Showing posts with label marine life. Show all posts
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Boats Afloat continues this weekend at South Lake Union September 14-15, 2024

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Boats Afloat Show at South Lake Union

The 2024 Fall Boats Afloat Show continues at Seattle’s South Lake Union September 14-15, 2024.

The Northwest’s largest on-the-water boating showcase, the 2024 Fall Boats Afloat Show docks at Seattle’s South Lake Union spotlighting more than 125 impressive motor yachts, a variety of sailboat offerings, high-end cruisers ideal for Northwest waters, high-performance craft, fishing models and much more. 

Presented by the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association (NYBA) since 1978, this boating tradition offers opportunities to learn, dream and explore the latest boating lifestyle and technology trends.

The show features marine services and the Dockside Marketplace offering high-quality boating-inspired goods, clothing and art; informational seminars; family-friendly activities (the show is free for children 12 and under); a raffle supporting Salmon For Soldiers; casual dining and beverage options and live music performances by top local talent each day of the show.

Show hours and tickets
  • Saturday (September 14), 10am to 6pm.
  • Sunday (September 15), 10am to 5pm. 

Admission is $22 for adults 18 and over, $5 for teens ages 13-17, and is free for children 12 and under. Tickets can also be purchased through the show’s website boatsafloatshow.com

For more information visit www.boatsafloatshow.com. The 2024 Fall Boats Afloat Show is located at Lake Union Piers on the shores of South Lake Union at 901 Fairview Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109.


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Educational resources available to help reduce the loss of crab pots

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

12,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound each year.
They continue to trap crabs,who simply die in the traps
Photo by Cas Holmes on unsplash.com

July 1 was opening day for recreational crabbing in Puget Sound. 

Each year an estimated 12,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound, resulting in the capture of an estimated 180,000 Dungeness crab a year with no one to harvest them. 

The Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) and the Northwest Straits Foundation continue to partner to educate crabbers about the problem.

Luckily there are several ways crabbers can prevent losing their pots:
  • Avoid marine transit and ferry lanes.
  • Check tides and currents. Avoid crabbing during strong tidal changes and currents.
  • Make buoys more visible. Add a second buoy or stick and flag.
  • Use a weighted line to sink below the surface and avoid being cut by passing boats.
  • Weight your pot so they do not move in high currents or tidal changes.
  • Use longer line. Use one-third more line than the water depth to allow for tide changes.
  • Secure lid and escape panels with biodegradable cotton escape cord. This allows crabs to escape from lost pots after the cord degrades.
  • Stay with your pot. A watched pot will bring home more crab.

This handy checklist and additional information can be found here. You will find instructional videos, helpful apps and other resources to help catch more crab and avoid having your crab pots become one of the 12,000 lost each year.

MRC members will be at the 10th Street Boat Launch in Everett, at 607 10th St, Everett WA 98201 on the mornings of July 6 and 7, 2024 from 6:00 to 10:00am providing educational materials including free rot cord, bait hooks, and gauges for measuring your catch. 

Come with any questions you may have on how to correctly set up your crab pot so you can catch more crab. The goal is more crab for you, less lost pots for Puget Sound.


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Salomon bill to protect salmon from toxic chemical passes House, Senate

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Sen. Jesse Salomon - 32nd LD
OLYMPIA – Legislation to protect salmon populations from a toxic chemical passed the House Thursday.

Senate Bill 5931 would designate all 6PPD containing motor vehicle tires a priority consumer product under the Safer Products for Washington Act, empowering the state Department of Ecology to do a review of tires containing the chemical and develop regulatory action.

6PPD is found in most, if not all, car tires. It has been used for over six decades to make the tires more flexible and slow their degradation. 

In 2020, research funded by the Environmental Protection Agency showed 6PPD-quinone — created when 6PPD reacts with ozone in the air — is the most common killer chemical for coho salmon. 

Studies have shown it can kill the salmon after only a few hours of exposure. The chemical makes its way into waterways through roadway runoff and has been found in many Washington rivers, streams, and the Puget Sound.

“6PPD is killing salmon and other aquatic wildlife at a concerning rate,” said Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline), who sponsored the bill. “We’re spending billions of dollars to remove culverts, restore habitats, and protect our salmon populations; we need to ensure we aren’t sabotaging our restoration efforts by ignoring this clear threat.”

6PPD is the second most deadly toxin to aquatic creatures ever studied. The Institute for Fisheries Resources and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations filed a lawsuit against tiremakers in 2023, alleging manufacturers violated the Endangered Species Act by using a known toxin.

The EPA also responded to a petition submitted by several Native American tribes calling for regulation, writing it is “necessary to initiate” risk management rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act to “address the risk to the environment from 6PPD-

“Salmon have immense cultural, commercial, and economic importance to our tribal communities,” said Sen. Claudia Kauffman (D-Kent), a member of the Land Use & Tribal Affairs Committee and the Senate’s first Indigenous woman. “Tribes have already called on the EPA to address the deadly risk posed by 6PPD. We need to do our part in Washington to protect our salmon populations from this toxin.”

“In partnership with tribes and the USEPA, Washington state is doing groundbreaking research on 6PPD’s impact on salmon, installing stormwater retrofits to reduce its impact and developing safer alternatives to the chemical so we can ultimately end its use,” said Gov. Jay Inslee. “I’m thankful to Sens. Salomon and Kauffman for their leadership on this important issue.”

“The progress we’ve made on salmon restoration has taken a lot of effort and a lot of funding. Now, the ubiquity of 6PPD threatens to undermine that work,” Salomon said. “Tiremakers have agreed to work with us to find a non-toxic alternative. With passage of this bill, we will be able to act quickly when a safe alternative becomes available.”

Having been slightly amended in the House, the bill now returns to the Senate for concurrence.

Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-Shoreline, represents the 32nd Legislative District, which includes Lynnwood, Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace, Seattle, Shoreline, Woodway, and unincorporated Snohomish County.


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Hope the Salmon returns to Lyon Creek

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Bringing Hope back to her found resting spot so that she could regenerate the creek
and surrounding environment.

By Sarah Phillips

On Sunday February 4, about 60 people stood on the edge of Lyon Creek and carefully placed juvenile salmon in a remote site incubator for the fourth time since 2021.

Juvenile salmon ready to be released into an
incubator in Lake Forest Park, Lyon Creek
Over 1000 coho salmon from the Issaquah hatchery will live in the gravel bottom tank until they leave the tank for Lyon Creek. 

The coho were raised by Jeff Jensen, a Lake Forest Park resident and UW faculty member. 

Dr. Jensen built the remote site incubator in collaboration with the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation and Trout Unlimited, and supported by a grant from King County.
LFP resident and UW prof Jeff Jensen, 
shares the life cycle of salmon, and the
potential for the return of kokanee (the
little red fish) to our creeks and streams.
The remote site incubator collects water from McKinnon Creek, passes it through a series of settling tanks and the gravel containing the eggs. 

Once the eggs have developed into fry, the fish can exit the incubator on their own through an exit pipe which extends to Lyon Creek.

Three years ago, when first releasing eggs into the incubator, the gathered group named a newly released egg, Hope. 

Last fall a local streamside family found a returning adult salmon in the stream. 

Jensen found it was in fact three years old -- Hope returned to Lyon Creek, her spawning ground. 

Her long journey in the stream, Lake Washington and after about a year and a half in the ocean was completed. She made her return.

A Coho Salmon named “Hope” returned to her
spawning site in October 2023. She was
three years old and 18” long.
Unfortunately, Hope when found, was dead and all of her beautiful eggs were unable to spawn. 

This is the fate of many returning salmon. 

Lately scientific research has told us that there is a chemical that leaches into the streams from the wear and tear of tires. 

Coho returning to streams have mortality when in contact with the chemicals. Fish that have been impacted swim in erratic patterns and then die.

How can we all protect salmon? Make our streams and creeks safer by reducing fertilizer. Encourage tire makers to change the chemical makeup of tires.


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Salomon introduces bill to protect salmon from toxic chemical

Friday, January 12, 2024

Sen. Jesse Salomon, D-32 on the floor of the state senate

Senate Bill 5931 would expedite Department of Ecology review and regulation of the toxic chemical 6ppd-quinone. Ecology would determine initial regulatory actions by June 2025 and adopt rules to implement those regulations by June 2026.

6ppd makes its way into waterways through roadway runoff. Studies have linked it to salmon mortality, and it is the most common killer chemical for coho salmon. The substance can kill coho salmon after only a few hours of exposure.

“The science is as clear as it could be,” Salomon said, “this chemical is killing salmon at an alarming rate. 
"We’re spending billions of dollars to remove culverts which prevent salmon from accessing spawn areas, but this chemical is killing them before they can even make it to those culverts. We need to ensure that we aren’t sabotaging our restoration efforts.”

According to the Environmental Research Institute of the States, 6ppd is the second most deadly toxin to aquatic creatures ever studied. 

Already, the Institute for Fisheries Resources and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations have filed a lawsuit against tiremakers alleging that they are violating the Endangered Species Act by using this known toxin. 

Additionally, the EPA has responded to a petition submitted by several Native American tribes, stating that it is “necessary to initiate” risk management rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act “to address the risk to the environment from 6ppd-q.”

“I stand with our tribes in calling for the regulation of this chemical and the protection of our vulnerable salmon,” Salomon said. 
”We need to make our intent to regulate this chemical clear and let tiremakers know that they need to be working with us to find an alternative substance which doesn’t present such serious risk to our salmon.”

Currently, all vehicle tires contain 6ppd, which makes the tires flexible and slows their degrading. According to Professor Ed Kolodziej, whose team first discovered the toxicity of 6ppd, removing the chemical “from motor vehicle products and focusing on the use of non-toxic chemicals … [is one] of the cheapest and most effective options,” for ensuring the health of Washington’s salmon.

“I’m hopeful that this bill will allow the state of Washington to manage the risk of this chemical and make clear the dire need for a replacement,” Salomon said. “We’ve made important progress on salmon restoration; we need to keep at it and find a way to make our waters less toxic to Washington’s fish.”

The bill was heard in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30pm on January 9, 2024. You can follow its progress here.


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Wildlife Wednesday Speaker Series: European Green Crabs and Puget Sound

Sunday, December 31, 2023


Wildlife Wednesday Speaker Series: 
European Green Crabs and Puget Sound
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - 6:30-7:45pm
Sponsored by the King County Library System

Join a six-part series of talks on Urban Wildlife featuring speakers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Learn about the fascinating species that live in our area, how they thrive and what we can do to live alongside wildlife.

Sometimes it just takes one species to completely change an environment. For Washington, that could be the invasive European green crab. 

Join WDFW European Green Crab Outreach Specialist Jessica Ostfeld in exploring why Washingtonians are worried about the European green crab, what we are doing to protect our state and how we all can help protect our waterways from invasive species.


Upcoming Events

February 7, 6:30pm
Amphibians in the City with Max Lambert (WDFW)

March 6, 6:30pm
Beavers all around with Shawn Behling (WDFW) 

April 3, 6:30pm
Owls Abound with Emilie Kohler (WDFW) 

May 1, talk at 6pm, birding begins at 6:30pm
Urban Bird-watching Workshop with Kelsey Hansen (WDFW)


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New calf in J Pod

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Somewhere in Puget Sound
Photo credit Maya Sears NMFS Permit 27052.

The Center for Whale Research has received reports and photos from Puget Sound killer whale researchers Maya and Mark Sears of a new calf with J pod on December 26, 2023. 

The calf was not with the pod in recent CWR encounters, or when Mark and Maya saw the whales on the 23rd, making this calf just a few days old. 

The calf was primarily observed near adult female J40, who has not yet had a calf, as well as other J pod females. J40 seems to be the most likely mother, but we’ll try to confirm this in subsequent encounters. 

The calf’s sex is unknown. We hope to see lots more of this calf in the coming weeks and months, and that both the calf and its mother will be able to thrive.

It is extremely important that boats stay far away from the new baby and the pod. At this time no one should be out on their boats to view this critically endangered pod at such a delicate time. The survival of this baby is what’s most important.


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Heaven on the Half Shell - presentation Sunday at Shoreline Library

Saturday, November 18, 2023


When the tide is out, the table is set.

No registration required for this presentation on the history of oyster cultivation in Puget Sound and elsewhere.

Sunday November 19, 2023 at 1pm. Sponsored by Friends of the Shoreline Library




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Lowest tide of the year exposes sea creatures

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Humans heard that you could walk on to the ferry.





Most of the starfish scrunched down as far as they could go on the pilings, trying to stay comfortably underwater. When they reached the seafloor they just hunkered down and waited for the tide to come back. 

Photos at Edmonds Beach by Lee Lageschulte



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Educational resources available to help reduce the loss of crab pots

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Checking for crab pots. Photo copyright Mike Weinberg

July 1, 2023 is opening day for recreational crabbing in Puget Sound. 

Each year an estimated 12,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound, resulting in the capture of an estimated 180,000 Dungeness crab a year with no one to harvest them. 

The Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) and the Northwest Straits Foundation continue to partner to educate crabbers about the problem.

Luckily there are several ways crabbers can prevent losing their pots:
  • Avoid marine transit and ferry lanes.
  • Check tides and currents. Avoid crabbing during strong tidal changes and currents.
  • Make buoys more visible. Add a second buoy or stick and flag.
  • Use a weighted line to sink below the surface and avoid being cut by passing boats.
  • Weight your pot so they do not move in high currents or tidal changes.
  • Use longer line. Use one-third more line than the water depth to allow for tide changes.
  • Secure lid and escape panels with biodegradable cotton escape cord. This allows crabs to escape from lost pots after the cord degrades.
  • Stay with your pot. A watched pot will bring home more crab.

This handy checklist and additional information can also be found at http://www.derelictgear.org. You will find instructional videos, helpful apps and other resources to help catch more crab and avoid having your crab pots become one of the 12,000 lost each year.

MRC members will be at the 10th Street Boat Launch in Everett starting on July 1, 2023. Volunteers will be onsite in the mornings of July 1, 2, 8 and 9 from 6:00 to 10:00am providing educational materials including free rot cord and gauges for measuring your catch. 

Come with any questions you may have on how to correctly set up your crab pot so you can catch more crab. The goal is more crab for you, less lost pots for Puget Sound.


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KCSO Marine Unit gave presentations on water safety at LFP Safety Fair

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Photo courtesy KCSO

With our partners at Lake Forest Park PD and the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) Marine Unit presented to dozens and dozens of community members about the importance of safety in and around the water at the LFP Safety Fair on Saturday, June 24, 2023.


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Low-Tide Beach Explorations scheduled for Richmond Beach Saltwater Park

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Families examine life in tide pools at RB Saltwater Park
Photo by s cho

Low-Tide Beach Explorations have again been scheduled for Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 2021 NW 190th St, Shoreline WA 98177 June 3 through August 3, 2023

Explore and investigate the fascinating world of marine beaches at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park during low tides. 

See sea stars, crabs, and other creatures who live in the Salish Sea. Join volunteer beach naturalists for these fun, free, and informative beach walks. 

Dress for variable weather and consider wearing waterproof footwear.



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NOAA offers tours of the Okeanos Explorer on April 29, 2023

Saturday, April 8, 2023


On Saturday April 29, 2023, NOAA Ocean Exploration will spearhead a public port event in Seattle, Washington, in conjunction with regional NOAA entities. 

The port event will provide the public the chance to tour NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and get a close-up look at the remotely operated vehicles used to explore the seafloor and water column, and to see deep-sea specimens, newly created bathymetric maps, and videos from past expeditions. 

NOAA scientists from the region will be on hand alongside the expedition team to answer questions and share their work. There will also be informational tables and family-friendly educational activities. 

Note that close-toed shoes must be worn in order to tour the ship.

Date: Saturday, April 29, 10am to 5pm PDT

Location: Pier 46, Seattle, Washington. Entrance is by the intersection of Alaskan Way South and South Jackson Street. Follow signs to the event.

Background: In 2023, NOAA Ocean Exploration will spend over 160 days at sea aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer while exploring the waters off the U.S. West Coast and Alaska. 

From the end of March through April, NOAA Ocean Exploration will conduct shakedown mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) diving operations along the U.S. West Coast before transiting to Alaska and spending the majority of the field season in Alaskan waters and throughout the Aleutian Islands.


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Boating safety class in Shoreline

Thursday, March 23, 2023

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Edmonds Flotilla 12 is to commence the public education program: 

BOATING SKILLS and SEAMANSHIP, Tuesday March 28, 2023 to Tuesday May 16, 2023. 

This comprehensive boater certificate course consists of eight core two hour lessons providing up-to-date knowledge for handling boats. 

Class room location: Chuck Olson Chevrolet, 17037 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133. Class hours 7-9pm. Textbook required. 

For further details email CGAUX130FL12@outlook.com or web search USCG Auxiliary “Take a Boating Safety Class”


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Senate passes Salomon bill to protect marine shoreline habitats

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Sen. Jesse Salomon
OLYMPIA – Legislation to help protect shoreline habitats in Washington passed the Senate with bipartisan support Tuesday.

Senate Bill 5104, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-32), (and co-sponsored by Sen. Derek Stanford (D-1) directs the state Department of Ecology (DOE) to conduct a survey of Puget Sound marine shorelines using new technology to better determine where to prioritize habitat restoration and protection actions.

By June 30, 2024, the bill requires DOE to conduct and maintain a baseline survey of Puget Sound marine shorelines using new technology to capture 360-degree on-the-water imagery. The on-the-water view would be similar to Google street view, with private information blurred. 

This data will be used to address limitations, help identify restoration sites and structures in bad condition, assist with orca recovery and assess shoreline changes over time.

“Washington is one of the most beautiful states in our nation, and we need to do everything we can to protect our ecosystems. An accurate and up-to-date shoreline survey will help us determine how to prioritize protection and restoration of our shorelines,” Salomon said. 
“We need to address the current information gaps in order to understand where critical habitat exists, where development exists and where restoration needs to happen.”

The survey to document and map existing shoreline conditions, structures and structure conditions must be completed by June 2025. The information from the surveys will be available to the public and incorporated into state geographic information system mapping and updated on a regular two-year cycle. 

The survey includes Puget Sound shorelines and related inland marine waters, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Hood Canal and the San Juan Islands.

“We are quickly running out of time in the race to save Puget Sound,” said Amy Carey from Sound Action. 
“Without baseline surveys, recovery and nearshore protection efforts have been missing a critical tool in the fight. This bill will change that, giving shoreline planners, nonprofits and other stakeholders the up-to-date information they need to recover the marine food web — including forage fish, marine birds, salmon and the endangered Southern Resident orcas.”

This bill is now headed to the House for consideration.



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Salmon In Schools program comes to Meridian Park Elementary

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Abby Lane prepares to place the salmon eggs in
the classroom aquarium. Photo by Jim Siscel
Special Education teacher Abby Lane has brought the Salmon In Schools program to Meridian Park Elementary School. 

Ms. Lane had previously raised salmon at St. Benedict Elementary School. She was directed to Jim Siscel, Salmon in Schools Area Coordinator, by Josh Nichols of the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

In they go! Photo by Jim Siscel

Abby and Jim worked together to request a permit from the Department of Fish and Wildlife to raise 200 Coho salmon from eggs to newly hatched fry. 

The permit was granted and the project proceeded. 

Meridian Park PTA provided the financial support to purchase the chiller equipment and other related materials for the aquarium. Katherine Van Gunst was the PTA contact person who purchased the materials.

Eggs are in place. Photo by Jim Siscel

Meridian Park students and staff are very excited about watching the salmon eggs hatch and begin to grow. Later in the spring Ms. Lane and her students will release the tiny salmon in Lake Ballinger.

Meridian Park Elementary School is located at N 175th and Meridian.

Jim Siscel is a retired Shoreline School District elementary school teacher who has overseen salmon projects in several Shoreline schools.



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Key Habitat Restoration Project included in National Defense Bill, including feasibility study for Ballinger Creek

Friday, December 9, 2022

Most of Ballinger Creek is in pipes
Photo by Londa Jacques
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 350-80 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation – which now heads to the Senate – includes the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and would authorize critical projects for salmon recovery and Washington state’s maritime economy.

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), who chairs the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, fought to secure WRDA language that would authorize key Army Corps of Engineers projects across the State of Washington.

Among other projects, the bill would authorize construction of the Howard A. Hanson Dam Downstream Fish Passage, which will allow salmon to reach 60 miles of ideal spawning habitat in the Upper Green River.

"Behind the Howard A. Hanson Dam is 60 miles of pristine habitat that's perfect for salmon," said Senator Cantwell. 
"With authorization of the downstream fish passage facility and the $220 million investment secured from the Army Corps earlier this year, we are going to open up this habitat which will help increase salmon survival. This is a major milestone for Puget Sound salmon recovery efforts that has been decades in the making.”

Building the fish passage will open up the Green River cool water habitat deep in the Pierce County foothills, away from road runoff and other human pollutants, where salmon can spawn before returning to the Sound.

In March 2022, Senator Cantwell secured $220 million in funding for the fish passage as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With authorization in the NDAA, the Army Corps will be able to use that funding to begin and complete the design of the facility and the first phase of construction. The project is a top priority of local conservation groups and has strong bipartisan support.

The fish passage project is among several Army Corps projects in the House-passed NDAA that aim to fix short-term problems and provide long-term solutions in waterways around Washington state. Among the project is a feasibility study for the Ballinger Creek Ecosystem Restoration (Shoreline/Lake Forest Park)

The bill would fund a $100,000 feasibility study for a planned project to restore and improve approximately 1,500 feet of Ballinger Creek that is now run through pipes or other man-made structures.

Sen. Maria Cantwell is one of Washington state's two senators. The other is newly re-elected Sen. Patty Murray.



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Seafair celebrations in August include Lake City, Shoreline, and Edmonds

Monday, August 1, 2022

This is Seafair week/month in Seattle with all events of the past years. 

The Torchlight Parade was Saturday but if you would like a more accessible local parade, go to the Lake City Summer Festival and Parade on Saturday, August 6, 2022 from 11:00am - 9:00pm at NE 125th St, west of Lake City Way NE.

Genesee Park on Lake Washington has the official Seafair Weekend Festival with air shows and hydro races from Friday to Sunday, August 05 - August 07, 2022, from 9:00am - 5:00pm each day. Tickets here

The full schedule is here The big hydro races are on Sunday as are the Blue Angels jets - expect to hear them as they go through their routines. New Blue Hornet jets - "bigger, louder, faster"

Fleet week starts Monday. Classic car show. 

Shoreline and Edmonds have Seafair sanctioned events as well. Celebrate Shoreline, our annual birthday party, is Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Cromwell Park.

2022 Taste Edmonds Aug 19 - Aug 21, 2022, from 12:00pm - 9:00pm at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds.



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Under the Sea

Monday, July 18, 2022

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The recent low tide uncovered marine life that is often out of view or at least we don't see as much of it. This entire section of beach is covered with seaweed, usually underwater (under the sea - feel free to sing along)

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Kelp, seaweed, and possibly barnacles don't really appreciate open air.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Is this a horseshoe crab? Hard to say when he is high and dry.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

I believe there are three large, purple starfish on this pier. They are just going to hang on until the tide rolls back in.

--Diane Hettrick



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Low tides continue

Sunday, July 17, 2022

 
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Low tides have been frequent this month. This was a -4 tide at the Edmonds ferry dock.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The piers are not usually exposed to this depth. Easy to tell what normal water height is.



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