire future ecologists. Mark your calendar for any or all of these upcoming events. Remember, you don’t have to have a science background to participate, nor are you required to stay for the entire duration of the typically 3-4 hour program. All ages welcome.

Maple Hollow: This lesser known park includes a hike (less than 1 mile) to the beach. You will turn on Van Beek Road KP N and drive until you see a gate on your left to Maple Hollow Park. Pull in and drive to the parking area. Follow the “beach access” signs down the hill. Once you reach the end of the trail, there are stairs leading to the beach and our monitoring site is to the right.

Contact [email protected] for information at least one day prior to the event.